We are proud to be part of our local communities and we are committed to supporting the people who have supported us for 170 years. We want to make a positive difference to people’s lives now and in the future, and we do this in a number of ways.
We actively support charitable causes and projects – and the majority of our financial support goes straight to projects benefitting people in our area.
In 2023/2024, our most significant community giving is supporting people to overcome the main challenge many people across Cumbria and Lancashire face daily: food poverty. This is our Kinder Kind of Kitchens community initiative, in partnership with Fareshare Lancashire and Cumbria.
We also support our communities in many other ways. Whether it’s a donation, education or financial support, we’re privileged to be able to help others achieve our common goals.
We'll keep you updated here and across our social channels on our latest donations and some of the exciting things that our teams have been up to.
Our charitable foundation provides funding to support our local communities and spreads kindness in all sorts of ways.
We think it’s important to share real stories of the people and businesses that make up our community.
Thousands of youngsters get to see Carlisle United matches for free thanks to the Cumberland’s sponsorship of the club’s Schools and Community Ticket Scheme.
Cumbrian schoolchildren are getting a helping hand with their pocket money, thanks to an exciting initiative between the Cumberland Building Society and international tech company EVERFI.
For every vote cast by our customers at our AGM we donate £2 to a great cause that’s working to make a difference in our region.
Each year, we offer all our colleagues the opportunity to take a paid day off to volunteer in their community.
Between July 2022 and June 2023, we donated £10 to Cumbria Wildlife Trust for every new house purchase mortgage that completed.
Helen Skelton was the guest speaker when one hundred and fifty volunteers from 40 vital community food projects across Cumbria and Lancashire attended the‘Celebration of Kindness’event.
Muddy wellies and wheelbarrows replaced laptops and tablets when an army of volunteers from The Cumberland spent the day at a wildlife sanctuary close to Carlisle.
A hardy band of well-meaning souls from the Commercial and Intermediary teams at The Cumberland spent their Halloween volunteering rather than chasing ghosts.