Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation charity. Up to 600 vulnerable children and their grandparents - their "kinship carers" - would be supported by a £100,000 donation when parents were unable to look after the children due to drug or alcohol misuse. Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation The Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation is a philanthropic and charitable organization that was established in March 2011 in Middlesbrough, England as a patriotic and activist group which aims to raise money from businesses and affluent individuals to make Teesside a better place in which to live, work and do business. Andy Preston set up the foundation with the
Teesside University Amstell. More recently the SU was shortlisted for NUS Students' Union Of The Year in 2014, secured the AQS accreditation for the SU Link and gold in the National Best Bar None Awards 2015 recognising exceptional standards in its social spaces The Terrace and The Hub. From 2014 the Students' Union has received over £8.5m to refurbish its building and facilities. Conservative Party candidate and filmmaker John Walsh made a film of the 2010 General Election entitled "ToryBoy The Movie" in 2011. The film's re-release in 2015 caused controversy after it was not shown at Teesside University. According to the