Northern Rock Foundation is an independent charity, which aims to tackle disadvantage and improve quality of life in the North East and Cumbria.
The Foundation gives grants to organisations which help people who are vulnerable, disadvantaged, homeless, living in poverty or are victims of crime or discrimination. We also support training, research and demonstration work and gather and share learning from the activities we fund. Where appropriate we seek to inform and influence wider regional and national policies and practice.
The Foundation has funded Project North East to develop an online pilot training programme ‘An Introduction to Strategic Planning’ in 2012. The aim of this course is to help you think about the direction of your organisation and enable you to plan, without stifling your imagination and opportunism. For further information please visit the training page. Registration for the pilot closes on 1st February 2012.
Northern Rock Foundation’s Resource Centre is your source of information on monitoring and evaluation, training opportunities and the Foundation’s library of research.
To search grants awarded, to read about the Foundation’s Star Projects or to browse through the Foundation’s annual review, please visit our grants page.
To apply for a grant or to continue a current application please click on the relevant link below.
Foundation awards grants of over £1 million 
Good news for North East & Cumbria charities in 2012 
Keeping on the straight and narrow – Northern Rock Foundation helps tackle reoffending