Foundation awards grants of over £1 million
In December 2011 the Trustees approved grants totalling £1.175 million to help tackle disadvantage in the North East and Cumbria. Carlisle Youth Zone was awarded £60,000 to provide one-to-one monitoring to young people who are involved in the criminal justice system. Tin Arts received £62,500 for the core costs of the Flex Dance Company, a dance company of learning disabled dancers in Durham.
Trustees awarded the following grants:
| Eva Women’s Aid Ltd |
35,000 |
1 year |
| Newcastle Women’s Aid |
38,305 |
1 year |
| Barefoot Research and Evaluation |
47,100 |
1 year |
| Stockton District Advice and Information Service |
77,746 |
3 years |
| Northern Revive |
39,230 |
1 year |
| Carlisle Youth Zone |
60,000 |
2 years |
| Fairbridge in Tyne and Wear |
75,000 |
3 years |
| Hexham Youth Initiative |
44,199 |
2 years |
| North Benwell Youth Project |
69,866 |
2 years |
| Keyfund Federation Limited |
65,000 |
2 years |
| Carers Northumberland |
49,683 |
3 years |
| The Laurie Brewis Trust |
38,640 |
2 years |
| Darlington Association on Disability |
60,000 |
3 years |
| Durham Area Disability Leisure Group |
40,720 |
3 years |
| Gateshead People |
81,545 |
3 years |
| Riversiders Trust |
45,000 |
3 years |
| Tin Arts Limited |
62,500 |
3 years |
| Newcastle and Gateshead Arts Studio Ltd |
40,000 |
2 years |
| Tees Valley Wildlife Trust |
26,570 |
2 years |
| Tyneside Mind |
39,368 |
2 years |
| Self-Injury Support in North Cumbria |
56,250 |
3 years |
| Age Concern Northumberland |
40,000 |
2 years |
| SERICC |
43,700 |
1 year |
| TOTAL |
1,175,422 |
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