Foundation grant update December 2012 & March 2013
In December 2012 & March 2013 Foundation Trustees approved grants totalling £2.465 million to help tackle disadvantage in the North East and Cumbria. Northern Money was awarded a grant of £50,000 for one year to build capacity within the credit union sector in the North East and Cumbria. A grant of £113,622 was awarded to West End Refugee Centre over three years to continue to employ a multi-lingual support worker who supports refugees and asylum seekers in Newcastle.
Trustees approved the following grants in December 2012:
| Name | Grant Amount | Term(Years) |
| Carlisle Key |
£45,000 |
3 |
| Centrepoint |
£60,000 |
2 |
| Streetwise Opera |
£50,000 |
2 |
| Carlisle Eden Mind Limited |
£120,898 |
1 |
| Ulverston MIND |
£66,146 |
3 |
| Northern Initiative on Women and Eating |
£41,623 |
3 |
| Blackwell Sailing |
£42,000 |
3 |
| Greater Walker Community Trust |
£50,000 |
3 |
| Helping Hands for You |
£22,500 |
3 |
| Someone Cares |
£68,609 |
3 |
| The Children’s Society – National |
£150,000 |
3 |
| Barnardos |
£40,000 |
2 |
| Impact Family Services |
£33,923 |
1 |
| Northern Money Limited |
£50,000 |
1 |
| Fiscus (Fiscus North Limited) |
£57,300 |
1 |
| Margaret Carey Foundation Limited |
£142,000 |
3 |
| Northern Revive |
£79,059 |
2 |
| Bluewatch Youth Centre |
£37,068 |
3 |
| Escape Family Support Group |
£109,663 |
2 |
| PROPS North East |
£99,856 |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
£1,365,645 |
Trustees approved the following grants in March 2013:
| Name | Grant Amount | Term(Years) |
| The Cyrenians |
£65,000 |
3 |
| Safety Net Advice and Support Centre |
£91,307 |
3 |
| CAADA |
£72,500 |
3 |
| Acorns |
£60,000 |
2 |
| The Angelou Centre |
£95,757 |
3 |
| Prince Bishops Community Bank |
£69,750 |
3 |
| Depaul Trust |
£89,960 |
2 |
| The Cyrenians |
£150,000 |
3 |
| North of England Refugee Service |
£50,000 |
1 |
| User Voice |
£92,256 |
2 |
| West End Refugee Service |
£113,622 |
3 |
| Northern Engagement into Recovery from Addiction Foundation |
£149,605 |
2 |
|
TOTAL |
1,099,757 |