In March 2014, Foundation Trustees approved grants totalling £853,476 to help tackle disadvantage in the North East and Cumbria. Equal Arts, based in Gateshead, was awarded a grant of £75,959 to develop a network that shares best practice between artists and professionals working with people with dementia and to increase its geographical reach into Cumbria. [...]
Grants
The Northern Rock Foundation is announcing its final, £1,000,000 round of the Fresh Ideas Fund to help third sector organisations in the North East and Cumbria working within the Foundation’s current areas of interest to explore new ways of generating income. You may have plans to develop a new social enterprise, bid for a new [...]
In December 2013, Foundation Trustees approved grants totalling £1,248,760 to help tackle disadvantage in the North East and Cumbria. Across Darlington and Durham, Darlington Credit Union was awarded £150,000 over two years to support a planned expansion of its services across the town. A grant of £60,000 was awarded to Single Homeless Action Initiative Derwentside, [...]
Northern Rock Foundation and Big Society Capital have announced their intention to create a £11.5m social investment fund for the north east of England to support the development and expansion of voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises. This will be the first regional fund of its kind to be set up with Big [...]
In October 2013, Foundation Trustees approved grants totalling £1,475,818 to help tackle disadvantage in the North East and Cumbria. In Cumbria, Carlisle and Eden Mind was awarded £98,190 over three years to employ a project worker to develop a range of services for people with mental health problems in Carlisle. A grant of £24,750 was [...]
In its Annual Review, published this month, Northern Rock Foundation has celebrated 15 years of providing funding for a wide range of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. Alastair Balls Chairman of the Foundation said “Over 15 years we have given out £215 million to over 2,000 organisations, to tackle some of the most difficult [...]
In July 2013, Foundation Trustees approved grants totalling £1,310,621 to help tackle disadvantage in the North East and Cumbria. Let’s Get Growing was awarded a grant of £66,760 over three years to provide people with mental health problems and people with dementia with the opportunity to take part in a gardening project in Tynedale, Northumberland. [...]
In May 2013, Foundation Trustees approved grants totalling £895,511 to help tackle disadvantage in the North East and Cumbria. Victim Support was awarded a grant of £127,500 over three years towards the cost of Cease 24 which works with victims of domestic abuse across Northumberland. Name Grant Amount £ Term (Years) Derwentside Domestic Abuse £60,000 [...]
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 [...]
Northern Rock Foundation’s trustees have confirmed their main spending priorities for 2013 and 2014. Trustees have agreed to continue to invest in their current grant programmes over the next two years but to tighten their focus with a particular emphasis on helping voluntary organisations to become more resilient. The Foundation will continue and increase the [...]