Grant Making

Our grant programmes exist to support charitable activities that have particular results, and which contribute to our aims: tackling disadvantage and improving quality of life in North East England and Cumbria.

How do we make our grants?

We intend to complete our current programmes of work in 2014. To achieve this we are now making grants on an ‘invitation to bid’ basis only, working principally with organisations with which we have an existing relationship and which have the capacity to deliver our objectives. This will ensure we make best use of our funds to achieve the most impact for disadvantaged people.

The grant programmes are:

  • Managing Money helps people who are in debt or have other financial problems. Find out more…
  • Having a Home helps vulnerable people who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless. Find out more…
  • Enabling Independence and Choice supports people with dementia and their carers, people with mental health problems and people with learning disabilities. Find out more…
  • Changing Lives works with other partners to help young people in the criminal justice system, people who misuse drugs and alcohol, and refugee and asylum seekers. Find out more…
  • Safety and Justice for Victims of Abuse supports people who experience domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation and child abuse. Find out more…
  • Fresh Ideas Fund supports organisations to help them to grow, explore new ways of generating income and, by doing so, achieve greater impact. Find out more…