Point North (County Durham Community Foundation)

Point North's mission is simple: make today better and tomorrow brighter for its communities.

Description

Fund name	Community Grants Programme
Grant size	Up to £7,000
Funder's interests	Work with local communities to fight poverty and enrich lives for people across County Durham, the Tees Valley, and the wider North East.
Activities supported	Registered charities and CIOs Community/voluntary groups that have a constitution Social enterprises (CICs, companies limited by guarantee) that are registered with the appropriate body
Themes	Sustaining health and wellbeing and reducing inequalities
Inclusions	Contribution to core or running costs where the expenditure of the organisation is typically less than £500,000 per year Essential maintenance of equipment or pitches associated with improvements to grow participation Salaries or part salaries for roles clearly linked to addressing the issues listed above sessional costs Coaching or training activity Transport costs Capacity building activities Repair costs Activity costs, for example, equipment and materials Food and refreshments when used to address poverty and inequality (limited to £1,500)
Exclusions and other info	Excludes: Unspecified contributions to general fundraising appeals or large projects Contingency funding Building or buying premises or land rights Projects that solely support animal welfare One-off events Fundraising activities County Durham and Darlington only
How to apply	Apply online
Deadline	Ongoing

Contact information

0191 378 6340

info@pointnorth.org.uk

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