Grants policy

Millfield House Foundation helps to tackle poverty, disadvantage and exclusion and to promote social change in the North East of England, particularly Tyne & Wear. It funds projects that inform discussion and influence public policy and attitudes, with the aim of diminishing social deprivation and empowering communities.

Projects supported might for example seek to -

Give a voice to excluded groups
Bring first hand experience of poverty to opinion formers and policy makers
Promote social policy discussion in the region
Campaign on local social issues

If you intend applying for a grant –

Be sure that what you propose would be legally charitable. To check the Charity Commission guidance 'Speaking Out - Guidance on Political Activity and Campaigning by Charities', see Guide for applicants for contact details.
Check that your project fits with what MHF will consider. If you are not certain whether your project qualifies for a grant from MHF, don't send an application but seek clarification from the Administrator.
Refer to Guide for applicants before making an application.

For more information about Millfield House Foundation and projects it has supported, you can download a PDF version of the most recent Millfield House Foundation report: ‘Funding Policy Change for a better society in the North East of England - a report on grant-making 1996-2004 with three invited essays to provoke thought’.