North East Museums receives £1,000 Movement for Good Grant

North East Museums has been awarded a £1,000 grant from the Movement for Good initiative, on behalf of the Benefact Group. The Movement for Good award is allocated based on public nominations, and thanks to the support of its visitors and communities North East Museums was selected as a recipient of the £1,000 grant.  

The grant will go towards supporting   programmes for visitors and local communities across its nine museums and galleries.    

North East Museums’ venues attract around 1 million visits a year and 100,000 children and young people take part in its learning programmes and activities. Over 10,000 community participants engage in museum wellbeing programmes each year and volunteers contribute almost 25,000 hours to supporting the museums and galleries whilst gaining new skills and rewarding experiences. 

For more information about North East Museums and its arts and cultural programmes, please visit www.northeastmuseums.org.uk.  

To learn more about the Movement for Good grant, visit www.movementforgood.com.  

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About the Movement for Good Awards 

1. Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards is giving away over £1million to help charities change lives for the better. 

2. £370,000 will be donated in £1,000 grants throughout the year. £250,000 will also be given away in £5,000 special grants, and up to £500,000 will be given in larger amounts over the course of the year. 

3. The £1,000 awards are open to all UK-registered charities, not-for-profit organisations or community interest companies. Anyone can nominate at any time for the chance to receive £1,000. 

4. Movement for Good is funded by EIO plc, part of the Benefact Group. 5. For more information visit www.movementforgood.com 

About Benefact Group 

1. Benefact Group is an independent, specialist financial services group that exists to give all its available profits to charity. Owned by a registered charity, Benefact Trust, Benefact Group’s family of businesses provide specialist insurance, investment management and broking and advisory services in the UK, Australia, Canada and Ireland. 

2. Benefact Group is the third-largest corporate donor to charity in the UK, according to the UK Guide to Company Giving 2023/24. It has donated over £200m to charity since 2014 and is aiming to reach its target of giving £250m by 2025. Find out more here: www.benefactgroup.com 

About North East Museums 

North East Museums (formerly Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums) is a regional museum, art gallery and archives service.  

We manage nine museums and galleries across Tyneside and the Archives for Tyne and Wear, attracting around 1 million visits a year. We run these venues and services on behalf of the local authorities of Gateshead, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, and Newcastle University.  

We are partially funded by these partners and also by Arts Council England (as a National Portfolio Organisation). The rest of our income is generated through our commercial enterprises including our shops, cafes and venue hire, and via fundraising. 

From 1 April 2025 Northumberland County Council will join our partnership, and we will manage Woodhorn Museum, Hexham Old Gaol and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum on its behalf. 

We care for over 1.1 million objects - many of international importance - in archives, art, science and technology, archaeology, military and social history, fashion and natural sciences. 

Our award-winning formal and informal learning activities focus on natural history, local heritage, art, science, technology, engineering and maths, and inspire over 100,000 children and young people each year. 

We work with partners to engage local communities, offering creative activities inspired by our collections to help them to improve their health and wellbeing. 

Our venues 
Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort 
Discovery Museum, Newcastle 
Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle 
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle 
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle 
Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend 
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead 
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery 
Stephenson Steam Railway, North Shields