The object of the Trust is the alleviation of poverty by providing practical birth control advice. In recent years the Trust has fulfilled this object by providing financial support for projects run by other organisations, particularly Marie Stopes International.
The grants made to Marie Stopes International since 1993 are listed below and full reports on the projects have been published in the Institute's Newsletter.
| Years | Location | Amount |
| 1993/96 | Indonesia | £75,000 over 3 years |
| 1997/99 | Vietnam | £75,000 over 3 years |
| 2000/02 | India | £40,000 over 2 years |
| 2002/07 | Ethiopia | £50,000 over 5 years |
The Trust is currently supporting a research project on 'The psychosocial context of early childbearing in North Tyneside' at the University of Newcastle, which will run until 2013.
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