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Arts, Culture & Heritage Grants in Wales

Browse 42 funders supporting arts, culture & heritage charities in Wales.

Wales charities working in arts, culture & heritage can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 42 funders currently listed, Wales has strong coverage for arts, culture & heritage projects. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Arts, Culture & Heritage grants directory and the Wales regional hub for additional opportunities.

Tips for applying to arts, culture & heritage funders
Arts and culture funders look for applications that articulate both artistic quality and social impact. Describe the creative excellence of your work — the artistic vision, calibre of practitioners, and cultural significance — alongside the social outcomes it delivers. Avoid reducing arts to a mere tool for social change; instead show how high-quality cultural experiences create transformative engagement. Detail your participatory methods, explaining how communities actively shape creative processes rather than simply attending performances or exhibitions. Demonstrate diversity and inclusion in your programming, governance, and workforce, showing concrete steps you are taking rather than aspirational statements. Present your audience development strategy, particularly how you reach people who do not currently engage with arts and culture, including evidence of barriers and how you address them. If your project involves cultural heritage, articulate its significance using frameworks such as heritage values or cultural asset mapping. Include evidence from previous work — audience feedback, participant testimonials, evaluation reports, or critical reviews — that demonstrates both artistic merit and meaningful engagement. Strong applications show a clear connection between creative ambition and community benefit, with realistic budgets that fairly compensate artists and creative practitioners.

Arts, Culture & Heritage Funders in Wales

42 funders found

Adlard Family Charitable Foundation

Open

The Adlard Family Charitable Foundation, established in November 2015 and registered with the Charity Commission, is a family-led philanthropy governe...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £40,000

Anthem. Music Fund Wales

Open

Anthem. Music Fund Wales, established in 2020 by the Welsh Government and Arts Council of Wales, is a pioneering endowment designed to transform acces...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

Artists' General Benevolent Institution

Open

The Artists' General Benevolent Institution (AGBI), founded in 1814 by J.M.W. Turner and granted Royal Charter in 1842, is the UK's oldest artist-led ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Arts Council of Wales | Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru

Open

Arts Council of Wales (Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru), established by Royal Charter in 1994, is the principal national agency championing the arts across W...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £200,000

Ashla Charitable Trust

Open

The Ashla Charitable Trust is a family-based grant-making charity dedicated to advancing arts, humanitarian aid, education, and women's rights through...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

Ashley Family Foundation

Open

The Ashley Family Foundation, established in 1986 by Sir Bernard and Laura Ashley, embodies a mission to harness creative enterprise for community ben...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Backstage Trust

Open

Backstage Trust is an independent grant-making trust established in 2012 with a mission to champion live performing arts and music, enabling them to f...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £50,000

Beeching Trust

Open

The Beeching Trust is an Oxfordshire-based grant-making charity with a mission to enrich society through support for arts and heritage, education, env...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation

Open

The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation, established in 1985 by Evelyn Karloff in memory of the iconic actor Boris Karloff, is a UK grant-making trust...

Grant Range
£500 - £7,000

Brewers' Company General Charitable Trust

Open

The Brewers' Company General Charitable Trust (BCGCT), administered by the historic Brewers’ Company—dating to the 13th century with a Royal Charter f...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

British Film Institute

Open

The British Film Institute, established by Royal Charter in 1933, leads UK efforts to advance film, television, and moving image culture through prese...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch

Open

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch, established in 1956 from the bequest of Armenian oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian, is a London-based arm ...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £600,000

Cayo Foundation

Open

The Cayo Foundation is a UK-based discretionary grant-making trust established on 29 November 1999, dedicated to benefiting registered charities under...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Celia Blakey Charitable Trust

Open

The Celia Blakey Charitable Trust, established in 1971 by philanthropist Celia Sainsbury (later Blakey) and registered in 1972, is a discretionary gra...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Chapman Charitable Trust

Open

The Chapman Charitable Trust, established in 1963 by Marjorie Chapman and her family—who continue as trustees—supports UK-registered charities tacklin...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Colwinston Charitable Trust

Open

The Colwinston Charitable Trust, established in 1995 by Mathew Prichard CBE, sustains and supports high-quality artistic activities that enrich UK cul...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

Dischma Charitable Trust

Open

The Dischma Charitable Trust is a private, family-founded discretionary grantmaking charity registered in England and Wales since 1999, governed by se...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

Duke of Cornwall's Charitable Foundation

Open

The Duke of Cornwall's Charitable Foundation embodies royal stewardship values rooted in the Duchy of Cornwall's legacy, with a mission to deliver tan...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Glaziers Foundation

Open

The Glaziers Foundation, the charitable arm of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass—a City of London Livery Company founded in the...

Grant Range
£250 - £6,000

HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust

Open

The HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust is an independent grant-making charity founded in 1965 with a mission to advance charitable purposes worldwide, pl...

Grant Range
£500 - £2,000

Historic Houses Foundation

Open

The Historic Houses Foundation is an independent UK charity with a foundational mission to preserve historic buildings—primarily country houses, garde...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £50,000

Jacqueline and Michael Gee Charitable Trust

Open

The Jacqueline and Michael Gee Charitable Trust, established in May 1997 by Michael Joseph Gee and Jacqueline Sylvia Gee, is an independent grantmakin...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

James Pantyfedwen Foundation (Ymddiriedolaeth James Pantyfedwen)

Open

The James Pantyfedwen Foundation (Ymddiriedolaeth James Pantyfedwen), established in 1998 as the successor to trusts founded by Sir D J James, is a Wa...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £15,000

Jenour Foundation

Open

The Jenour Foundation is a UK-based charitable grantmaker governed by three trustees, dedicated to strengthening civil society and local welfare throu...

Grant Range
Up to £9,000

John Andrews Charitable Trust

Open

The John Andrews Charitable Trust advances art, preserves industrial heritage, and delivers practical benefits for those unable to help themselves thr...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

John Slater Foundation

Open

The John Slater Foundation, established in 1964 by Elizabeth Anne and Irene Slater in honour of their brother John Slater—a distinguished footballer, ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation

Open

The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation, established in 2008 by businessman Terry Bramall CBE and his wife Elizabeth with a £100 million endowment, is a ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £100,000

Mackay and Brewer Charitable Trust

Open

The Mackay and Brewer Charitable Trust is a legacy generalist grantmaker dedicated to perpetuating public benefit through flexible support for diverse...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

Margaret Davies Charity

Open

The Margaret Davies Charity, officially The Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity, was established by trust deed in 1934 to perpetuate the philanthro...

Grant Range
Up to £10,000

Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust

Open

The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust is an independent Welsh grant-maker founded to harness the legacy of the Millennium Stadium for enhancing qual...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund

Open

The Monmouthshire County Council Welsh Church Act Fund, rooted in the 1914 Welsh Church Act, is a charitable trust managed by Monmouthshire County Cou...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Oakdale Trust

Open

The Oakdale Trust is a small, family-run charitable foundation established in 1946 by Brandon Cadbury, rooted in the Cadbury family's philanthropic le...

Grant Range
£250 - £3,000

Ofenheim Charitable Trust

Open

The Ofenheim Charitable Trust, established in 1983, pursues a mission to advance health, save lives, support people with disabilities, provide accommo...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Patrick Rowland Foundation

Open

The Patrick Rowland Foundation, a UK-registered charity based in Chelmsford, Essex since 2011, supports general charitable purposes through flexible g...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Peter Samuel Charitable Trust

Open

The Peter Samuel Charitable Trust, a UK-registered grant-making charity established in 1975 under trustees Viscount Nicholas Alan Bearsted and the Hon...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £20,000

Sir Victor Blank Charitable Settlement

Open

The Sir Victor Blank Charitable Settlement is a UK-based generalist grant-making trust established in 1979 by Sir Victor Blank and managed by a family...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

SR & PH Southall Trust

Open

The SR & PH Southall Trust is a trustee-led grantmaking charity dedicated to advancing education, conserving the natural environment, and preserving c...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Trade Benevolent Fund

Open

The Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Trade Benevolent Fund embodies a philanthropic heritage rooted in mutual aid, tradition, and stewardship from the ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust

Open

The Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust, established in 2005 by Devon resident and former teacher Mrs Veronica Chambers (née Awdry)—daughter of Reverend W...

Grant Range
£250 - £2,000

Victoria Wood Foundation

Open

The Victoria Wood Foundation is a grant-making charity honouring the legacy of comedian, musician, and writer Victoria Wood, with a mission to sustain...

Grant Range
Up to £5,000

We Are Unlimited Arts

Open

We Are Unlimited Arts, the world's largest disabled arts commissioner, is an independent UK charity (CIO 1196665) established in 2022, evolving from a...

Grant Range
£15,000 - £80,000

Wyseliot Rose Charitable Trust

Open

The Wyseliot Rose Charitable Trust, established in 1968 and governed by Rose family trustees with no paid staff, is a longstanding grant-making charit...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

Arts, Culture & Heritage Grants in Wales: FAQ

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