Arts, Culture & Heritage Grants & Funding

Matching programme: General Grant Programme

The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust, founded on 29 May 1961 by Miss Helen M. Martin from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, is an independent generalist grantma...

Matching programme: Alan Davidson Foundation Grants

The Alan Davidson Foundation, a UK-registered charity established in 2015 by pioneering architect Alan Hayes Davidson following his 2012 motor neurone...

Matching programme: Alfred Williams Charitable Trust

The Alfred Williams Charitable Trust, established in 1973 by Mr. Alfred Williams and governed by trustees with deep Suffolk connections, is a grant-ma...

Matching programme: Annual Grants

The Ampersand Foundation, established in 2011 by philanthropist Jack Kirkland, is a UK grant-awarding trust dedicated to advancing education and publi...

Matching programme: Grant Programme

The Anchor Foundation is a UK-based grantmaker dedicated to supporting Christian charities that address social exclusion through ministries of healing...

Matching programme: Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement

The Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement is a London-based grant-making trust established on 7 November 1980, founded by philanthropist...

Matching programme: Acquisitions Programme – Main grants

Art Fund, established in 1903 by Christiana Herringham and visionary artists and patrons, champions the acquisition and preservation of outstanding ar...

Matching programme: AGBI Artist's Grant

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 ...

Matching programme: Capital Investment Programme (Round 2)

Arts Council England is the national development agency championing arts, museums, and libraries, rooted in a post-war vision to advance creativity fo...

Matching programme: Ashla Charitable Trust (via Ludlow Funding Enquiry Gateway – general or specific application)

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

Matching programme: Arts Programme

The Baring Foundation, an independent London-based charitable foundation established in 1969 as Barings Bank's corporate arm and fully independent sin...

Matching programme: Career guidance grants

The Book Trade Charity (BTBS), founded in 1837 by and for the UK publishing, bookselling, and book distribution sectors, serves as an essential safety...

Matching programme: General Grant Programme

The Britford Bridge Trust is an endowed family foundation established to perpetuate intergenerational philanthropy through structured, enduring giving...

Matching programme: British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships

The British Academy, formally the British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical, and Philological Studies, is the United Kingdom’s na...

Matching programme: London Fashion Showcasing Fund

The British Fashion Council Foundation, a registered charity (1185152) established in 2019 as the philanthropic arm of the British Fashion Council, dr...

Matching programme: BFI and Film4 Future Takes

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

Matching programme: BRIT Trust Grants

The British Record Industry Trust, known as The BRIT Trust, founded in 1989 by the UK recorded music industry, harnesses music and creative arts to tr...

Matching programme: Civic Tech UK-Portugal Exchange Programme

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

Matching programme: General Grants

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

Matching programme: What We Fund

Changing Ideas Ltd, a UK charitable company founded in March 2006 by trustees including Chair David Lionel Graham, drives systemic social change by fu...

Matching programme: General Grant Programme

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

Matching programme: Main Grants Programme

The Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust perpetuates Lady Charlotte's philanthropic legacy through targeted grantmaking advancing arts, cultural p...

Matching programme: Research

The Clive Richards Foundation, established in 1986 by entrepreneur Clive Richards and his wife Sylvia (renamed in Clive's honour after his 2021 passin...

Matching programme: Clore Learning Spaces – Schools Connect Programme

The Clore Duffield Foundation, born from the merger of visionary philanthropic legacies, drives transformative opportunities through excellence, innov...

Matching programme: Main Grant Programme

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

Matching programme: Continuo Foundation Awards

Continuo Foundation, established in September 2020 by UK music professionals led by chair Pelayia Tina Vadaneaux, is a charitable organisation dedicat...

Matching programme: Standard Grants

The CPF Trust is a grant-making charity committed to strengthening UK charities by providing flexible financial support for diverse charitable purpose...

Matching programme: Large Charity Grants

The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, established in 1972 by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte—granddaughter of theatrical impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte—honour...

Matching programme: Main Grant Programme

The David Laing Foundation, an independent family grantmaker established in 1979 by philanthropist David Laing—former Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonsh...

Matching programme: Emergency Repair Grant

The Devon Historic Churches Trust, founded in 1973 by local advocates, is dedicated to preserving the heritage, beauty, and community value of histori...

Matching programme: Didymus

Didymus is a small grant-making charity founded in 2013 to widen access to and participation in the arts, supporting UK-registered charities that deli...

Matching programme: Grants

Dorset Historic Churches Trust (DHCT), established in 1971, is a dedicated charity committed to preserving, repairing, and conserving Christian church...

Matching programme: Music Scheme

Dr Radcliffe's Trust, one of Britain’s oldest independent grant-makers established in 1714 by Oxford physician Dr John Radcliffe, advances learning, h...

Matching programme: Individual Grants

The Elmgrant Trust, family-founded in 1936 by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst and Beatrice, carries forward the Dartington Hall ethos of rural regenerati...

Matching programme: Main Programme

The Elmley Foundation is an independent grantmaking charity rooted in perpetuating the historic tradition of arts, crafts, and design from Madresfield...

Matching programme: Large Grant

The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust (EKCT), established in 1963 by Ernest and Joan Kleinwort, is a family-led grant-making foundation dedicated to m...

Matching programme: Grants

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, established in 1961 by Ian Fairbairn in memory of his wife, is one of the UK's largest independent funders, dedicated ...

Matching programme: Essex Heritage Trust Grants

Essex Heritage Trust is an independent grant-making charity established in 1990 following Essex Heritage Year 1989, dedicated to preserving and making...

Matching programme: Brian Treffry and Joan Oliver Fund

Forever Notts, formerly Nottinghamshire Community Foundation and established in 1997 as an independent registered charity, serves as a vital broker fo...

Matching programme: Main Grants

The Francis C Scott Charitable Trust, established in 1963 by Peter Scott CBE and Dr Joan Trevelyan in honour of their father—a local philanthropist pa...

Matching programme: Freelands Awards 2026

Freelands Foundation is a UK charity dedicated to ensuring universal access to visual arts education and participation, empowering individuals regardl...

Matching programme: Acquisition Grants

Friends of the Nations' Libraries (FNL), established in 1931 as the UK's only charity dedicated exclusively to safeguarding written and printed herita...

Matching programme: Finzi Scholarship

The Gerald Finzi Trust, established in 1969 by the family and associates of English composer Gerald Finzi, perpetuates his music, ideals, and legacy t...

Matching programme: Gillian Dickinson Trust Grants

The Gillian Dickinson Trust champions excellence in arts for young people and those excluded by disability or social circumstance, embodying founder-i...

Matching programme: Grants for repair and improvement of places of Christian worship

Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust is an independent charity dedicated to preserving and sustaining historic places of Christian worship across a...

Matching programme: Open Grants Fund

The Goldsmiths' Company Charity, rooted in the historic Goldsmiths’ Company with charitable origins dating to 1334 and formal registration in the late...

Matching programme: Grants to Registered Charities

The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation advances Jewish life, learning, and broader charitable purposes through grant-making that fosters cultural enrichme...

Matching programme: General Fund

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

Matching programme: Fast Track Award

Help Musicians UK, founded in 1921 as a UK charity in memory of tenor Gervase Elwes with Sir Edward Elgar as its first president, is dedicated to the ...

Matching programme: Hemby Charitable Trust Grants

The Hemby Charitable Trust, established in 1998 by a local family with deep roots in Merseyside and Wirral, is a small, trustee-led grantmaker adminis...