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: 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: Annual Funding Programme

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI), established in 1962, is the principal public funding body for the arts in Northern Ireland, distributing ...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Martin Wills 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: Country Houses Foundation Grants (Buildings)

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

Matching programme: Arts - Nurturing Early-Stage Professionals

Idlewild Trust is an independent grant-making charity with a foundational mission to advance education and learning by nurturing creative talent throu...

Matching programme: The J P Marland Charitable Trust

The J P Marland Charitable Trust is a family-founded discretionary grantmaker with a mission to support worthy charitable causes delivering public ben...

Matching programme: Postgraduate Student Grants

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

Matching programme: Main Grants programme (2025-2030 strategy)

The John Ellerman Foundation, established in 1971 by John Reeves Ellerman with wealth from shipping, brewing, and other industries—acknowledging its h...

Matching programme: Performing arts grants

The Leche Trust, an independent UK grant-making charity founded in 1950 by Angus Acworth CBE, champions professional excellence in performing arts and...

Matching programme: Grants Programme

The Marsh Charitable Trust (formerly Marsh Christian Trust), established in 1981 by Brian Marsh OBE, is a UK-based funder dedicated to sustaining smal...

Matching programme: AHT Enterprise Fund

The Mayfield Valley Arts Trust (MVAT), founded over 30 years ago by Tony and Scilla Thornton, began supporting music-making in Yorkshire—most notably ...

Matching programme: Main Grants Programme

The Michael Bishop Foundation, established in 1987, advances philanthropy through strategic support for excellence in arts, culture, heritage preserva...

Matching programme: The Mohn Westlake Foundation

The Mohn Westlake Foundation is a family charitable trust driven by dual missions: enhancing lives of children and young people through expanded acces...

Matching programme: Liveline Fund

Music Venue Trust is a UK-registered charity founded in January 2014 to protect, secure, and improve grassroots music venues across England, Scotland,...

Matching programme: Catalyser Fund

The National Foundation for Youth Music (Youth Music), established in 1999, is a UK charity dedicated to transforming lives through accessible, inclus...

Matching programme: DONATE™ Digital Fundraising Platform

The National Funding Scheme is a pioneering UK charity founded to revolutionize charitable fundraising through cutting-edge digital technology, democr...

Matching programme: National Lottery Grants for Heritage £10,000–£250,000

The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the UK's largest dedicated heritage funder established in 1994 (with roots in the 1980 National Heritage Memorial ...

Matching programme: NMCT Conservation Grants

The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust is dedicated to safeguarding the UK's written heritage through preservation of at-risk manuscripts and arc...

Matching programme: Creative Animation Application Call 2025-26

Northern Ireland Screen Commission, established in 1989 as the Northern Ireland Film Council and reconstituted in 1997, serves as the national screen ...