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Funding for arts projects

Browse through this guide to find out about the types of funding available for arts projects.

Trusts and foundations

The OneFamily Foundation offers funding of up to £25,000 for community projects across the UK. The funding can be used for a wide range of projects. Westminster community groups, clubs or schools are welcome to apply. 

London Community Foundation administer funds for charities such as Comic Relief and projects across greater London with some targeted funds in particular boroughs.

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation gives grants for running costs or one-off capital costs to charities and not-for-profit organisations. 

Youth Music is a UK-wide charity that targets young people living in areas of social and economic need. The charity funds music activities run by not-for-profit organisations for people aged up to 18.

Wellcome Trust Arts Awards support imaginative and experimental arts projects that explore biomedical science. 

Wolfson Foundation grants are generally given for capital infrastructure for performing arts, museums and galleries.

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent foundations that provide grants in the UK.

The Peter De Haan Charitable Trust awards grants to organisations that provide opportunities to take part in the arts in educational and community settings, especially for people or groups with limited access to the arts.

London Community Response - To support the Capitals community during the pandemic.

The Baring Foundation was set up in 1969 to give money to charities and voluntary organisations set up for charitable purposes. They have specific grants programmes concerned with strengthening the voluntary sector, the arts and international development.

The Clore Duffield Foundation concentrates its support on education, the arts, museum and gallery education, health, social care and disability, placing a particular emphasis on supporting children and young people.

The Foyle Foundation is an independent trust that gives grants to UK charities whose main work is in the areas of learning, arts and health.

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation's Arts programme encourages new ways for people in the UK to enjoy, experience and be involved in the Arts. Funding benefits organisations and groups through the grants scheme and special projects.

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Grants to support creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.

Published: 5 January 2021

Last updated: 5 January 2021