Arts audience

The Astor Foundation

 

The Astor Foundation provides grants for registered charities in the UK.

The primary object of the Foundation is medical research, favouring research on a broad front rather than in specialised fields. 

In addition to its medical connection, historically the Foundation has also supported initiatives for:

Cayo Foundation

 

Registered charities based and operating within England and Wales may apply and applications are reviewed four times a year.

Funding can be used for a wide range of charitable projects and activities.

The application process is ongoing and interested applicants may apply at any time.

Application is by letter to the Cayo Foundation stating the purpose for which the funding is needed.

Applicants may call the Cayo Foundation for details about how to make a submission, but all other enquiries should be made in writing to:

Arts Council National Lottery Projects Grants

 

This grants programme is intended to help the Arts Council achieve its mission of ‘Great art and culture for everyone’. It also provides a means to support a broad range of not-for-profit projects that create and sustain quality work and help people across England to engage with arts and culture.

The programme supports development by allowing artists, cultural practitioners and organisations to work in new ways and to get their work out to new audiences.

All organisations need to have a bank account in the organisation’s name, with two signatories.

John Ellerman Foundation

 

The John Ellerman Foundation was set up in 1971 as a generalist grant-making trust. It is a 'responsive funder'.

The Foundation aims to advance the wellbeing of people, society and the natural world. Support is available for charitable work in the arts, environment and social action. The Foundation is keenly aware of the connections between these areas and their effects on each other and on people’s health and happiness.

Whitaker Charitable Trust

 

The Whitaker Charitable Trust offers grants to registered charities working in the UK, particularly Nottinghamshire. Applications can be made at any time.

The scheme is intended to support organisations with general charitable purposes.

In particular, the scheme wishes to support:

  • Local charities in Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands.
  • Music.
  • Agricultural and silvicultural education.
  • Countryside conservation.
  • Scottish charities.

Applications must be made in writing to:

UK Community Foundations

 

Grants for projects in all sectors of the local community. Each foundation has its own character appropriate to the location and grants may be made to a wide range of activities including: health; children and young people; arts and culture; the environment; services.

The February Foundation

 

 

Grants are available to UK registered charities for a range of charitable projects, particularly the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; and for the advancement of education, the advancement of the arts, culture, and heritage.

Coral Samuel Charitable Trust

 

The Coral Samuel Charitable Trust provides grants to registered charities throughout the UK.

The scheme aims to fund projects that promote education, welfare and culture.

Most grants awarded in previous years have been between £1,000 and £5,000.

The Trust does not maintain a website or email address. Applications must be made in writing to:

Coral Samuel Charitable Trust 
Smith & Williamson 
25 Moorgate 
London 
EC2R 6AY
 

 

Andor Charitable Trust

 

The Andor Charitable Trust offers grants to registered charities working in the UK.

Funding is intended to support a wide range of charitable projects, including developing the arts.

Uk registered charities based and working the UK are eligible to apply.

The Trust does not maintain a website or have a standard application form. Applications are to be made in writing to:

Andor Charitable Trust

Blick Rothenberg LLP

16 Great Queen Street

Covent Garden

London

WC2B 5AH