Additional Funding Bodies

Struggling to find funding? Here’s some other organisations that could help…

Every year we sadly have to turn away hundreds of applicants from our Start funding scheme.  With funding applications becoming increasingly competitive, we’ve listed some additional funding bodies that specialise in supporting arts projects below:

Calouste Gulbenkian
The UK branch of the Calouste Gulbenkian supports programmes in the Arts, social welfare and education. It also initiates projects and commissions research and publications.

The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK. Two of its key programme areas are the arts and education.

The Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund uses money from the National Lottery to award grants to support a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom.

The Jerwood Foundation
The Jerwood Foundation is dedicated to imaginative and responsible funding and sponsorship of the arts, education, design, conservation, medicine, engineering, science and other areas of human endeavour and excellence.

The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies
The National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies funds arts events and opportunities for young people. The charity sponsors artists in residence in schools, provides bursaries and awards for arts students and craft apprentices, organises art competitions/exhibitions for local schools, and helps purchase specialist arts equipment.

The National Foundation for Youth Music
The National Foundation for Youth Music provides and funds music-making opportunities for children and young people up to the age of 18 who mainly live in areas of social and economic need.

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is another key funder of arts and education. One of its priorities is to support projects that address inequality of access and lack of opportunity to experience and enjoy the arts, particularly for young people.

The Wellcome Trust Arts Award
Arts Awards support imaginative and experimental arts projects that investigate biomedical science.  All art forms are covered by the programme: dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. The Wellcome Trust invites applications for projects which engage adult audiences and/or young people.

BBC Performing Arts Fund
The BBC support performing arts individuals, community groups and organisations with grants, mentoring and advice.

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