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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(link is external) 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(link is external) administer funds for charities such as Comic Relief and projects across greater London with some targeted funds in particular boroughs.

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

Youth Music(link is external) 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(link is external) support imaginative and experimental arts projects that explore biomedical science. 

Wolfson Foundation(link is external) grants are generally given for capital infrastructure for performing arts, museums and galleries.

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

The Baring Foundation(link is external) 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(link is external) 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(link is external) 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(link is external) 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.

Grant Finder(link is external) - 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.

John Lyon's Charity(link is external) gives grants to registered charities for the benefit of children and young people.

Westminster Amalgamated Charity(link is external) welcomes applications from organisations in Westminster or those outside the area that assist Westminster residents in need. 

Published: 5 January 2021

Last updated: 30 January 2025