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Richard Hubert Smith © - Photo from a performance of Madame Butterfly by Welsh National Opera, a cast of about 12 people wearing mainly white with pops of pink look on at Alexia Voulgaridou (Cio-Cio San) crouching down besides Keel Watson (The Bonze) holding paper aloft as he sings

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Thierry Bal © - A woman wearing black and sat down looks up at a tree trunk with the roots visible at the Turner Contemporary, as part of their 'The Waste Land' exhibition

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Bill Cooper © - A photo from Ballet Black's performance of The Suit, with three dancers visible, one looks on as another dancer lifts his partner into the air

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The Orchard Project © – A picture of about 25 people wearing outdoor cloths and holding spades and watering cans smiling at the camera as part of a planting exercise

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Steven Falk © - A close up picture of a bee on top of a bright pink flower against a bright green background, captured by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust

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We aim to invest and manage our funds in a way that balances the desire to maintain the financial capacity for grantmaking over the long-term, with direct support for our aims through our investment activities.

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Arts

Supporting the potential of the highest quality art to enrich and transform lives

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Environment

Contributing to greater harmony between people and planet

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Social Action

Helping create an inclusive society where all can thrive

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Arts

Kakilang (formerly Chinese Arts Now)

In November 2022, John Ellerman Foundation awarded £90,000 over three years for core costs to Kakilang

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Environment

Pesticide Action Network UK

In September 2022, John Ellerman Foundation contributed £90,000 over three years towards the core costs of PAN UK’s programme of work in the UK

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Falklands Conservation

In November 2022, the Foundation provided £121,000 of funding to Falklands Conservation for 16 months to deliver a project in the Falklands Islands

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