Grants we have made

Grants list

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This section lists all grants we have made since 2013. The categories from 2013 to 2018 were Arts, Environment and Welfare. This changed in 2018 when Welfare was replaced with Social Action. There are also separate categories for grants to the Museums and Galleries Fund and to the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) Fund.

Please note that the Visit Website button under each grant listed is a link to the listed grant-holder's website.

Friends Families and Travellers

Funding towards core operating costs

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2025
Grant size
£150,000
Duration
3 years
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Not1More

Funding to support staffing and other core costs

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2025
Grant size
£80,000
Duration
2 years
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Pause Creating Space for Change

Towards core costs to support influencing work

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2025
Grant size
£150,000
Duration
3 years
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Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Towards project costs and a UK Conservation Projects Officer salary

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2025
Grant size
£150,000
Duration
3 years
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Scottish Ballet Limited

Towards staffing, choreographer costs and the production of new work

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2025
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
3 years
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Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society

Funding to part-fund an Offshore Industry Coordinator

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2025
Grant size
£150,000
Duration
3 years
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Actors Touring Company

Towards core costs, including commissioning and developing new works by Global Majority artists , touring, and supporting regional theatres and festivals to reach new audiences

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2024
Grant size
£120,000
Duration
3 years
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Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit

Towards core salaries in the Policy/Survivor Advocacy Unit partnering with those with lived experience of trafficking to drive systemic change at a national level

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2024
Grant size
£111,000
Duration
3 years
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Ballet Black

Towards the costs of commissioning at least one new ballet each year in 2025, 2026 and 2027

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2024
Grant size
£120,000
Duration
3 years
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