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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.
From November 2025 the grants listed relate to our current strategy for 2025 to 2030.
Please note that the Visit Website button under each grant listed is a link to the listed grant-holder's website.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
| Core cost funding including their UK Overseas Territories project salaries |
Scottish Ballet Limited
| Towards staffing, choreographer costs and the production of new work |
Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society
| Funding to part-fund an Offshore Industry Coordinator |
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
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
Ballet Black
Towards the costs of commissioning at least one new ballet each year in 2025, 2026 and 2027
Birmingham Museums Trust
Towards core costs including the salary and support costs of a Senior Curator of Global Majority collections
Blue Marine Foundation
Towards core costs of the policy team in lobbying for regulations that support a healthy ocean in the UK.
Campaign for Better Transport
Towards core costs of campaigning and policy work around sustainable transport
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