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.

Greenpeace Environmental Trust

Towards the costs of their "UK Oceans Campaign" to secure a network of fully or highly protected Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), off limits to all destructive activity, across at least 30% of UK waters by 2030

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£100,000
Duration
2 years
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Heart n Soul

Towards core costs and the Associate Director salary to support their programmes aimed at increasing the voice and representation of those with learning disabilities within and beyond the arts

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
3 years
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Hofesh Shechter Company

Towards the costs of their biennial Shechter II programme which creates exceptional new work for the next generation of 18-25 year old dancers

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£120,000
Duration
3 years
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Hope for the Future

Towards the costs of their Authority to Act councils project that will equip individuals to engage with their elected representatives on climate change

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£24,752
Duration
1 year
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House of Illustration

Towards the creation of the UK's first dedicated online platform for collections-led content on the history of illustration

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£56,250
Duration
2 years
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Institute for European Environmental Policy

Towards the costs of a scoping study that will investigate the capacity to track and influence the next phase of UK environmental legislation

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£63,718
Duration
1 year
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Jurassic Coast Trust

Towards the new Jurassic Coast Collection project, specifically the salary of the Conservation Officer - Palaeontology, as well as software for cataloguing specimens, and curatorial training for museum staff and volunteers

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£80,000
Duration
2 years
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Live Theatre

Towards the costs of their writers and theatre makers' development programme

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
3 years
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Local Trust

Towards the costs of a campaigning team to support and grow the Community Wealth Fund Alliance

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2021
Grant size
£25,000
Duration
2 years
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