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.

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Towards their "Curating Collections Course"

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£60,000
Duration
3 years
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Pleasance Theatre Trust

Towards expanding their National Partnerships Programme

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£88,233
Duration
3 years
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Rachel Swart Fund

Towards core costs of their support for people living with physical disabilities in South Africa

Category
Other
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£98,500
Duration
3 years
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Refugee Action

Towards the design, delivery and evaluation of their campaigning work

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£150,000
Duration
3 years
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Rights of Women

Towards core costs of the Senior Legal Officer Team

Category
Social Action
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£150,000
Duration
3 years
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Towards "SCOTCH SNAPS", a series of short musical pieces by contemporary composers

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£35,000
Duration
1 year
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Russell Maliphant Dance Company  

Towards the salary costs of the Artistic Director and Executive Director, underpinning the creation of two new cross art form works

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
3 years
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Salmon & Trout Conservation 

Towards the costs of a new fundraiser bringing in additional funding to deliver their work to protect wild fish and their habitats in fresh and marine waters

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£60,000
Duration
2 years
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Sheila McKechnie Foundation

Towards the costs of sponsoring their 2021 Amplifying Voices Award

Category
Other
Year awarded
2020
Grant size
£5,000
Duration
1 year
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