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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.
Chineke! Orchestra
Towards the costs of their touring programme featuring new and previously unperformed work by Black minority ethnic composers
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Towards the costs of 40 new commissions by emerging and established composers, to mark CBSO's centenary
COAST
Towards the core costs of their community-led work to protect the marine environment in Scotland
Cornwall Museums Partnership
Towards the costs of a 3-year Trainee Curator programme in 5 partner museums with collections of social history, visual arts and natural sciences
Ecology Trust
| Costs towards the Unchecked project which works alongside UK civil society organisations to make the case for a properly enforced regulatory framework |
Economy
Towards the costs of launching a national network of citizen economists to develop multi media content enabling people facing disadvantage to understand and challenge the economic system
English Touring Opera
Towards the core costs of a Regional Development Programme which will reach new audiences and engage more deeply with existing ones
English Touring Theatre
Towards the costs of the New Voices commissioning programme, to develop new plays for mid-scale touring
Environmental Funders Network
| Towards the salary of a Programme Coordinator who will improve their effectiveness of environmental philanthropy and influence in the environmental sector |
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