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.

Tutti Frutti

Towards the core costs of their work with children & family audiences.

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2016
Grant size
£75,000
Duration
3 years
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Wessex Chalk Stream and Rivers Trust

Towards the core costs of its work protecting the globally important chalk stream freshwater bodies of the UK

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2016
Grant size
£100,000
Duration
3 years
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Zoological Society of London

Towards the core costs of the Great British Oceans campaign to secure marine reserves in UK Overseas Territories.

Category
Environment
Year awarded
2016
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
3 years
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Action on Elder Abuse

Towards core costs to continue to protect, and prevent the abuse of, vulnerable older adults.

Category
Welfare
Year awarded
2015
Grant size
£75,000
Duration
3 years
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Albert Kennedy Trust

Towards core costs, specifically the salary of the Deputy Chief Executive, to manage their services for vunerable young people.

Category
Welfare
Year awarded
2015
Grant size
£40,101
Duration
2 years
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Artichoke

Towards core costs, specifically the salary of the Artistic Director to research and develop new programmes of work.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2015
Grant size
£60,000
Duration
2 years
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Aurora Orchestra

Towards core costs, specifically the salary of the Chief Executive, to engage and develop new audiences for classical music.

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2015
Grant size
£96,000
Duration
3 years
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Ballet Black

Towards core costs, specifically the salary of an Adminstrator to support the company's artistic and touring programmes

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2015
Grant size
£40,320
Duration
2 years
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Bowes Museum

Towards the salary of an early career curator of Fine Art, to work closely with the Auckland Castle curatorial team and Durham University to research the collections, disseminate the learning and raise the profile of Spanish Art in Durham.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2015
Grant size
£89,250
Duration
3 years
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