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.

Hofesh Shechter Company

Towards core costs, specifically the salary of the Associate Artistic Director to support and manage the company's dancers.

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2014
Grant size
£116,280
Duration
3 years
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Hull UK City of Culture 2017

Towards Hull City of Culture's Year of Theatre programme in 2017. The grant will help support the lead-up to and delivery of the programme.

Category
Arts
Year awarded
2014
Grant size
£200,000
Duration
3 years
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In Control

Towards core costs, specifically the salary of the CEO to develop and improve the use of personal budgets to give people greater control over their lives.

Category
Welfare
Year awarded
2014
Grant size
£75,000
Duration
3 years
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INQUEST Charitable Trust

Towards the core costs of their work with bereaved families.

Category
Welfare
Year awarded
2014
Grant size
£90,000
Duration
3 years
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Leeds Museums Galleries

Towards the salary of an Assistant Geology Post to manage a project which connects the Museum's geology collection with specialist experts and local geology collections.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2014
Grant size
£112,000
Duration
3 years
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Mahogany Opera Group

Towards core costs, specifically the salary of the Executive Producer.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2014
Grant size
£60,000
Duration
2 years
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Media Trust

Towards developing the volunteering network to benefit charities across the UK.

Category
Welfare
Year awarded
2014
Grant size
£60,000
Duration
2 years
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Metropolitan Arts Centre

Towards the costs of the Visual Art Programme, specifically to develop and share facilities and the experience and skills of their curatorial team.

Category
Museums and Galleries
Year awarded
2014
Grant size
£82,825
Duration
1 year
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Music In Detention

Towards core costs, specifically using music to build relationships between immigration detainees and people in the wider community.

Category
Welfare
Year awarded
2014
Grant size
£60,000
Duration
3 years
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