Arts Award Funding Guidance 3 possible funders for the Arts Award

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1 Arts Award Funding Guidance 3 possible funders for the Arts Award The following list is not exhaustive but is a selection of trusts and foundations whose funding priorities include young people or the arts or both. It is designed to point you in the direction of finding out more, so make the websites (where they exist) your first port of call and find out as much as you can before taking the plunge. Good Luck! Arts Focus Arts Council England Details of regional offices on website Tel enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk Arts Council England offers support for individual artists, organisations and national touring. The organisational grants programme is available both to specialist arts organisations and to those that use the arts as part of their work. It aims to change people s lives through the opportunity to take part in or experience high quality arts activities; increase opportunities for cultural diversity in the arts; support excellence, new ideas and activity to help build long-term stability in arts organisations; invest in the creative talent of artists and individuals; and increase resources for the arts. Activities eligible for grants include projects and events, participatory arts activities, educational activities, capital items, and professional development and training. normally range from 200 up to 100,000, and can cover activities lasting up to three years. Most grants will be under 30,000. Applications for grants under 5,000 will be handled in under six weeks. Awards for All England Ground Floor, St Nicholas Court, Castle Gate, NOTTINGHAM NG1 7AR Tel enquiries.england@awardsforall.org. Lottery funding programme aimed at local groups, which awards grants of up to 10,000 in a simple, quick and straightforward way. Awards for All supports a wide range of activities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including education, heritage, environment, health, community activities, and in most countries, sports and arts. Awards for All is funded by lottery distributors in each of the countries of the UK, and operates through 12 regional offices. Funding guidance prepared and updated by Giraffe, September

2 Baring Foundation David Cutler 60 London Wall, London. EC2M 5TQ Tel The 2006 Arts grants programme has now closed, new grants will be announced in October.Visit this website during October 2006 for news of the 2007 Arts programme The Clore Duffield Foundation Studio 3, Chelsea Manor studios, Flood Street, London. SW3 5SR Tel The Foundation is a grant-giving organisation which concentrates its support on education, the arts, museum and gallery education, cultural leadership training, health and social welfare, whilst placing a particular emphasis on supporting children, young people and society s more vulnerable individuals.. The Foundation is already heavily committed for 2006 and 2007 through the Main Programme, so very few submissions are likely to meet with success at the current time. Guidelines available D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Jane Thorne 1 Savoy Hill LONDON WC2R OBP Tel , mainly one-off, range for 500 to 5,000 for groups promoting access, education and excellence in the arts for young people to increase their opportunities to become involved outside school. Youth Focus 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust c/o Macfarlanes, 10 Norwich Street, London. EC4A 1BD Tel Supports a wide range of charitable organisations with grants for both capital and revenue purposes. Most grants are made to organisations within the UK and preference is given to charities operating in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. Grant categories include leisure, recreation and youth. Most grants are between 1,000 and 5,000. 2

3 BBC Children in Need Appeal PO Box 76 LONDON W3 6FS Tel The programme supports projects which seek to benefit children of 18 years and under with mental, physical or sensory disabilities, children with behavioural or psychological disorders, children living in poverty or deprivation, and children suffering through illness, distress, abuse or neglect. range from a few hundred pounds to a normal maximum of about 100,000. Big Boost Tel info@thebigboost.org.uk, Provides funding for young people aged 11 to 25 involved in community projects. Funded by the Big Lottery Fund, the programme awards grants of between 250-5,000 to help individuals and small groups of people get projects off the ground in their local areas. Big Lottery Fund (including the Young People's Fund) Tel enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk Launched in June 2004, the Big Lottery Fund was formed as a result of a merger between the New Opportunities Fund, which made grants for health, education and the environment, and the Community Fund, the main source of lottery money to the voluntary sector. It has also taken over assets of the Millennium Commission and its role in supporting large-scale regeneration projects. Between 60% and 70% of its 1 billion of new funding a year is distributed to the voluntary sector. This is expected to be the case until The Young People's Fund aims to promote the well-being and personal development of young people across the UK. Young people can access the funding scheme either individually or through their organisations and groups. The fund totals 200 million, with million being allocated to England. There are 3 types of grant: grants to individual young people aged between 11 and 25 of between 250 and 5,000; grants to community and voluntary organisations working with young people aged between 11 and 18 of between 5,000 and 150,000; and grants to voluntary organisations to fund national projects. Bridge House Trust Clare Thomas 3

4 PO Box 270, Guildhall, LONDON EC2P 2EJ Tel Funds innovative projects in greater London which assist young people in deprived areas. It has identified 3 themes concerning young people: preventative work with children and young people aged 5-16; young people aged in crisis; and work promoting the active involvement in their communities of young people aged Also supports environmental conservation and initiatives to improve access (transport, buildings, opportunities) for disabled people, and technical support to voluntary organisations. Has small grants scheme giving grants of 500-5,000 to registered charities with an annual income of under 50,000. Guidelines available. Capital Radio - Help A London Child Rich Horsnell c/o Capital Radio, 30 Leicester Square, LONDON WC2H 7LA Tel /95 halc@capitalradio.com HALC aims to give opportunities to the Capital's children and young people who experience poverty and disadvantage; have/are experiencing abuse, neglect, homelessness, violence or crime; or who have an illness or disability. HALC has two rounds of funding every year. Carlton TV Trust Carlton Television Trust, 101 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4RF. Tel ctvtrust@carltontv.co.uk Carlton gives 500,000 p.a. to the Carlton Television Trust, its charity for the London region. The Trust supports educational projects that benefit children and young people who have special needs, or who are disadvantaged in other ways. Since 1993, the Trust has awarded over 3.5 million in 895 grants to 575 charities and voluntary organisations. They fund a wide range of educational schemes such as supplementary schools, music and drama workshops, English language tuition, basic literacy skills, and vocational training. These benefit children and young people from many sections of the community, including those who have physical or learning disabilities, refugees, homeless and unemployed young people, and children living in socially and economically deprived areas. They do not accept applications from individuals. City Parochial Foundation Bharat Mehta 4

5 6 Middle Street, LONDON EC1A 7PH Tel Makes grants to o rganisations working with poor people within London. Help for young people aged is a priority for It will fund projects offering direct work in providing information, advice and assistance with individual advocacy; local initiatives to combat racial harassment and crime; and support for education and training initiatives. The foundation is also an active promoter of the voluntary sector in London generally. are usually for amounts between 15,000 and 50,000. Guidance leaflet available. Comic Relief UK Programme 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment LONDON SE1 7TP Tel red@comicrelief.org.uk Comic Relief Red Nose Day programmes include a section on young people. The programmes support work with young people aged 11 to 21. Current priorities include young people with mental health problems; young people with alcohol problems; and young people abused through prostitution and trafficking. of over 5,000 are made to voluntary organisations of any size that work within the grant making priorities. The Diageo Foundation Diageo Foundation, 8 Henrietta Place, London. W1G 0NB Tel diageofoundation@diageo.com The Diageo Foundation was established by Diageo to support the company s community involvement activities around the world. The Foundation provides kick-start funding and expertise in establishing local projects, some of which are run in partnership with our local businesses. The Foundation makes charitable donations, matches employee fundraising in the UK and provides longer-term social investment in areas where we can make the most difference. Current criteria demonstrate partnerships with community groups and charities rather than individuals, excluded and disadvantaged people who, with support, can help themselves to transform their own lives, where Diageo s involvement can make a significant measurable difference, kick-start funding to get Diageo businesses and people involved locally 5

6 Drapers' Charitable Fund The Drapers Company, Drapers Hall, Throgmorton Avenue LONDON EC2N 2DQ Tel Makes awards in four broad categories - the relief of need, particularly poverty, disability and disadvantage; education and training; culture and religion; and where there is an historical link with the Drapers' Company. It welcomes educational projects with socially excluded young people aged under 25 in 'inner-city areas such as London, Birmingham and Liverpool'. must not replace any statutory funding and may go towards equipment, training and other needs, including contributions towards core costs. Average grant is between 1,000 and 5,000. Dulverton Trust Major General Sir Robert Corbett 5 St James Place, LONDON SW1A 1NP Tel trust@dulverton.org Makes grants to (mainly national) voluntary youth organisations. Also makes minor grants of up to 2,500, many of them to organisations dealing with youth, education and conservation. very rarely made within greater London. Guidance leaflet available. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation 11 Park Place, LONDON SW1A 1LP Tel info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk Foundation makes grants in four areas: social change (focusing on improving quality of life for people and communities facing disadvantage), environment, education, and arts and heritage. Their arts stream does not fund young people at the moment but it does consider applicationsfor hard to reach learners through it s education programme. Guidelines available. Garfield Weston Foundation Weston Centre 10 Grosvenor Street LONDON W1K 4QY Tel Supports broad range of local and national youth organisations and voluntary sector organisations in the field of religion, education, the environment, the arts, health (including research) and other areas of general benefit to the community in the UK. Most grants range between 100 to 5,000 6

7 Charles Hayward Foundation David Brown 45 Harrington Gardens, LONDON SW7 4JU Tel / Trust funds voluntary and charitable organisations throughout the UK, mostly for capital projects. Funding priorities include a community grants programme and youth at risk. HBOS Foundation PO Box No. 5 The Mound, EDINBURGH EH1 1YZ Tel Makes grants to organisations throughout the UK. It concentrates its work on supporting money advice and financial literacy projects, alongside activities that will develop and improve local communities. Priority areas of grant-making include support for projects which enable young people to develop skills that benefit their community; support for lifeskills in all age groups and sections of the community; and assistance for people through access and transport schemes. Hedley Foundation Ltd Mary Kitto 9 Dowgate Hill, LONDON EC4R 2SU Tel Provides grants for general charitable purposes within the UK, with priorities including youth activities. are usually made for amounts between 1,000 and 5,000, with 15,000 as a usual maximum. HELP Yourselves Anne Carey Save the Children Hawthorns House, Halfords Lane SMETHWICK B66 1BB helpyourselves@savethechildren.org.uk Offers a small grants funding scheme to help children and young people make a difference in their communities around Great Britain. British Gas and Save the Children will be funding small 7

8 projects that young people have thought of, planned and organised. Money is also available to fund projects that will help local organisations to listen to young people and give them a bigger say in their work. It will support projects that:. address a real need,. involve children and young people facing up to challenges in their community, have a positive impact upon a community, aim to bring about a real (and/or sustainable) change, offer relatively big impacts (scale and/or duration) for the money. Henry Smith's (Kensington Estate) Charity 124 Chancery Lane, LONDON EC4A 1BU Tel Makes grants to moderate sized projects working with at-risk young people to help them get off the ground or for a specific aspect of larger projects. It covers both capital projects and running costs (up to 3 years). Guidelines available. Hi8us First Light Ltd Progress Works, Heath Mill Lane, BIRMINGHAM B9 4AL Tel First Light offers range of grants to promote film-making by young people aged 5-18, particularly where they take a lead role in all aspects of the production process. First Light Pilot Awards are open to any constituted youth focused organisation to support young people in making a film between 1 and 5 minutes long. Studio awards are available to organisations with track record of filmmaking with young people and proven outreach ability or strong partners with all relevant skills, for between 3 and 6 films of 5 to 10 minutes long. Laing's Charitable Trust 33 Bunns Lane, Mill Hill, London. NW7 2DX Tel Makes general donations to organisations, not individuals, and in particular to support those organisations dealing with homelessness, disadvantaged young people, education and the environment. LankellyChase Foundation Peter Kilgarriff 2 The Court, High Street, Harwell, DIDCOT OX11 0ED Tel

9 Priorities include arts, breaking the cycle (including projects working with vulnerable young people), developing communities, free and quiet minds, heritage, and offenders and society. Within these it prefers to support community initiatives to meet local needs, and concentrates on smaller charities, many of whom have only a local or regional remit. It looks for user involvement as well as the proper use and support of volunteers, and is keen to support Black voluntary sector projects. Minimum grant is 5,000, for capital or revenue needs. Revenue support is for a maximum of 5 years, although 3 year support is more common. Lion Clubs International 257 Alcester Road South, Kings Heath, BIRMINGHAM B14 6BT Tel mdhq@lions.org.uk There are over 800 Lions Clubs in the UK and Ireland, all of which undertake a range of community service and fundraising activities to support projects benefiting the community. Look in the telephone directory under 'Lions Clubs' or 'Lions International', contact above address, or look on the website directory for details of local clubs in UK (district MD105). Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales Kathleen Duncan 3rd Floor, 4 St. Dunstan's Hill, LONDON EC3R 8UL Tel guidelines@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk Foundation makes grants to recognised charities to improve the quality of life for people in local communities, particularly to support charities working at grassroots level. It has three programmes: The Community Programme (the largest); the Collaborative Programme - generating new working methods in the voluntary sector through the promotion of an exchange of ideas, knowledge and good practice; and New Initiatives. Within these programmes the Trustees prefer to support 'underfunded' charities, especially those working with disadvantaged or disabled people. It focuses on three kinds of activity: family support - aiming to give people parenting skills and building caring and quality relationships; challenging disadvantage and discrimination; and helping to make the voluntary sector more effective. Most grants are for one year, averaging 5,500 for local or regional projects, 20k for national projects. Local Network Fund for Children and Young People Tel

10 Fund provides grants to small, local community groups in England to support vulnerable children and young people (up to 19, or 25 for those with learning disabilities). are made under four themes: developing children's aspirations and experience; countering economic disadvantage; isolation and access; and promoting children s voices. Average size of grant is 5,000. Groups with an annual turnover of more than 100,000 are unlikely to be funded. Application packs available from the National Call Centre. London Law Trust 9 New Square, Lincolns Inn, LONDON WC2A 3QN Tel bc@hunters-solicitors.co.uk Supports charities which aim to prevent or reduce illness and disability among children and young people, and to encourage and develop maturity and leadership qualities in young people. made throughout the UK. Paul Hamlyn Foundation 18 Queen Anne's Gate, LONDON SW1H 9AA Tel information@phf.org.uk Provides small and large grants and has a strong focus on the arts. They are publishing their new priorities and guidelines in October Prince's Trust 18 Park Square East, LONDON NW1 4LH Tel info@princes-trust.org.uk up to 5,000 for youth led community projects. Young people must be aged and have either struggled at school, been in care, been in trouble with the law, or are long-term unemployed. Practical guidance will be given on how to plan, run and manage a project. The Community Group Award distributes grants of up to 10,000 for youth led projects in the South West of England. Rank Foundation Sheila Gent PO Box 2862 Whitnash LEAMINGTON SPA CV31 2YH 10

11 Tel The Youth programme makes grants to organisations to train young people in community based projects, leading to a professional youth and community work qualification. Youth organisations - particularly those working with homeless young people - are also supported in the trust's community service and education programme, and many smaller grants are made to local youth organisations. Tudor Trust 7 Ladbroke Grove, LONDON W11 3BD Tel The Tudor Trust is an independent grant-making charitable trust which supports organisations working across the UK. They do not focus our funding on specific themes or programmes. Instead they want to fund a wide range of people and organisations working to achieve lasting change in their communities. They aim to support and enable their visions, trusting the groups that they fund to do the work that is needed. Tudor aims to support work which addresses the social, emotional and financial needs of people at the margins of society. Guidelines available. Wakeham Trust Wakeham House, Rogate, PETERSFIELD GU31 5EJ Tel enquiries@wakehamtrust.org Focuses on small projects where 75 to 750 will help get things started. The Trust does not fund organisations which are well established or which employ staff. Wates Foundation Wates House, Station Approach, LEATHERHEAD KT22 7SW Tel director@watesfoundation.org.uk The Foundation aims to alleviate distress and improve quality of life by promoting a broad range of social priorities, with an emphasis on the physical, mental and spiritual welfare of the young and disadvantaged aged Racial equality is stressed throughout. are concentrated on projects in the Greater London area with a preference for South London. Small grants of up to 5,000 a year and larger grants of up to 25,000 are available. Guidelines available. 11

12 Weavers' Company Benevolent Fund Saddlers' House, Gutter Lane, LONDON EC2V 6BR Tel Three areas of priority: young people at risk of criminal involvement; young offenders; and prisoners and ex-prisoners. Prefers to support small, new or innovatory projects. Yapp Charitable Trust Margaret Thompson 47A Paris Road, Scholes, HOLMFIRTH HD9 1SY Tel Priorities include the welfare of young people, including youth clubs, youth hostels and students' hostels and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. Most grants are for under 3,000, given to smaller charities where a small grant will make a significant difference. Guidelines and standard application form used. Youth Music One America Street LONDON SE1 0NE Tel info@youthmusic.org.uk Promotes and develops music opportunities for young people up to and including 18 years old, (or up to 25 year olds with special educational needs, disabilities or in detention). Priority areas for include two open programmes: Make It Sound, to encourage music-making in the lives of children and young people aged 5-18, especially those who would otherwise lack the chance to take part, and Vocalise! to encourage opportunities for children and young people to sing. Funding is available to not-for-profit organisations (over one year old) over a period of six to 24 months. of between 5,000 and 30,000 are given to organisations providing activities that involve training and development and structured music-making activities which are planned to advance children and young people's music skills. Applications take up to 3 months to assess. 12

13 Focus on a particular region Coalfields Regeneration Trust Gary Ellis PO Box 97 ROTHERHAM S63 7WX Tel info@coalfields-regen.org.uk The Coalfields Regeneration Trust was established in 1999 and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people in Britain s coalfield communities. Their current funding themes are supporting communities, learning communities, enterprising communities and supporting people backe to work. Community Foundations Community Foundation Network, Arena House, Pentonville Road, London N1 9HS Tel network@communityfoundations.org.uk Community foundations are charitable trusts that support local community causes. Their role is to manage donor funds and build endowment as well as make grants to charities and community groups, linking local donors with local needs. Created by and for local people they help donors express their long-term interest in an area and its needs. Community foundations have been active in the UK since the 1980s and a rapidly growing network of approximately 60 foundations is now established across the country. You can find your local community foundations at the community foundation network s website Ernest Cook Trust Antonia Eliot Fairford Park FAIRFORD GL7 4JH Tel grants@ernestcooktrust.org.uk Application date Trustees meet in March and October UK-wide, but with a special interest in Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire, Leicestershire, Dorset and Oxfordshire. Particularly interested in applications which provide opportunities for young people that encourage them to gain qualifications; further their employment prospects; educate them in the arts and the rural environment. range from 100 to 3,000 in the small grants category, or 5,000 to 10,000 for larger projects. 13

14 Essex Youth Trust J P Douglas-Hughes Gepp & Sons 58 New London Road CHELMSFORD CM2 OPA Tel are provided for projects in the Essex area working with disadvantaged young people, particularly around sports and indoor and outdoor activities. Particularly supportive of youth clubs. Ford of Britain Trust R.M. Metcalfe c/o Ford Motor Co. Ltd, Room 1/661 Eagle Way, BRENTWOOD CM13 3BW Tel Gives grants to projects concerned with education, children, disabled people and youth activities that will provide clear benefits to local communities. Priority given to registered charities operating close to a Ford plant. are usually one-off for between 100 and 5,000 towards a specific capital project. of up to one-third of cost of buying a new Ford vehicle also given. Francis C Scott Charitable Trust Chris Batten Suite 3, Sand Aire House KENDAL LA9 4UJ Tel into@fcsct.org.uk Beneficial areas Cumbria and north Lancashire. Supports organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people aged 0 to19. Main priorities are youth work with young people aged 13-19, including leader training; and finding meaningful ways to support year- olds through the 'transition years'. usually in the range of 1,000 to 15,000. Jack Petchey Foundation Andrew Billington Exchange House, Clements Court Clements Lane ILFORD IG1 2QY Tel mail@jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk Provides grants to organisations working with young people in east and north London and west 14

15 Essex. Four main areas of support: Achievement Awards - given to young people aged who make a contribution to their club, school, group or community; project grants, normally between 500 to 50,000; Leader Awards, linked to the Achievement Awards; and sponsorship for young people undertaking projects, or participating in events that will benefit other people or specific charities. John Lyon's Charity The Office 45 Pont Street LONDON SW1X OBX Tel info@johnlyonscharity.org.uk Beneficial areas are the London boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow and the Cities of London and Westminster. Educational charity supporting both formal and informal educational activities of every sort. Amounts are normally between 2,000 and 50,000 and there is a small grants scheme for amounts of 2,000 or less. are given to support education and training for young adults; to support cultural diversity through dance, drama, music, creative writing and the visual arts; to enhance recreation through sport, youth clubs and playschemes; and to develop new opportunities for young people. JP Morgan Fleming Educational Trust Duncan Grant 10 Aldermanbury, LONDON EC2V 7RF Tel duncan.grant@jpmorganfleming.co Makes grants to community projects particularly those focusing on the education and training of young people in inner cities. Also funds projects in areas of rural disadvantage. Support is provided for up to two years, and grants range from 5,000 to 25,000. Geographical areas covered are London and London East, Bournemouth, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Northern Rock Foundation The Old Chapel, Woodbine Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE3 1DD Tel generaloffice@nr-foundation.org.uk The primary purpose of the Trust is to help disadvantaged people, including young people, in 15

16 Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham and Teesside only. There are seven grant programmes: prevention of local and regional social decline; regeneration; day to day service delivery; exploration and experiment in addressing social problems; a better, stronger, voluntary sector; aspiration in raising the profile of the region; and basics, day-to-day services. There is also a three-year programme funding work with prisoners, including those aged 18 to 25, to prevent reoffending. Northumberland Village Homes Trust Derek McCoy c/o Savages, Mosley Street, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE1 1DF Tel Supports organisations working with children and young people under 18, primarily in north east England. Sir James Knott Trust Trust Secretary Hood Street, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE1 6JQ Tel info@knott-trust.co.uk Supports work with children and young people in the North East. Summerfield Trust The Summerfield Charitable Trust, PO Box 4, Winchcombe, Cheltenham. GL54 5ZD Tel admin@summerfield.org.uk Charities applying to the Trust must either be based in Gloucestershire, or they must be engaged in a project that is of specific benefit to residents of the county. Viewed especially favourably are: the arts, museums and the built heritage; The environment and natural heritage; Community work;education, sport and recreation; Vulnerable and disadvantaged sectors of society. Trust for London Bharat Mehta 6 Middle Street, LONDON EC1A 7PH Tel

17 Makes grants of up to 10,000 to small (no more than 2 FT staff or equivalent) community-based organisations in London. Its priorities for include organisations working with Black, Asian and minority ethnic community organisations; those providing creative educational activities for children and young people, including supplementary and mother-tongue schools; organisations run by disabled people for disabled people; refugee and migrant groups; self-help groups including estate-based organisations, lesbian and gay groups, single-issue groups and youth groups. of up to 10,000 are available for a maximum of 3 years. Guidelines available. William A Cadbury Charitable Trust Carolyn Bettis Rokesley, University of Birmingham Bristol Road, Selly Oak BIRMINGHAM B29 6QF Tel info@wa-cadbury.org.uk Application date All year Offers grants mainly in the West Midlands area and the wider UK to a lesser extent. In Birmingham and the West Midlands the trust funds community and self-help groups working with disadvantaged young people and music, drama and the visual arts. Small grants (not exceeding 1,000) are assessed each month. Larger grants are assessed in May and November. 17