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ART MOSAIC DESIGN
FUNDING INFORMATION FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS
SCHOOL PROJECT FUNDING
Arts Council England, South West, Information Service
This offers information sheets on the current national Grants for the Arts scheme. Other sources of funding are also listed in Arts Council England, South West’s Information Sheet FUN30. Contact the Information Service direct on: 01392 218188 or visit the website: www.artscouncil.org.uk
Wandsworth Borough Council
Leisure and Amenity Services Department
The Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 2PU
Contact: Matt Stringer on 020 8871 7037
Wandsworth funds small and larger projects in the borough.
Awards for All (Lottery)
www.awardsforall.org.uk
Tel: 0845 600 2040 for an application pack
South West Regional Office: 01392 849703
Awards for All makes lottery grants of between £500 and £5,000 to not-for-profit groups and supports projects that enable people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities as well as projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community. Awards for All does not fund activities that are part of statutory obligations or which replace statutory funding, including curricular activity in schools.
Learning Through Landscapes
Learning through Landscapes believes that the quality of a child's environment profoundly affects their behaviour and attutudes. School grounds provide today's best opportunities for the young to socialise, take healthy exercise and experience creative play, offering teaching and learning opportunities that enhance educational, physical, social and emotional development. They have now helped over 500 schools make positive and innovative improvements to their grounds.
Schools can become members of the organisation and will receive 6 mailings a year with information relating to sustainable school grounds, a holistic approach and much more.
www.ltl.org.uk
Foundation for Sports and the Arts
Tel: 0151 259 5505
The FSA formed to distribute funds provided by football pools, is still a major trust fund, somewhat overlooked now since the advent of the Lottery. Revised guidelines are now available.
Henry Moore Foundation
Dane Tree House, Perry Green Much Hadham, Herts SG10 6EE.
Tel: 01279 843 333
Gives grants to a range of institutions and activities including sculpture exhibitions by British sculptors, and support for public visual arts and educational bodies. Since the National Lottery, the Foundation has been concentrating on smaller projects with sculpture in the broadest sense as its main interest, and bringing high quality work to a wider audience. One-off grants and small capital grants usually £3,000 to £20,000.
Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest programme
Contact: Jake at Hackney Council for Voluntary Services
Tel: 020 7923 1962
Small grants up to £5,000 are available for projects based in Hackney. The main criteria are that the project must be local, contribute to regeneration and give value for money
Civic Trust, Grants Management Unit, The View, Gostins Building, 32-36 Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 4LN.
Tel: 0151 709 1969
The Civic Trust manages Local Projects Fund on behalf of the Department of the Environment. Priority areas include conveying the need for sustainable development, encouraging waste minimisation, reuse, recycling and energy efficiency, improving the local environment and promoting bio-diversity, restoring waterways, derelict areas and planting and maintaining trees. Will fund school ground projects if project relates to the wider community. Only provides 50% funding.
Barclays New Futures 020 7221 7883
www.barclaysnewfutures.co.uk
[Schools must apply]
Artsmark 0800 056 0196
www.artsmark.org.uk
Sir Walter St. John's Education Charity 020 7498 8878
Kingston Children's Fund 020 8547 4722 / 020 8547 6181
John Lyon's Charity 020 7591 3333
www.johnlyonscharity.org.uk
[Small Trust dealing with Ham, Westminster, City, Kensington & Chelsea and a few other London boroughs.]
Transco Grassroots Environmental Action Scheme
2 Portland Road, Holland Park, London W11 4LA.
Tel: 020 7221 7883
This scheme offers money for planned conservation and environmental projects and is open to secondary and middle schools, conservation charities and community groups. The work to be undertaken should protect, enhance or restore a natural feature or habitat or create a new environmental amenity. General information is available from: Caroline Davidson, West Area office, Transco Grassroots, Isca House, Haven Road, Exeter EX2 8DS.
Tel: 01392 849273.
Hampton Fuel Allotment Fund
15 High Street, Hampton, Midddlesex, TW12 2SA
Tel.: 020 8941 7866
This fund relates to Hampton, Twickenham and Richmond upon Thames. It aims (among other objectives) to support organisations providing additional educational support, and those engaged in community activities.
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Association of London Government (ALG) [previously London Borough Grants]
591⁄2 Southwark Street, London SE1 0AL
General enquires: Tel: 020 7934 9999
Email: info@alg.gov.uk
Grants email: grantapplication.request@alg.gov.uk
www.alg.gov.uk
The ALG Grants Committee invests nearly £30 million a year in voluntary organisations on behalf of all the London councils. This investment is targeted at organisations that work in more than one London borough: many of them operate on a sub regional or London wide basis. Each year, the committee sets funding priorities for voluntary organisations to bid for grants. In recent years a programme of new initiatives has been introduced, designed to promote new and innovative projects or to fund community-based organisations which may not have been previously funded. Grants are given in a wide range of areas including regeneration, help for homelessness, health, the arts, legal advice and the promotion of racial equality. All the grants made seek to tackle disadvantage and promote social inclusion, as well as improving the lives of people who live, work and visit London. See the website for full criteria and how to apply.
Creative Lewisham Agency
www.creativelewishamagency.org.uk
Since its inception in December 2001 the Agency has sought to develop, in any way appropriate, the scale and level of activity of the creative sector in Lewisham and brings its resources to bear on a range of projects that seek to improve the 'liveability' of the borough. All this work is aimed to build on the specific strengths of the borough as outlined in a recent 'Lewisham Commission on Culture and Urban Development' report - making Lewisham the best place to 'live, work and learn' in London, but also the best place to be creative in. The Agency's work is divided across four strategic areas: Economic regeneration, Quality of the Urban Realm, Training and Education and Cultural development.
CLA Grants: Some grants are available to business startups in Lewisham - call Louise Bishop on 020 8691 6729 for more details.
The Gulbenkian Foundation
Board of administration is in Lisbon, UK address:
Paula Ridley, Director, 98 Portland Place, London W1B 1ET
Tel: 020 7636 5313
Fax: 020 7908 7580
www.gulbenkian.org.uk
Two main programmes of interest:
The Arts and Science: This programme is designed to encourage professional artists and arts groups to produce practical projects which demonstrate a creative engagement with new thinking and practice in science and technology. The foundation will also support a small number of initiatives to encourage science institutions to establish arts policies. Applications are welcome from across the art forms.
Arts for Young People in Schools offers grants of up to £5000 for arts initiatives by self-help groups of teachers, help with the establishment or work of arts education agencies, and residencies.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation
18 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA
Tel: 020 7227 3500
Fax: 020 7222 0601
Email: information@phf.org.uk
www.phf.org.uk
Small Grants Programme: Awards up to £5,000 are made to local schemes that fall within the Foundation's priority areas (www.phf.org.uk/priority.htm). Applications should be for specific projects rather than revenue or deficit funding. The grant requested should represent the major part of the funding required. Grants will be made for one year only and applications in the following year from the same
Business Community Connections
BCConnections, Gainsborough House, 2 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1AE
Tel: 020 8973 2390 Fax: 020 8973 2396
Email: info@bcconnections.org.uk; Website:www.bcconnections.org.uk
Business Community Connections aims to help charities obtain more support from business. Business support ranges from cash donations and sponsorship to employee volunteering and gifts-in-kind. BCConnections provide a free on-line resource centre of information and advice, to assist in the practical development of business community partnerships, organise local brokering events to facilitate face-to-face contact between potential community and business partners and offer training courses to improve knowledge and skills within charities to develop effective business community partnerships.
The Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust
Judith Dunworth, Secretary, 7 Cowley Street, London SW1P 3NB.
Tel: 020 7227 5400 Fax: 020 7227 5401
Email: enquiry@esmeefairbairn.org.uk website: www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
This Trust makes grants under five specific categories: arts and heritage, education, environment, social and economic research and social welfare. Arts & Heritage – the Trust is more likely to support organisations or projects less able to raise substantial funds from other sources and has 6 priorities:
* the professional development of artists who have completed their formal training and are in the early stages of their careers (not individuals)
* the public presentation or performance of contemporary work
* arts provision among groups or places less well served than others
* audience development
* arts education work involving local communities
English Partnerships
16-18 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9HP.
Tel: 020 7976 7070 Fax: 020 7976 7740
Community Investment Fund offers funding to grassroots schemes from community and voluntary groups, which contribute to local urban regeneration.
The Baring Foundation
60 London Wall, London EC2M 5TQ.
Tel: 020 7767 1348
A grant-making trust that supports UK based voluntary organisations, working in education or the community. It has changed its programmes: Strengthening the Voluntary Sector is for smaller, voluntary, charitable and community based organisations, and now only in Merseyside, London, Devon and Cornwall. The Arts Programme will continue to support arts projects in educational and community settings through two funds – The Small Projects Fund and The Knowledge and Skills Exchange Fund. These will be open to all constituted, not-for-profit national and local arts organisations in England and Wales.
The BURA Charitable Trust (British Urban Regeneration Association)
33 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DX.
Tel: 020 7253 5054
Promotes outstanding examples of community regeneration and advocates the involvement of community organisations as key partners in developing integrated, holistic programmes of regeneration. It operates “Best Practice in the Community Regeneration Awards”. Eligible projects must display a majority of the following criteria: be community inspired, contribute to the raising of community spirit and improve quality of life, viable and sustainable, accountable and respond to local stakeholders & have a track record of success.
The Camelot Foundation(completely separate from grants made from the National Lottery)
1 Derry Street, London W8 5HY.
The programme exists to support organisations helping disabled or disadvantaged people play a fuller part in the workplace and community. The Community Support Programme makes grants to voluntary organisations and self help groups, which work directly to benefit their local communities. Larger organisations receive support through the Charitable Projects Programme. Guidelines about their programmes can only be obtained by sending a large SAE to them.
Rural Action
ACRE offices, Somerford Court, Somerford Road, Circencester, Glos, GL17 1TW.
Tel: 01285 659 599
50% grants are available to any group of local people or parish/town councils for projects, which aim to improve the rural environment or increase understanding and enjoyment of it. Applicants must match the grant; this can include the value of volunteers’ time and donated materials, services or equipment. Rural Action primarily supports specialist advice, technical services or training as well as feasibility studies, local consultation and surveys.
The Tudor Trust
7 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 3BD.
Tel: 020 7727 8522
Assistance is given to organisations with charitable objectives, which are implementing practical projects in urban or rural areas where need is especially great, current provision is inadequate, resources are scarce or potential is unrealised. The active involvement of local people is important. Key projects include: voluntary activity in isolated areas, school/home links, building projects with a thoughtful response to energy conservation/the environment and employment schemes for people with disabilities. Do not give many grants for the arts. No grants to individuals.
European Heritage Awards
Marjinke de Jong, Europa Nostra Secretariat, Lange Voorhout 35, 2514 EC, The Hague, Netherlands.
Fax: 00 31 70 361 7865
A European consortium of local authorities, NGOs and others involved in protecting and enhancing Europe’s cultural heritage. Each year it gives awards to exemplary built and natural environmental projects including the restoration of old buildings, the adaptation of old buildings for new use, the conservation and reconstruction of parks, gardens and landscapes and the sensitive development in conservation areas.
The Wingate Foundation
This foundation has a policy of financial support for not-for-profit companies with a record of artistic excellence that require additional funding which cannot be funded from usual sources They also offer grants for the areas of education and social exclusion. Contributions towards the running costs of projects for a limited timescale will be considered and, in certain circumstances, towards capital projects. Eligible projects would ideally be innovative, focus on the disadvantaged and have long-term effects or could be action research / pilot schemes that might lead to such projects in the future and that could be replicated. The Foundation does not have an application form and there is no deadline. Please write with full details, including your most recent financial accounts to:
Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, 2nd Floor, 20 - 22 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LR.
The Goldsmiths Company Charities [Charities only] 020 7606 7010
Co-operative Partnerships
FREEPOST OL5573, Sandbrook Way, Rochdale, Lancs OL11 1YD.
Tel: 01706 891412
The Co-op’s new community awards are focused on the environment and communities near Co-op shops. Seventy grants were on offer this year ranging from £200 to £2000.
Future Builders (New government fund to help the voluntary and community sector)
Tesco Community Awards Scheme
P.O. Box 18, Delamore Road, Cheshunt, Harts, EN8 9SL.
Dulux Community Projects
Box 343, London WC2E 8RJ.
ICI Paints, sponsor of the scheme, provides help to recognised voluntary groups who wish to carry out painting projects for the benefit of the community. Free supplies of paint are awarded for use in connection with worthwhile community projects.
OTHER INTERESTING POSSIBILITIES
RSA Art for Architecture Award Scheme for UK Artists
Jes Fernie or Lizzie Tulip, Royal Society for the Arts, 8 John Adam Street,
London WC2N 6EZ.
Tel: 020 7930 5115 Email@ afa@rsa-uk.demon.co.uk
The scheme encourages cross-disciplinary approaches to building and landscape projects by giving grants to encourage and enable architects, landscape designers, planners and engineers to work with artists as part of the design team. The emphasis is on collaboration, enabling artists to play a significant role in the initial stages of the project. Grants range from £2000 to £15000. Some information packs are held at Public Art South West.
Arts and Business
Head Office, Nutmeg House, 60 Gainsford Street, Butlers Wharf, London SE1 2NY.
Tel: 020 7378 8143 Fax: 020 7407 7527 Email: head.office@aandb.org.uk
South West Office Director: Phil Gibby, 61 Park Street, Bristol BS1 5NU
Tel: 0117 929 0522 Email: south.west@aandb.org.uk, website: www.AandB.org.uk
Arts and Business is the world’s largest charity promoting and developing creative partnerships between business and the arts. Their programmes and services include an investment programme Arts & Business New Partners, training and mentoring and networking forums and advisory clinics.
The Radcliffe Trust
5 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BT.
Tel: 020 7242 9231
The Radcliffe Trust’s grant-making policy is concentrated in two main areas - music and crafts. In the area of crafts, the main thrust is the support of training young people (mostly in cathedral workshops) by way of grants to employers, bursaries on offer to students, etc. Other grants are for excellence in crafts related to conservation.
Royal Institute of British Architects
Community Architecture Resource Centre, 66 Portland Place, London W1N 4AD.
Tel: 020 7580 5533
The Community Projects Fund gives grants for feasibility studies and supplies lists of architects and information to community groups. Grants are normally up to £1000 but with a maximum grant of £3000. Also reference library with slides, photographs and videos.
The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
Comely Park House, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland KY12 7EJ.
Tel: 01383 721445
Grant giving policies in this five year period are multi-media in the arts, electronic information for the voluntary arts, two independent museums’ initiatives and unusual initiatives to encourage creative partnerships and original thinking. The next research-based initiative will focus on young people. The Trust only supports the voluntary arts and not professional organisations.
The Edward Marshall Trust Awards
Watford Old Farm, 17 Cranley Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 2EW.
Tel: 01483 570801
The Trust is a registered charity which aims to promote progressive ideas in design and craft for use in the public domain. Advertisements appear in Crafts and Artists Newsletter for one commission at a time. The next award is not thought about until the current one is completed. Ideally there will be an annual award and the amount is at the discretion of the Trustees. Completed projects so far have been a prototype chair suitable for use in the new conference/lecture theatre at the Crafts Council and an art data centre for Oriel in Cardiff, a project aimed at providing the public with access to topical information on fine and applied arts and crafts. The bias is towards furniture and furnishing projects, but other options will be considered.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Most main public reference libraries have a fundraising section in which the following books may be found:
The Arts Funding Guide is also produced by the Directory of Social Change. It is a key and comprehensive publication with everything the arts fundraiser needs to know about LTK sources of funding. This essential document covers the full range of public and private support.
It has been written by Susan Forrester and David Lloyd and costs £18.95.
Email. Books@dsc.dsc.org.uk or ring 0207 209 5151
Effective Funding: An informal Guide is a new title available from DSC as above, a starter guide for fundraisers that explains how to identify the right funding sources, think creatively and achieve results.
It has been written by Luke FitzHerbert and costs £7.95.
The Youth Funding Guide is a key publication giving practical advice on fundraising for youth-focused projects. It includes advice on how much to budget for, writing applications and sources of funding. It also deals with how to approach the National Lottery, grant-making trusts, companies, national, regional and local government pots and the EU,
It is written by Nicola Eastwood and costs £16.95 from the Directory of Social Change.
Email. Books@dsc.dsc.org.uk or ring 0207 209 5151 .
Directory of Grant Making Trusts, published biannually by the Charities Aid Foundation
A Guide to Local Trusts in the South of England (pub DoSC)
The Guide to UK Company Giving (pub DoSC)
Directory of Social Change, 24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP.
For a copy of their catalogue, ring 020 7209 5151.
WEBSITES
www.fundraise.org
www.savage-europe.org - Designed to provide up-to-date information about European funding.
www.fundraising.co.uk - One of the best UK related fund-raising sites.
www.fundinginformation.org - Funding Digest is a paper-based source of funding information, now publishing electronically.
www.fundnetservices.com - Site providing links to grant-making and fund-raising sources across the globe.
www.funderfinder.org.uk - Homepage for trust finding software. Full of helpful tips and advertising.
www.fundersonline.org - Provides a range of funding information including a directory to the site of European foundations and corporate funders.
www.artquest.org.uk - Some good funding information - regularly updated
Last updated: 15.9.05
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