The Radcliffe Trust supports classical music performance and training, especially chamber music, composition and music education. Particular interests within music education are music for children and adults with special needs, youth orchestras and projects at secondary and higher levels, including academic research. The Trustees respond to applications and also initiate their own projects.
The Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund makes grants from £500 to £5,000 to small community-based organisations.
The website provides a list of postcodes that qualify and a comprehensive list of requirements that must be satisfied before an application can be accepted. Core funded directly by the Airport Company and topped-up by any penalties levied on airlines breaching our noise limits, grants are awarded by a board of independent Trustees representing local authorities and the Airport Consultative Committee.
Themes of the Fund - grants available up to £4000 (applicants must be based in Manchester).
See list of deadlines and decision dates.
Nobody knows what's best for our communities better than the communities themselves. We listen to their ideas and help where we can. Applications must meet at least one of the fund’s core themes. We’re happy to discuss whether your project fits our themes before application.
The aim of this programme is to support individuals and organisations who have experienced barriers to accessing Arts Council Wales funding. Creative Steps aims to address this by supporting artists, creatives, and organisations throughout their developmental journey.
You can apply if your organisation is led by ethnically and culturally diverse people, Deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent people, or people who have experienced racism or discrimination.
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement.
The Trustees will consider applications for core costs or projects and are very conscious of the work involved in applying for a grant and encourage charities to consider whether their work aligns with the Trust’s priorities for the next three years before submitting an application.
Active Communities - Our open funding programme open in different parts of Great Britain at different times. We're looking for small and local projects, genuinely designed and run by local people. We offer funding of between £5,000 and £40,000 for projects lasting up to two years.
Your project should be for people who experience greater social and economic disadvantage than those living in other areas. It should create stronger connections between people by helping them to meet up regularly.
The Alec Dickson trust supports young people who, through volunteering or community service, aim to enhance the lives of others, particularly those most marginalised by society.
Funding is typically up to £500 – for more information on applying, please see the charity’s website.
Grants are available to registered charities, both local and national, that are working for the relief of poverty, distress and sickness and the advancement of education, religion and charitable purposes which benefit communities in Dorset and West Hampshire.
The Ahavas Chesed Trust supports a range of charitable causes including education/training; advancement of health or saving of lives; the prevention or relief of poverty; and religious activities. Grant funding is available to individuals and organisations throughout England and Wales.
To apply or for more information please contact the email/phone numbers above.
The Hadrian trust is a grant giving organisation that provides funding to social welfare and charitable organisations working for the benefit of the people and the environment of Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham, including Hartlepool.
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