Find Funds: Arts & Culture

Find Funds: Arts & Culture

Funding for All offers Kent & Medway charities and voluntary sector organisations mentoring and resources to help increase their chances of fundraising success. That’s why we’ve created a grants database for groups to access at any time, completely free.

By using the filters below, quickly search for local and national funding sources that are currently accepting applications.

If you need some support putting together an application, take a look at our mentoring programme or our upcoming events.

Funding for All is not a grant maker and does not award funding. We are not affiliated with any of the funders listed on our database nor does inclusion mean Funding for All endorses the linked site/funder. If you have questions, please use the link provided on the listing to contact the funder directly for more information.

CPF Trust – Small Grants for UK Charities

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesHealth & Wellbeing

The CPF Trust offers annual grants of £1,000–£3,000 to UK-registered charities. Funding supports projects in: Arts and education Carers and older people Early intervention for…

Up to: £3,000
Deadline: 30th September 2026

The Coln Trust

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesSocial Justice

Grants typically up to £3,000 are available to UK registered charities working in the UK to support either children and young people, the arts, medical…

Up to: £3,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Grocers’ Charity

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesEnvironmental

The Grocers’ Charity awards one-off grants of up to £5,000 to UK registered charities working to improve the quality of life for people and communities….

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: 1st September 2026

The Concertina Charitable Trust

Arts & Culture

The Concertina Charitable Trust awards grants of up to £250 to small charitable organisations that provide musical activities for the elderly community in need.  …

Up to: £250
Deadline: Ongoing

Ofcom – Community Radio Fund

Arts & Culture

Ofcom’s Community Radio Fund awards grants of up to £100,000 to support the sustainability and growth of Ofcom-licensed community radio stations, broadcasting on AM, FM,…

Up to: £100,000
Deadline: Currently closed

Freelands Foundation

Arts & CultureEducation & Employment

The Freelands Foundation awards grants to visual arts organisations across the UK to experiment with and explore art education, grounded in the belief of the…

Up to: £150,000
Deadline: Currently closed

The Sackler Trust

Arts & CultureEnvironmentalHeritageSocial Justice

The Sackler Trust offers grants of varying amounts to registered charities working in the fields of arts, education, environment, heritage, science, and social welfare. No minimum…

Up to: £1,000,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Sterry Family Foundation

Arts & CultureEducation & EmploymentHealth & WellbeingSports

The Sterry Family Foundation awards grants (no maximum specified but typically under £3,000) to UK registered charities working in the UK and specific territories in…

Up to: £3,000
Deadline: Ongoing

ARTCRY

Arts & Culture

ARTCRY supports urgent artistic responses to current social and political events with grants of up to £2,500. The fund aims to encourage artists and organisations…

Up to: £2,500
Deadline: Currently closed

Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Teacher Development Fund

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund awards grants of up £165,000 to support teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children…

Up to: £165,000
Deadline: Currently closed

The Radcliffe Trust – Music

Arts & Culture

The Radcliffe Trust’s Music scheme supports classical music performance and training, especially chamber music, composition and music education. Particular interests within music education are music…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Backstage Trust

Arts & Culture

The Backstage Trust makes grants to registered charities and CICs with a focus on the performing arts, particularly theatre and music.   Areas for which the…

Up to: £500,000
Deadline: Ongoing

Fidelio Charitable Trust

Arts & Culture

The Fidelio Charitable Trust makes grants of up to £5,000 to support the Arts, in particular music, including opera, Lieder, Composition and dance. The Trust…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Cleary Foundation

Arts & CultureEducation & EmploymentEnvironmentalLocal Grants

The Cleary Foundation makes grants to charities in the South East and Kent areas that are involved in education, conservation and the natural environment, and…

Up to: £10,000
Deadline: Currently closed

Chapman Charitable Trust

Arts & CultureEnvironmentalHealth & Wellbeing

The Chapman Charitable Trust makes grants typically up to £3,000 to UK registered charities which: promote physical and mental wellbeing conserve our natural environment and…

Up to: £3,000
Deadline: Ongoing

The Wyseliot Rose Charitable Trust

Arts & CultureHealth & WellbeingSocial Justice

The Wyseliot Rose Charitable Trust’s awards grants of up to £5,000 to charities of national significance which promote health or the saving of lives, the…

Up to: £5,000

The Foyle Foundation – Main Grants Scheme

Arts & CultureEducation & Employment

The Foyle Foundation’s Main Grants Scheme awards one-year grants, typically up to £50,000, to UK registered charities whose core work covers Arts and Learning. Arts…

Up to: £50,000

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

Arts & CultureEnvironmentalHealth & Wellbeing

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust awards grants typically between £500 and £6,000 to UK registered charities working in the fields of the advancement of the…

Up to: £6,000

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