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.

The Garrick Charitable Trust

Arts & CultureMusic and Dance

The Trust supports activities that nurture creative talent and provides opportunities for actors, directors, writers, musicians, and choreographers in the early stages of their careers…

Up to: £5,000
Deadline: Friday 14th August 2026

Emerton-Christie Charity

Arts & CultureEducation & EmploymentEnvironmentalHealth & WellbeingHeritage

The Emerton-Christie Charity awards small grants, typically under £10,000, to UK registered charities for core costs or project funding. While the trustees may select beneficiaries…

Up to: £10,000
Deadline: Monday 31st August 2026

Amazon Regional Creatives Fund

Arts & CultureEducation & EmploymentIT & Technology

£30,000 grants launched for UK charitable organisations through Amazon’s Regional Creatives Fund Amazon is offering grants of up to £30,000 to charities, Community Interest Companies…

Up to: £30,000
Deadline: Sunday 2nd August 2026

The Idlewild Trust

Arts & Culture

Grants of up to £8,000 are available to registered charities supporting the development of early-career professionals in the arts. Funding can be used to provide…

Up to: £8,000
Deadline: 4th September 2026, midday

The John Ackroyd Charitable Trust

Arts & CultureChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducation & Employment

The John Ackroyd Charitable Trust is a Dorset-based family grant-maker offering small grants, up to £2,500 for UK registered charities. The Trust supports projects that:…

Up to: £2,500
Deadline: On-going

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 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 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

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

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

The Golsoncott Foundation

Arts & Culture

The Golsoncott Foundation awards grants (normally up to £3,000) to arts organisations with projects that demonstrate and deliver excellence in the arts, be it in performance,…

Up to: £3,000
Deadline: Ongoing

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

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

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