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The Golsoncott Foundation

The Golsoncott Foundation grants

Grants, generally £500 to £2,500, for registered charities, CICs and other not-for-profit arts organisations in England, for projects and programmes across all art forms, and for core costs where the need is clearly shown. Applications must show a clear need, a commitment to artistic excellence and a commitment to widening access to the arts. Applications are only accepted in four one-month windows a year; the next runs 1 to 31 December 2026 for the February meeting. Organisations with an established relationship may be offered annual funding for up to three years.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£500 – £2,500
Deadline
74 days left
31 December
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Registered charities, Community Interest Companies (CICs) and other not-for-profit arts organisations in England whose work reflects the Foundation's belief in the power of the arts to enrich lives; institutions can apply for general bursary funds and capital appeals
  • Applications should demonstrate a clear case for why support is needed and the difference it will make, a commitment to artistic excellence with ambitious, distinctive work that stands out in its field, and a commitment to widening access to the arts for people of all ages
  • Individuals cannot apply

What it funds

  • Projects and programmes across all art forms, helping organisations to develop new ideas and bring the arts to more people
  • Core costs, where the need is clearly demonstrated
  • General bursary funds and capital appeals, from institutions

organisations with which the Foundation has an established relationship may be offered annual funding for up to three years

What it will not fund

  • Individuals, including for academic or vocational courses
  • Applications received outside the four application windows
  • A further application from the same organisation within 12 months of the outcome of its previous one, whether successful or not

How to apply

  1. Prepare an application stating the amount requested (a figure or a range), whether this is your only funding source, all other funding secured or pending, and any matched funding mechanism and overall target
  2. Send it as a PDF to admin@golsoncott.org.uk within an application window: 1-31 December (February meeting), 1-31 March (May), 1-30 June (August) or 1-30 September (November)
  3. Most applications go through a first appraisal; applicants who do not pass are notified
  4. Trustees decide at the quarterly meeting and notify applicants the following week

you can speak to the administrator, Hal Bishop, on 07442 395346

Have ready

  • Application as a PDF, including the amount requested and other funding
  • Annual report and accounts, wherever possible
  • Any other supporting information you consider relevant

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