Free grant snapshot · last 12 months
Arts, culture and heritage grants in London
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving to charities registered for arts, culture and heritage with a registered address in London.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to arts, culture and heritage charities in London in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Lyon's Charity | 33 | £4.5m | £107k |
| Wolfson Foundation | 10 | £4.5m | £163k |
| Comic Relief | 2 | £1.8m | £880k |
| London Marathon Foundation | 8 | £949k | £73k |
| John Ellerman Foundation | 4 | £670k | £170k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 7 | £640k | £25k |
| Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 8 | £531k | £10k |
| Westminster Foundation | 4 | £404k | £101k |
| A B Charitable Trust | 12 | £315k | £25k |
| The Clothworkers Foundation | 8 | £299k | £11k |
Open and recurring programmes
Funder programmes behind these grants that have made grants in at least two years, so are likely to run again. Check each funder's website for current deadlines.
| Programme | Funder | Grants (12 months) | Years with grants | Latest grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Grant | John Lyon's Charity | 22 | 2019 to 2026 | 11 Mar 2026 |
| School Holiday Activity Fund | John Lyon's Charity | 10 | 2019 to 2026 | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Active Spaces Fund | London Marathon Foundation | 8 | 2022 to 2026 | 14 May 2026 |
| Arts and Humanities | Wolfson Foundation | 7 | 2018 to 2026 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| The Criminal Legal system and penal reform | A B Charitable Trust | 6 | 2013 to 2026 | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Arts | Garfield Weston Foundation | 6 | 2017 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Shelter and Security - Strengthened communities | Making a Difference Locally | 6 | 2024, 2025 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Small Grants Programme | The Clothworkers Foundation | 6 | 2018 to 2025 | 10 Dec 2025 |
| TASK by Trustee | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 5 | 2020 to 2026 | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Migrants and Refugees | A B Charitable Trust | 4 | 2013 to 2026 | 27 May 2026 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
20 open schemes on Find a Grant covering London in related sectors (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | £996k to £997k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage science (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council | £500k to £1.5m | 25 Nov 2026 |
| Long-term cultural and sporting events legacy (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council | £1.1m to £1.3m | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Attendance and engagement at UK sporting, cultural and heritage sites (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council | £1.1m to £1.3m | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Gambling harms research grants (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | £1 to £2m | 8 Dec 2026 |
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Source: grants data published by each funder through 360Giving (GrantNav), grants awarded 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 to registered charities, companies and other organisations (grants to individuals are left out). Cause and region come from the recipient charity's entry on the Charity Commission register (its registered charitable purposes and the postcode area of its registered address), so cause and region snapshots cover recipients registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Open government schemes are from Find a Grant (UK Government) via Grant Radar. "Recurring" programmes have grants in at least two calendar years. Figures are our own summary.
Licences: each funder publishes its data under its own open licence; we use only data licensed CC BY 4.0, CC0 or the Open Government Licence. Data from A B Charitable Trust, Benefact Trust, CHK Foundation, Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, Camden Giving, Comic Relief, Community Foundation North East, Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Essex Community Foundation, Freemasons’ Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, Herefordshire Community Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, John Lyon's Charity, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, Leeds Community Foundation, London Marathon Foundation, Making a Difference Locally, Quartet Community Foundation, Rank Foundation, The Berkeley Foundation, The Clothworkers Foundation, The Foyle Foundation, The Leathersellers' Foundation, The True Colours Trust, The Veterans' Foundation, Trust For London, United St Saviour's Charity, Westminster Foundation, Wolfson Foundation, Youth Music: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from The Pilgrim Trust: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Find a Grant: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check each funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to these funders.