Free grant snapshot · last 12 months
Arts, culture and heritage grants in South West
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 South West.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to arts, culture and heritage charities in South West in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfson Foundation | 4 | £450k | £100k |
| Barnwood Trust | 5 | £414k | £99k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 4 | £260k | £40k |
| Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 1 | £200k | £200k |
| Devon Community Foundation | 19 | £146k | £5,000 |
| Quartet Community Foundation | 24 | £139k | £4,998 |
| The Clothworkers Foundation | 1 | £75k | £75k |
| The Fore | 1 | £45k | £45k |
| The Veterans' Foundation | 2 | £40k | £20k |
| The Three Guineas Trust | 1 | £10k | £10k |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express Grant | Quartet Community Foundation | 8 | 2023 to 2026 | 2 Mar 2026 |
| DCC Food Fuel and More | Devon Community Foundation | 6 | 2022 to 2026 | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Catalyst Grant | Quartet Community Foundation | 5 | 2023 to 2026 | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Donor Advised Grant | Quartet Community Foundation | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Arts and Humanities | Wolfson Foundation | 3 | 2018 to 2026 | 3 Dec 2025 |
| CLASP Communities: Local Action on Suicide Prevention | Devon Community Foundation | 2 | 2022 to 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Welfare | Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | 2017 to 2026 | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Small Grants | Barnwood Trust | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Standard | The Veterans' Foundation | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| PCC Safer Communities | Devon Community Foundation | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
20 open schemes on Find a Grant covering South West 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 Allen Lane Foundation, Benefact Trust, CHK Foundation, Community Foundation North East, Devon Community Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Essex Community Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Making a Difference Locally, Quartet Community Foundation, The Clothworkers Foundation, The Fore, The Three Guineas Trust, The Veterans' Foundation, Wolfson Foundation: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from Barnwood Trust: Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). 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.