We are funding Arts, Heritage, and Community projects primarily (but not exclusively) in London and Kent. This can range from one-off events through to multi-year projects. Grants of up to £2,000 per-year are available for projects and/or capital items, with awards for three years open to consideration.
Arts and Heritage projects can include; local heritage projects which help local groups to conserve and restore their landmarks, landscape, traditions and culture. Examples of Performing and Visual Arts work are those involved in performances, art, music, and drama activities. Community projects can be broader, bringing together and supporting local people, but must still include an Arts or Heritage element.
Our eligibility criteria for the programme is as follows:
*If you are not a registered not-for-profit organisation, we may be willing to consider exceptions under certain circumstances. If this applies to you, please contact us to discuss this further.
The programme has a number of priorities when considering awards:
We will not fund the following:
Before submitting a full application, we ask that the charity contact us by email with a short outline of the project. If you are eligible we will be in touch with full details of how to make a complete application. Applications will be considered at meetings of our Committee in spring and autumn each year - with deadlines c6 weeks prior. During our assessment we may request a visit to find out more. We will communicate all decisions following the date of the meeting.
E: charities@skinners.org.uk | T: 020 7213 0561
The next application deadline to submit a complete application us: Friday 20 September 2024
If an award is made, the terms of our grant will be included with notification of our decision. This will include end of year monitoring, with any future instalments of our grant conditional on this.
If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact us:
Email: charities@skinners.org.uk