Foyle Foundation - £23m in Grants
The Foyle Foundation is an independent grant making trust that distributes grants to U.K. based registered charities and schools.
They welcome applications from all regions and countries of the U.K.
Since it became operational in November 2001, The Foundation has disbursed £146.6M in grants (up to 31 December 2023).
The Foundation is set to make £23m-worth of grants over the next two years to UK registered charities and schools, for Arts, Learning, Community Small (below) Grants, State Schools Libraries and Health that will be completed by 2025, when the Foundation will close. Various dates and grant sizes - see the Funding Finder entries for each for details.
Small Grants - for registered charities with income under £150k pa, to support the performing or visual arts and for projects that facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and learning. Core funding with priority to support local charities delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community. Grants £2k to £10k. Applications at any time - final deadline 31 Apr 25.
The Foyle Foundation Completes its Grant Giving Programme in 2025
The Foyle Foundation will complete its grant giving programme in 2025, marking 25 years of giving to the fields of the Arts, Learning, Community Small Grants, State Schools Libraries and Health.
They are delighted to announce that applications are still open for the final rounds of grants for projects which will complete by the end of 2025. For full details, including timings of the application process and cut off dates, please see the relevant specific section of each of our grantmaking schemes (Main Grants Scheme, School Library Scheme, Small Grants Scheme). Please also see Frequently Asked Questions.
What TheyCurrently Fund
The Foundation awards funding in three main areas:
ARTS and LEARNING charities predominantly via the Main Grants Scheme
SMALL CHARITIES of all descriptions (with a turnover of less than £150K per annum) via the Small Grants Scheme (grants between £2K and £10K)
STATE FUNDED SCHOOLS predominantly via the Foyle School Library Scheme (grants between £2K and £10K)
