Grants database

Off the Record (OTR) is a mental health social movement by and for young people aged 11–25 living in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. This grant provides core support for OTR fundraising and staff salaries as they respond to increased demand as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Newhampton Arts Centre (NAC) is a creative venue in the heart of Wolverhampton that nurtures new talent and new ideas. They offer a wide range of facilities and opportunities to enjoy and engage in the arts and support thirty resident organisations through their creative hub. This grant provides core support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

National Theatre Wales (NTW) is the UK’s youngest national theatre and the English-speaking national theatre of Wales. This grant supports NTW’s TEAM programmes in Pembrokeshire and Wrexham in which productions are co-created with communities to create place-specific works.

Madlove is a long-term project by artist James Leadbitter, aka the vacuum cleaner, that blends research, design, socially engaged practice and visual arts to reimagine mental health support and environments. This grant supports Madlove to re-establish organisational development and sustainable strategic planning in response to impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Institute for Voluntary Action Research is an independent charity that works closely with people and organisations striving for social change. They use research to develop practical responses to the challenges faced by organisations and create opportunities for people to learn from their findings. This grant provides core support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

Help on Your Doorstep is a charity that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Islington, especially those who are vulnerable and isolated. They work with residents to find solutions to the issues which make life difficult, strengthen communities and enable people to improve their life chances. This grant provides core support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

Heart and Sound offers a range of creative and youth work activities for young people in Dunfermline, with a particular focus on music. They support members to increase their confidence and social connections, achieve awards or qualifications, and move into employment or further education. This grant provides core support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

Hatch Enterprise work with entrepreneurs from diverse, under-served communities to grow smart ideas into successful, profitable and sustainable businesses that have a positive and lasting impact on their communities. They are co-founders of the Collective Leadership Group, an initiative that seeks to create greater connection, collaboration and innovation across capacity-building and enterprise support providers for the UK social sector. This grant supports the appointment of a Community Lead who will map sector provision, support learning and insight, and grow membership.

FACT is the UK’s leading organisation for the support and exhibition of art and film that embraces new technology and explores digital culture. They believe in enriching lives and shaping the future through film, art and creative technology. This grant provides core support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

The European Network on Statelessness is a civil society alliance of over 140 members committed to ending statelessness in Europe and ensuring that stateless people living in Europe are protected. This grant provides core support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society (EFFS) is the organisation that underpins the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Their three core objectives are to provide support, advice and encouragement to participating artists, producers, venues and professionals; assist audiences to navigate the festival and its programme; and to celebrate the Fringe worldwide. This grant provides core support to EFFS as the organisation recovers from the impacts of Covid-19, including their major fundraising campaign ​‘Save the Fringe’.

The DEC is made up of 14 member charities who are experts in humanitarian aid and specialise in different areas of disaster response. They come together to speak in one voice and make fundraising more efficient when the DEC launch an appeal. When large-scale disasters hit countries without the capacity to respond, the DEC brings members together to raise funds quickly and efficiently. This grant constitutes Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s contribution to the DEC’s Coronavirus Appeal for emergency response in India.