Grants database

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) provides data, feedback, programs, and insights to help individual and institutional donors improve their effectiveness. Through this project, CEP will analyse thousands of grantees’ perceptions of the dozens of Europe-based funders that have engaged the Grantee Perception Report. By publishing and disseminating a research report, CEP will share insight into European funders’ grantees’ experiences and suggestions for increased impact.

CATALYST are a network of people and organisations working to build a fairer tech future by resisting harm and supporting the tech justice movement. This grant supports their core activities, and provides additional funding to sustain and scale their efforts.

Black Thrive Global work with statutory and community partners to address the inequalities that Black people face throughout their lives which negatively impact their mental health and wellbeing, experiences, and outcomes. This grant supports research and staff funding to enhance antiracist community engagement across various areas, sectors and policy organisations across the UK.

The Primary Shakespeare Company (PSC) works with children in primary schools to raise achievement and attainment by engaging with Shakespeare across the curriculum. PSC will work over three years at Wyvern Special School and Repton Manor Primary School in Ashford, exploring a model of ​‘rich inclusion’ for the performance-based arts practice.

PaddleBoat Theatre Company seek to make performance work directly with children for family audiences. They also deliver high-quality creative workshops for Primary and Special Educational Need schools. PaddleBoat Theatre wish to deliver inclusive musical and theatre activities in two special schools to support the development of communication skills and the communications confidence of children and young people who are Deaf or with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD).

Live Music Now Scotland (LMNS) takes high quality live music to people who are excluded from accessing it, and trains specifically recruited emerging musicians. This programme supports curricular music learning for students and teachers in non-mainstream school settings, in two Scottish local authority areas, Renfrewshire and Fife.

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) celebrates the wide diversity of comics through an annual event and runs a year-round programme addressing social issues through the unique properties of comics. This grant supports their work using comics to positively affect pupil’s enjoyment of and motivation to read, and to support their wider literacy development. Comic Potential 2 will translate the learning from in-depth prior work with schools in Manchester and Cumbria (in mainstream primary and SEND specialist settings) into sustainable, adaptable approaches which school teachers can use independently in their teaching practice.

DJ & MC Academy empower young people from marginalised backgrounds to thrive through music and artistic engagement. This grant supports them to work in partnerships with four North London schools, exploring learning through podcasting, radio presenting, song-writing and spoken word, to support pupil learning in the areas of literacy, music, skills development and wider personal development for upper Key Stage 2 pupils.

Digital Writes support young people who experience disadvantage to take part in creative artistic projects, including creative writing, visual art, animation, filmmaking, game design, acting, and music courses. This grant enables their work with two Swindon specialist settings using a blend of animated visual art, soundscapes and music to support pupils in building imaginary worlds, producing their own computer game that will be published and accessed by the school communities and beyond.

Changing Relations is an arts education organisation that challenges thinking around gender stereotypes and relationship behaviours, using art as an engagement tool. They will work with six schools (two primary, two secondary and two special schools) in the North East to develop and refine their arts-based approach to challenge thinking around gender stereotypes and relationship behaviours. The project aims to prevent young people developing unhealthy relationships and enable those affected by abuse and violence to access appropriate support. Changing Relations will also work collaboratively with teachers to increase their confidence and skills in addressing these difficult issues through arts-based activities.

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) support the creation and performance of new music through concerts, workshops for young people, and public events. This grant enables BCMG to build on the successful development of its primary school composing programme, which supports the teaching of composing within the Music curriculum, through working with composer-educators, teachers, school leaders and pupils. In this next phase, BCMG is exploring different approaches to embedding the practice within schools, advocating for primary composing education, and supporting the strengthening of composing in schools.

The Amber Trust provides blind and partially sighted children, including those with additional disabilities, the best possible chance to meet their musical needs and aspirations. This grant will enable Amber Trust to expand its SEND specialist schools music education programme, which takes a dual approach of leading specialist delivery supporting blind and vision impaired pupils in classrooms and supporting school staff professional learning in teaching music.