News and publications

Ten new visual artists and composers receive £75,000 each as we announce this year’s recipients of Awards for Artists.

We are pleased to announce that Adam Rahman has joined Paul Hamlyn Foundation as Head of Communications.

When we reflected on the last year, three themes emerged from the work that we do: investing for the long-term, being fit for the future and togetherness.

Our annual report, reflecting on the year before and some of the key themes that run through our work, including: investing for the long-term, being fit for the future and togetherness.

We reflect on what we have heard from grant holders and applicants who responded to the 2025 Grantee and Applicant Perception Surveys commissioned from the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

Summary findings from the 2025 Grantee Perception and Applicant Perception Reports.

Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope, TDF Advisor and Professor of Education/​Dean of Place and Social Purpose at Plymouth Marjon University, shares her reflections on the Teacher Development Fund’s TeachMeet 2026.

We have made grants to three organisations supporting young people through our Youth Strategic Investment Fund.

The Backbone Fund provides £2 million in core, long-term funding each year to organisations working across civil society — organisations whose work sustains the conditions for justice, democracy, and collective care.