GRANTS

If you are interested in applying for funding through our annual grant-giving activity, please submit a proposal to The Ampersand Foundation. We support all kinds of visual arts projects including exhibitions, commissions, public collection enhancement, artists residencies and educational projects. We allocate funding once a year at our Trustees’ Summer meeting and we are unable to approve grants at any other time of year.

We also allocate major, multi-year grants to institutions for projects that will have a transformational impact on them, their local communities and the towns in which they are based. We aim to have an active involvement in the development of these projects so please do get in touch with us to discuss those.

How to apply for our annual grant-giving activity: To be considered, your proposal for funding should include:

  1. Title of the project

  2. Expected project realisation dates 

  3. The organisation’s charity number if you have one

  4. An executive summary of the project (300 words max)

  5. A brief description of your organisation (100 words max)

  6. The full details of the project

  7. A budget for the entire project

  8. The amount you are requesting funds for and how it will be allocated

  9. How the public and your organisation will specifically benefit from the Foundation's support  

Please note: 

  • it is a requirement that all exhibitions and projects supported by The Ampersand Foundation should be free to the public at least one whole day per week.

  • applications should not exceed 2 pages excluding images, budget and other supporting materials.

  • we do not support capital projects or core costs.

Please look at our Frequently Asked Questions section before submitting your proposal.You can always get in touch with us if your question is not answered there.

Please send your proposal by email to info@theampersandfoundation.com and attach all related materials in Word, Excel or PDF.

The Trustees meet once a year in the Summer and review all the applications received. In 2024 the grant allocation meeting will take place on Friday 13 September. The next application deadline is Monday 1 July 2024.

Please note that applications that do not meet the requirements set out above and/or do not fall within the remit of The Ampersand Foundation will be rejected without further correspondence being entered into.