THE HINRICHSEN FOUNDATION
One-off grants, generally for between £500 and £3,000, are available to UK registered charities, not-for-profit organisations and individuals to assist the public performance of contemporary music and independent musicological research.
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o Application deadline: FRIDAY 19th DECEMBER 2025.
o Funder: The Hinrichsen Foundation CIO (founded 1976. Charity number 1171401. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 31 December 2024: £142,063 (2023: £26,549; 2022: £0; 2021: £0; 2020: £32,300. The zero expenditure in 2022 and 2021 is attributed to the Foundation pausing its grant-making during COVID)).
o Who can apply: registered charities, not-for-profit organisations and individuals across the UK.
o Key words: Choirs, Church Music, Classical Music, Contemporary Music, Experimental Music, Opera, United Kingdom.
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The Hinrichsen Foundation makes small, one-off grants, usually for between £250-£1,500, to registered charities, not-for-profit organisations and individuals in the UK for the performance of contemporary music, which may include the commissioning of new work, non-commercial recording and even publications. Grants are also occasionally provided for research projects that take place outside the patronage of an academic institution.
The Music Resource website defines contemporary music as “any style of music that is current or modern, addressing current issues in a manner that is appealing to the current audience. The manner of appeal may involve fusing more than one original music style together. However, it should be noted that contemporary music takes advantage of the technological development of the era”.
Grants of between £300 and £3,000 (this was previously £250-£1,500) are normally available. The Foundation is unlikely to fund 100% of project costs and will expect applicants to contribute a degree of matched funding.
Funding is not available for:
o Applications for which there are existing official schemes of help.
o Assistance in purchasing musical instruments or equipment including the electronic or computer variety.
o Degree courses.
o Projects with a very large over-arching budget or where the budgeting is unclear or largely speculative, or
o Retrospective grants.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Foundation’s website.
The next deadline for applications is Friday 19th December 2025.
Contact details for the Foundation are:
Dr Angela Slater
Secretary
The Hinrichsen Foundation
2-6 Baches Street
London
N1 6DN
Email: hinrichsenmanager@