THE VICTORIA WOOD FOUNDATION
Grants, generally up to £5,000, are available to UK charitable organisations for arts projects in the United Kingdom.
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o Application deadline: FRIDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2024 for the Foundation’s December 2024 meeting.
o Funder: The Victoria Wood Foundation (founded 2016. Charity number 1170494. Total value of grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2023: £191,940 (2022: £164,440 (2021: £348,176)).
o Who can apply: UK arts organisations. The Foundation tends to prioritise areas of the country when Victoria Wood spent most of her life, principally the North of England, Lancashire and London, although applicants from other parts of the UK are also supported.
o Key words: Arts, Theatre, Music, Dance, United Kingdom.
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The Victoria Wood Foundation, which was founded in memory of the musician and comedian Victoria Wood CBE (1953-2016), is a grant-making charity which provides grant to a wide variety of UK arts organisations, encompassing all aspects of theatre, music and dance in the community. The Foundation has a specific interest in supporting arts organisations in areas where Wood spent most of her life. Places with a connection to Victoria Wood include Prestwich, Bury, Rochdale, Manchester, Birmingham and London .
While there is no minimum or maximum grant level, awards rarely exceed £5,000. During the year ended 5th April 2023, the Foundation awarded grants totalling £191,940 (2022: £164,440; 2021: £348,175; 2020: 274,940; 2019: £334,001).
Funding is not available for:
o Animal/Wildlife/Heritage/
o Courses of study.
o Expeditions or travel abroad.
o General appeals.
o Individuals.
o Places of worship or which promote religion.
o Retrospective costs.
o Statutory bodies (including in Education and Health), or
o Youth and Community Associations.
To apply for a grant, arts organisations are asked to use the Enquiry Form on the Foundation’s website.
The trustees meet in July and December to consider requests for grant support. Applications for the December 2024 meeting should be submitted no later than Friday 15th November 2024.