Grants in England and Wales: The Ashley Family Foundation (UK)

Deadline: 29-Apr-22

The Ashley Family Foundation’s grant program is now open for Inspiring strong communities, social welfare, and creative arts in England and Wales.

The Ashley Family Foundation is the UK registered charity. They use the funding to develop strong communities, social welfare, and creative arts in England and Wales, with a particular emphasis on supporting rural communities.

Focus Area

Wales – Half funding goes to projects in Wales and they continue to maintain strong links with communities in mid-Wales.
Rural – They are especially interested in projects that open up opportunities in areas where they might not otherwise exist and that help alleviate the isolation and other hardships that can affect rural communities.
Arts – They want to help bring art to those people that it can help, and help those who will go on to bring art to the people. As a result, they support organizations that provide a wide range of educational and creative activities, including applied arts and crafts, music, drama, and textiles. They also fund arts education with a focus on helping promising young Welsh talent.
Community – They are attracted to projects that bring people together, to help each other out and make their community a better, more joyful place. They support a range of community projects, including those focused on helping people who suffer from isolation and/or social disadvantage.
Small Charities – The Foundation has an affinity with small charities, the ones set up by people who are driven by love and kindness to help better the lives of those around them.

Funding Information

Although they have no set limit to the amount that can be awarded, they do favor requests that are below £10,000. Funding is awarded in the context of the project and they know that smaller awards of £500 can make a big difference to some recipients.

Eligibility Criteria

Grants are made primarily for project costs to organizations registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and to unregistered organizations providing arts and/or community and social welfare projects when supported by a registered charity.
They are keen to fund good small-scale arts and community projects in England and Wales and welcome proposals from community museums, organizations, farms, and gardens for funding for arts subjects.
Please note, the Foundation does not fund:
- Individuals
- Business ventures
- Overseas projects
- Projects in the field of religion
- Direct funding toward schools
- Retrospective funding for activities that have already taken place.
They are also unlikely to fund:
- Sports focused projects
- Well supported causes (such as Cancer and animal welfare)