Deadline: 23-Sep-22
The Leche Trust is inviting applications for its grant program for the following areas:
Performing Arts
- The priorities for music, theatre and dance are:
- Excellence in professional performance;
- The production and performance of new work;
- The development of young, professional artists aged 18 or over.
- They aim to achieve a broad balance between music, theatre and dance projects, and take into account the number and location of the audiences and/or individuals likely to benefit.
Conservation
- They support the conservation of historic objects, collections and features of buildings and designed landscapes which are pre-Victorian in date, i.e. pre-1830s.
- In the case of churches, they will consider supporting the conservation of items such as monuments, wall paintings, stained glass, and historic furniture and fittings.
- They prefer to give grants to smaller projects, or specific elements of projects, where the contribution can have a greater impact.
- Projects may include conservation surveys and preventive measures as well as remedial work, and they will consider grants towards the acquisition of items for collections.
Funding Information
- They offer grants in two areas: performing arts and conservation.
- As trustees they meet three times each year and at each meeting have an allocation of around £30,000 for performing arts projects and £30,000 for conservation projects.
- They will consider offering grants up to £5,000 but, because of demand, £5,000 grants are exceptional.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be UK registered charities, public authorities or public institutions. They do not accept applications from Community Interest Companies (CICs) or individuals.
Ineligibility
- They are unable to fund:
- Buildings and objects in private ownership;
- Schools and school buildings;
- Natural environment and wildlife projects;
- Health, medical or social welfare projects;
- Projects promoting religion.
For more information, visit http://www.lechetrust.org/funding-guidelines.htm