The Big Give - Arts For Impact
Arts charities are in need of urgent support. Arts and culture play a crucial role in communities, from improving mental health to enhancing social skills. Our newest campaign is dedicated to supporting arts and culture charities across the UK, ensuring they can continue to make a profound societal impact.
Arts for Impact Fund utilises our ‘1:1’ model of match funding. Arts and culture charities apply to Big Give, and their application is assessed by Big Give and our partners, NPAC. Successful charities are awarded a sum of match funding which is ring-fenced for their organisation. This match funding is unlocked by public donations given through Big Give’s online fundraising platform during the week of the campaign.
Who can apply
UK-registered charity with a Charity Commission, OSCR or NI Charity Commission number, or tax-exempt status.
Have an annual income of at least £25,000 (as per last filed accounts on the Charity Commission).
Charities seeking to raise either £1,000, £2,500, £5,000, or £10,000 in public donations (to be doubled by the match funds). For a small number of charities (which have an annual income of above £1m as per last filed accounts), we will consider targets up to £20,000 (to be doubled by match funds).
Charities which are registered on BigGive.org (free to register)
Arts and culture charities that have arts and culture as their core mission and are looking for funds to support transformational impact for the people engaging with the charity.
By “core mission”, we mean that the arts and culture is mentioned in the organisation’s charitable objects. This may include (but is not limited to) theatres, dance troupes, choirs, orchestras, arts centres, literary charities, galleries, museums, arts festivals and arts-based community groups.
“Transformational social impact” may include (but is not limited to) improved health and wellbeing, improved education, improved mental health, social cohesion and welfare.
Charities will be asked to demonstrate the social impact of their work in the application and to set out how they would propose to use any funds allocated to them from the NPAC/Big Give match fund. Applicants should include a description of the social outcomes their work aims to achieve, the legacy of their work and the breadth of their work, together with a description of how they assess the impact of these activities.
Charities where work is focused in the UK.
Funds may be applied for in relationship to specific projects or core costs. In the latter case, the impact and legacy of the charity’s work as a whole should be included. Capital projects will not be funded.
Applications will be scored with reference to their impact, legacy and the financial sustainability of the organisation. All scoring is confidential.
For more information, visit: https://funding.cymru/en/Funds/3665