The Clore Duffield Foundation supports arts, cultural learning, and leadership in the UK, with a strong emphasis on building institutions and programs rather than making open general grants. Its work often centers on leadership development in the cultural sector, arts education partnerships with schools, and the creation of learning spaces that bring children and families into cultural settings. Many of its initiatives are invite-only and tied to specific partners such as Ark Schools, reflecting a highly programmatic, relationship-driven approach.
Primarily invite-only, program-specific grants and partnerships, often supporting multi-year initiatives, capital or program development, and capacity-building rather than open application funding.
Most opportunities appear to be invite-only, so unsolicited applications may not be considered. Prospective partners should align proposals closely with arts education, cultural learning, or leadership development in the UK, and should watch for specific program invitations or partnership opportunities rather than a general grant application portal.
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Current and upcoming funding from The Clore Duffield Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to organisations with Clore Learning Spaces that want to develop and deliver innovative programmes for hard-to-reach state-funded primary and secondary schools.
Deadline: Applications required around 6 weeks before trustee meetings, which take place twice a year (summer and winter).
Who can apply: Charitable arts, heritage or library organisations with a public-facing remit and annual turnover of less than £5 million.
Who can apply: Existing Clore Learning Spaces, with priority for spaces over five years old or projects that can demonstrate a step change in learning and engagement.
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