Idlewild Trust
The Trust offers grants to registered charities working in the following two areas:
- Arts Grants: Nurturing Early Stage Professionals – grants support training opportunities for emerging professionals, working creatively and backstage, within the performing and visual arts, post-training, and at an early stage in their career.
- Conservation Grants: Objects and Works of Art – grants support the conservation of cultural heritage of recognised national and international importance in museums, libraries, galleries, historic buildings, or landscapes accessible to the public.
The maximum grant available is £7,000.
Applications are accepted from:
- UK registered charities with two or more annual returns submitted on time to the Charity Commission.
- UK public exempt charities.
For Arts Grants, charities must work within the arts sector and be constituted with the purpose of delivering high quality, professional performing arts or visual arts programmes. Anticipated eligible charities include theatres, galleries, orchestras, opera, ballet, and theatre companies.
For Conservation Grants, applicants must own the object/work of art to be conserved. Applications from museums/libraries with charitable status where the object/work of art may still be owned by the local authority or university can be considered. Eligible applicants must provide a completed Conservation Report by an independent and accredited conservator or an in-house qualified conservator.
The Trust has two annual funding rounds with meetings usually held in May and November. The next application round is open:
- 8 June 2026 to 5 September 2026 (midday).
