Established in 2024, the Hugo Burge Foundation is a major new charity dedicated to supporting the arts, crafts and creative industries across the UK. The Foundation has three key areas of funding available – creative individuals, creative communities, and creative education.
Creative Education
For the Foundation’s inaugural round of grant funding in creative education, they are seeking applications from people, schools, and arts and culture organisations that are creating opportunities for young people (0-29) to engage and build their creative skills and knowledge.
Examples of projects might include but is not limited to organisations, artists, musicians or writers delivering workshops at primary or high schools, field trips to arts or cultural sites (including transport costs), buying or creating materials for student engagement.
The maximum award for applications in this area will be £15,000.
For projects £10,000 and under, the Hugo Burge Foundation is happy to fund the whole project. For applicants asking for more than £10,000, they ask that a minimum of 30% of the project budget is covered via alternate funding sources.
Creative Communities
This fund will go towards supporting organisations, festivals, fairs and community groups that develop and deliver initiatives focusing on culture and creative arts in their local area.
For projects under £10,000 and under, the Hugo Burge Foundation is happy to fund the whole project. For applicants asking for more than £10,000, they ask that a minimum of 30% of the project budget is covered via alternate funding sources. The maximum award is £15,000.
Creative Individuals
The Creative Individuals fund will be awarded to individual artists who are seeking funding to support artistic projects. the Foundation welcomes applications from those working in the visual and expressive arts as well as writers and craftspeople.
The maximum award for individual artists £5,000. This can fund the entire project.