Jerwood Foundation was established in 1991 to support visual and performing arts and education in the UK as part of a family of autonomous philanthropic organisations dedicated to the same mission. These are the Jerwood Foundation, Jerwood Arts, Jerwood Space, and Jerwood Collection.
From 1 January 2024, Jerwood Foundation has merged with Jerwood Charity (Jerwood Arts) to create a single UK Charitable Foundation.
This fund aims to support organisations with a focus on making art available for public benefit and emerging talent in the arts throughout the UK.
There is no maximum or minimum award amount specified.
Grants of up to £180,000 have been awarded, although most grants range between £1,000 and £25,000.
Funding is for projects and activities that support the promotion of the arts for public benefit.
Previously funded projects have included:
- Granta Trust to commission early career photographers for work to be published in Granta magazine.
- Ransack Dance Company to support the ‘Arrive at Home’ career development project.
- Brixton Chamber Orchestra to enable their Christmas 2023 and Summer 2024 tours of housing estates in Lambeth.
- The Courtauld to support a major new exhibition of work by British artist Claudette Johnson.
- Paintings in Hospitals to conserve, restore, and digitise a portion of their art collection.
- Persona Arts to help fund the production of the Flying Dutchman performances in July 2024.
- Arnolfini to collaborate on a three-year project that will draw upon Jerwood’s collection of modern and contemporary British art to help bring Arnolfini’s exhibition archive to life.
The 2025/26 funding rounds are as follows:
- 5 February 2025 to 19 March 2025 for a decision at the 30 April 2025 meeting.
- 30 April 2025 to 11 June 2025 for a decision at the 3 July 2025 meeting.
- 3 September 2025 to 15 October 2025 for a decision at the 26 November 2025 meeting.
Successful applicants will be contacted within two weeks of the trustee meeting date.
To apply, groups should provide the following in one document (word or PDF) by email:
- A one-page summary of the project with a short description and start date.
- A budget and fundraising plan.
- Any other relevant information.
Guidance notes are available from the Jerwood Foundation website.
