Ashley Family Foundation grants
Ashley Family Foundation funds small-scale arts and environmental projects by organisations based in and working with people in Wales, with grants of up to £10,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Ashley Family Foundation funds small-scale arts projects, and applications are open to organisations based in and working with people in Wales. It supports organisations providing a wide range of educational and creative activities: painting, illustration, design, textiles, music, dance, theatre, film and photography. It also takes a particular interest in applications with a sustainability and environmental focus, and in work making a positive environmental impact in its community. It funds requests up to £10,000 which represent at least 10% of the overall project cost. It favours requests from organisations whose income is below £2m. Applications are accepted all year round, with funding awards made three times a year following the meeting of the Board of Trustees.
What they fund
These categories come from the Charity Commission register. The foundation's own guidance is focused on small-scale arts projects and work with an environmental or sustainability focus.
Who and where
The register records the foundation working throughout England and Wales. Its own guidance is narrower, saying applications are open to organisations based in and working with people in Wales.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Ashley Family Foundation says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“We are keen to fund good small-scale arts projects and we support organisations that provide a wide range of educational and creative activities, including painting, illustration, design, textiles, music, dance, theatre, film and photography.”
Source: ashleyfamilyfoundation.org.uk — What we fund — The Ashley Family Foundation →
“The future of our environment is very important to us and we are interested in applications making a positive environmental impact in their community.”
Source: ashleyfamilyfoundation.org.uk — What we fund — The Ashley Family Foundation →
Who they say they'll fund
“Applications are open to organisations based in and working with people in Wales. We take a particular interest in applications with a sustainability and environmental focus.”
Source: ashleyfamilyfoundation.org.uk — What we fund — The Ashley Family Foundation →
Grant sizes they mention
“We fund requests up to £10,000 and which represent at least 10% of the overall project cost.”
Source: ashleyfamilyfoundation.org.uk — What we fund — The Ashley Family Foundation →
Income limits they mention
“We favour requests from organisations whose income is below £2m.”
Source: ashleyfamilyfoundation.org.uk — What we fund — The Ashley Family Foundation →
Deadlines they mention
“The next application deadline is 31st July 2026. Applications are open for our November 2026 round of funding.”
Source: ashleyfamilyfoundation.org.uk — How to apply — The Ashley Family Foundation →
How they say to apply
“Applications are accepted all year round and funding awards are made three times per year following the meeting of the Board of Trustees.”
Source: ashleyfamilyfoundation.org.uk — How to apply — The Ashley Family Foundation →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The benefit of such charitable purpose or charitable purposes or charitable object or charitable objects or charitable institution or charitable institutions in england wales and elsewhere as may be thought fit by the trustees. (for further details see clause 3 of memorandum of association).
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Ashley Family Foundation give?
It funds requests up to £10,000, which represent at least 10% of the overall project cost. Charity Commission records show £381,925 in grants to organisations in its most recent financial year.
What does Ashley Family Foundation fund?
It says it is keen to fund good small-scale arts projects, and supports organisations providing a wide range of educational and creative activities, including painting, illustration, design, textiles, music, dance, theatre, film and photography. The future of the environment is very important to it, and it is interested in applications making a positive environmental impact in their community.
Who can apply to Ashley Family Foundation?
Applications are open to organisations based in and working with people in Wales. It favours requests from organisations whose income is below £2m. The Charity Commission register records the foundation working throughout England and Wales, so the Wales condition comes from its own guidance rather than the register.
How do I apply to Ashley Family Foundation?
Applications are accepted all year round, and funding awards are made three times per year following the meeting of the Board of Trustees. It publishes a deadline for each round, and its how-to-apply page has referred to a November 2026 round of funding. Those dates change, so confirm the current deadline rather than relying on one you have seen elsewhere. Check the funder's own website (www.ashleyfamilyfoundation.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 288099) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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