Freelands Foundation Limited grants
Freelands Foundation funds visual arts education across the UK, with Learning Through Making grants of up to £25,000 and Freelands Awards of £100,000 each.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Freelands Foundation funds visual arts education across the UK through open calls. It does not accept unsolicited applications outside those calls, so the question is which call is open now. Its Learning Through Making Fund offers small grants of up to £25,000 for visual art education projects. That fund's guidance gives a deadline of 12pm on Friday 11 September 2026; confirm it before you rely on it. Under its Freelands Awards, three award-winning organisations will each receive £100,000 to direct as they wish. Only visual arts organisations which are run with a charitable purpose and for public benefit are eligible for funding. It can only fund organisations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. Visual arts organisations, universities and practising artists can apply for annual open calls that expand or champion the teaching and learning of art.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records the broad areas this charity works in. For Freelands Foundation these are general charitable purposes and education and training.
Who and where
The register also records who it works with and where. It lists other charities and voluntary bodies and the general public, throughout England and Wales.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Freelands Foundation Limited 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
“visual arts organisations, universities and practicing artists can apply for annual open calls that expand or champion the teaching and learning of art”
Source: freelandsfoundation.co.uk — Apply | Awards, Prizes, Grants, Fellowships, Residencies | Freelands Foundation →
Who they say they'll fund
“UK based Freelands Foundation can only fund organisations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales”
Source: freelandsfoundation.co.uk — Learning Through Making Fund | Apply | Freelands Foundation →
“Only visual arts organisations which are run with a charitable purpose and for public benefit are eligible for funding”
Source: freelandsfoundation.co.uk — Learning Through Making Fund | Apply | Freelands Foundation →
Grant sizes they mention
“small grants of up to £25,000 for visual art education projects”
Source: freelandsfoundation.co.uk — Learning Through Making Fund | Apply | Freelands Foundation →
“three Award-winning organisations will each receive £100,000 to direct as they wish”
Source: freelandsfoundation.co.uk — Apply | Awards, Prizes, Grants, Fellowships, Residencies | Freelands Foundation →
Deadlines they mention
“APPLY BY 12PM ON FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2026”
Source: freelandsfoundation.co.uk — Learning Through Making Fund | Apply | Freelands Foundation →
How they say to apply
“we do not accept unsolicited applications outside of these open calls”
Source: freelandsfoundation.co.uk — Apply | Awards, Prizes, Grants, Fellowships, Residencies | Freelands Foundation →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The objects of the charity are: i) to advance education, in particular by encouraging public understanding and enjoyment of the arts; and ii) such other charitable purposes for the benefit of the public as the trustees may from time to time see fit.
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 the Freelands Foundation typically give?
Its Learning Through Making Fund offers small grants of up to £25,000 for visual art education projects. Under its Freelands Awards, three award-winning organisations will each receive £100,000 to direct as they wish. It does not publish a typical (median) grant figure. In its most recent published accounts it made £2,322,137 in grants to organisations.
What does the Freelands Foundation fund?
Its objects are to advance education, in particular by encouraging public understanding and enjoyment of the arts. Visual arts organisations, universities and practising artists can apply for annual open calls that expand or champion the teaching and learning of art.
Who can apply?
Only visual arts organisations which are run with a charitable purpose and for public benefit are eligible for funding. It can only fund organisations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.
How do I apply?
You apply through one of its open calls, and it does not accept unsolicited applications outside those calls. Each call has its own published closing date; its Learning Through Making Fund guidance gives a deadline of 12pm on Friday 11 September 2026, which you should confirm before relying on it. Check the funder's own website (www.freelandsfoundation.co.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1162648) for current dates and guidance, as processes can change.
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