Learning Through Making Fund

Open to arts organisations that are registered charities and CICs of all sizes from across the UK. 1. UK based: Freelands Foundation can only fund organisations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, with activity occurring within the United Kingdom. 2. Charitable Purpose: only visual arts organisations which are run with a charitable purpose and for public benefit are eligible for funding, using Charity Commission of England and Wales definitions. This includes, but is not limited to: organisations registered with The Charity Commission for England and Wales, the Scottish Charity Regulator, or The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland; exempt charities; galleries, museums, or organisations which are part of a Local Authority; galleries, museums, or organisations part of a larger charitable organisation, such as a university; Community Interest Companies, Community Benefit Societies, and other organisations with charitable purposes run for public benefit. 3. Community Interest Companies and other organisation types must demonstrate: their activities fall within charitable purposes determined by Charity Commission for England and Wales; asset lock provisions in the organisation's governing document; prohibit payment of dividends or other disbursement of surplus funds or profits; be able to physically segregate restricted funds, usually through a separate bank account. Organisations who have a prior or existing grant relationship with Freelands Foundation are eligible to apply, but may not apply for funding for activity that is already funded by Freelands Foundation.