Arts Charities That specialise in Festival
Discover 445 Arts charities that specialise in festival. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Southbank Centre
ArtsArts Centre
Samaritans
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Crime and Justice, Education, HealthSamaritans is the coordinating body for the 201 Samaritans branches located across the UK and Ireland. Samaritans provides a safe place for people to talk, round the clock, every single day of the year. People can get in touch by phone, letter or by visiting a branch. Volunteers also do outreach work, for example, at festivals, prisons, hospitals and schools.
Brighton Dome And Festival LTD
ArtsBrighton Dome & Festival Limited is constituted to advance education through the promotion, production and encouragement of a variety of art forms including music, dance, theatre and outdoor performance. This objective is realised through the annual presentation of the Brighton Festival and the year round operation of Brighton Dome.
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Limited
Arts, Economic and community development, LeisureThe promotion of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and conservation, primarily through the society's Summer show, Winter fair and Spring festival.
Cheltenham Festivals
Arts, ResearchCheltenham Festivals runs four international festivals of jazz, science, music and literature. The programme is accompanied by a wide-reaching education and outreach programme. The festivals also specialise in developing young talented musicians, scientists and writers.
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited
ArtsWatershed exists to provide opportunities for all to experience enjoy and learn about contemporary moving image media. Watershed is a media centre for the digital age offering a culturally diverse programme of work encompassing artists' commissions, residencies, on-line exhibition, touring programmes, festivals, events and a diverse programme of world cinema.
Malvern Theatres Trust Limited
ArtsProvide premises and resources for the performance of Theatre & Dance
The Sheffield Media And Exhibition Centre Limited
ArtsEducation through cinema exhibition and outreach activities. Extending cultural cinema and developing broader understanding of film through programmes and festivals.
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (uk)
Arts, EducationRegular religious discourses, religious festivals, lectures, seminars & courses, retreats, community outreach.
Greenbelt Festivals
Arts, Charitable activitiesGreenbelt is an independent Christian charity working to express love, creativity and justice through the arts and contemporary culture in the light of the Christian gospel.Greenbelt holds an annual festival celebrating arts, faith and justice. Donations are distributed through small and medium-size grants to initiatives, inspired by faith, that liberate creativity in the face of injustice.
Wakefield Theatre Trust
ArtsTheatre owners & managers; cultural development agency focused primarily on the performing arts in Wakefield District but with extensive national touring throughout the UK.
Buxton Arts Festival Limited
Arts, Beneficiary groupTo educate the public by promoting a summer festival of the arts and to involve young people in artistic activity.
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod Limited
ArtsThe organisation of an annual international festival of music song and dance open to competitors from the nations of the world to promote international harmony and goodwill and knowledge of the arts generally.
Greenwich + Docklands Festivals
ArtsGDF is a London based organisation with a national reputation committed to achieving excellence in outdoor arts. GDF aims to raise the ambition, quality and diversity of outdoor performance in the UK through pioneering commissioning and programming activities, which take risks and breaks new ground for outdoor arts, engaging large and diverse audiences including many first time arts attenders.
Motionhouse
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, FacilitiesEducation of the public by productions and encouragement of the arts. During the year we have delivered touring dance performances within theatres and within public spaces, performances at street festivals, workshops with schools, professional development, adult community classes, holiday projects for children, rental of dance studio to local community group
Harrogate International Festival Limited
ArtsHarrogate International Festival is a creative cultural organisation working year round to bring the highest quality performing arts, literature, community and education to Harrogate and Yorkshire through strategic alliances with key public and commercial partners.
Three Choirs Festival Limited
ArtsTo produce a music festival to the highest standards, on a rotational basis in the cities and surrounding area of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester, augmented by outreach and participation activity in the local community.
Cambridge Steiner School Project
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationPromote and provide for the advancement of education upon principles indicated by the late Dr Rudolf Steiner; principally by operating parent and child groups, Kindergartens and a school, also by lectures, activities, study groups, festival celebrations and similar.
The Rio Centre (dalston) Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe charity runs the Rio Cinema - an independent cinema with a unique policy of community access and local involvement. The cinema presents a mix of main feature films, programmes for children and the elderly, rep shows, special events and festivals. The Rio also conducts a wide range of educational initiatives for children and young people.
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
Arts, Education, Health, ReligionTo promote the practice, teaching, spreading and general advancement of the Serene Reflection Meditation School of Buddhism as exemplified within the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. This is done through the thorough training of monks, and the support of our lay congregation, by a full programme of retreats, residential training, festivals, Dharma weekends and meditation days throughout the year.
Music In The Round Limited
Arts, HousingMusic in the Round is the leading national producer of chamber music, with a year-round programme of hundreds of events for people of all ages. Since 1984 we have been bringing people and music closer together through our friendly and informative style of 'in the round' performances. We present concerts and the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival each year at our home venue, the Crucible Playhouse.
Wildscreen
Arts, HeritageWildscreen Arkive - the world's leading online natural world encyclopaediaWildscreen Exchange - a global hub that empowers conservation organisations by connecting them with world-leading filmmakers & photographers to create ground-breaking communications about our natural worldWildscreen Festival - the international festival that celebrates & advances the art of natural world storytelling
The Salters' Institute Of Industrial Chemistry
Arts, Education, ResearchThe Institute's core activities are:Curriculum DevelopmentSalters' Festivals of Chemistry - Day events held at universities throughout UK and Ireland for 11-13 year olds. Prizes for excellence in science educationSalters' Chemistry Camps - these were run annually for 15 year olds throughout UK. The Camps ceased in July 2015.
The London International Festival Of Theatre Limited
ArtsThe principal activity of the company during the year was the promotion of education and the arts.
Eastern Angles Theatre Company Limited
Arts, Economic and community development, EducationTouring theatre company established in 1982, bringing high-quality productions of new writing to mainly rural towns and villages in the East of England. Also schools tours and workshops, site-specific performances and occasional national tours, including performances in London and at the Edinburgh Festival.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many festival arts charities are there in the UK?
There are 445 registered festival arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the festival arts charities by income?
Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of festival arts charities?
Festival arts charities reported a combined annual income of £6.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for festival arts charities?
Across all festival arts charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of festival arts charities?
Festival arts charities have an average annual income of £678k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.