Arts Charities That specialise in Music
Discover 2,515 Arts charities that specialise in music. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Cantilena
ArtsSinging and performing concerts. Running courses and workshops.
West Berkshire Music Centre Parents' Association
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, EducationFund raising to purchase instruments and other assets.Fund raising to enable students bands to go on tour.Assisiting with the production of concerts and other events.Providing refreshments, music and accessories for purchase.
Wrexham Music & Theatre Society
Arts, Beneficiary groupPerforming arts for both adults and children
Suffolk Festival Of Performing Arts
ArtsMusic, Speech and Dance competitive annual festival.Performers and Class Winners Concerts.
The Casterbridge Male Voice Choir
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Saving of livesThe choir travel to various concert venues, singing to raise money for charities such as Leukaemia & Cancer Research, Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance to name but a few. Travel and other costs are taken from funds that are raised by holding coffee mornings and raffles. The choir website is now up and running thus enabling the public to find out more about the choir.
Machynlleth And District Music Club
ArtsPromote annual concert series.
Mornington Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe Mornington Trust is commited to the musical education of the public through concerts, recordings and community and educational projects. Recently they have put on several educational projects in Waltham Forest and Southward Londonh, as well as concerts in the Southbank, The Warehouse and St. Giles Cripplegate.
Hornsea Music Festival Society
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Social welfareThe Society organises an annual Music Festival of mostly competitive classes held in 3 or 4 venues in the seaside town of Hornsea over a period of either 3 or 4 days. It is held during the first week of July. Fund raising social events such as Coffee Mornings and Garden Parties may be held at other times throughout the year.
Rawsthorne Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesTo promote the education of the public in the study, knowledge, and appreciation of the music of Alan Rawsthorne (1905-71).
Felixtowe Amateur Dramatic And Operatic Society
Arts, Beneficiary groupFostering and encouraging musical and dramatic appreciation, education and culture, by rehearsal and amateur dramatic performances by our adult and youth groups.
Cleveland Chamber Orchestra
ArtsMusic concerts
The Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Arts, EducationMaking awards and giving recital opportunities to individuals with outstanding musical talent on the threshold of a professional music career.
Ebrington Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Research, SocietyThe main purposes of the Women's Institute organisation are to enable women interested in issues associated with rural life, including arts, crafts & sciences, to improve & develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national & international, in music, drama & other cultural subjects, in agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health.
Ringwood Pipe Band
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchThe objectives of the Band are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music, particularly Scottish Pipe Band music, by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Band shall determine from time to time.As amended 2014
Nacton Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, SocietyTo enable women to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare.
Mount Carmel Spiritual Baptist Church
Arts, Charitable activities, Housing, ReligionADVOCACY FOR THE DISABLEDARTS AND CULTURE (DRUMMING, SINGING AND DANCING)ENTERTAIN THE EDLERLY IN NHS AND PRIVATELY FUNDED HOMES (SINGING, DANCING, INTRODUCTION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)
Blaenavon Town Band
ArtsTo educate the public in the art of brass band playing, to further the development of public taste and appreciation in the art form and to assist other charitable institutions.
The Dolmetsch Foundation Incorporated
ArtsThe performance and promotion of early music.
The Friends Of The East Riding Youth Orchestras
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary groupSupports Students in The East Riding Music Ensembles
Ewell Village Hall
Arts, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareGLYN HALL provides accommodation for local organisations connected with arts and music, education, social events, society meetings, birthday parties, exercise classes.It is situated at 3a Cheam Road, Ewell village, Epsom, Surrey KT17 1SP
Radio Poplar
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesInternet radio service offering music, chat, the spoken word and helpline telephone numbers operating within the medical/health/sickness circle. Radio service aimed at the disabled/elderly/frail people. Inviting children/young people to broadcast covering the main city of Leeds Metropolitan area.
The Dorset Musical Instruments Trust
ArtsLoan of Steinway piano to orchestras, chamber groups and music societies for concert performance in Dorset and adjacent areas.
South Darley Village Hall
Arts, Education, FacilitiesThe charity operates the village hall for the benefit of the local community. It provides a base for the local art group and the Darley Dale brass Band. the local primary school uses the hall and there is also a pantomime held every year. The hall is also available for hire for birthday parties, christenings , art displays and meetings.
The Friends Of The Swansea Festival Of Music And The Arts
Arts, AssociationsPromote and support the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts, and music and the arts generally, in Swansea and the surrounding area.
Barby Women's Institute
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, ResearchTo develop women's interests in arts, crafts, music, drama and the sciences and to give them the opportunity of working together to put into practice the ideals of fellowship, truth, tolerance and justice.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many music arts charities are there in the UK?
There are 2,515 registered music arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the music 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 music arts charities?
Music 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 music arts charities?
Across all music 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 music arts charities?
Music 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.