Arts Charities That specialise in Music
Discover 2,515 Arts charities that specialise in music. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
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The John Henry Spokes Charity
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationProvides grants to choir, bellringers sunday School or other children/youth groups
Ty Cymorth (carmarthen And District) Hospice Care Appeal
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Health, Social care, Social welfareFund raises money to provide Hospice Day Care to adult patients suffering from life-limiting illness and bereavement service to all ages and to provide extra facilities for benefit of patients which are not already provided by Hywel Dda U.H.B.Hold coffee mornings, concerts etc. for fund-raising and publicise palliative care service through local papers, leaflets, etc.
Friends Of Staffordshire Moorlands Young Musicians
Arts, AssociationsThe charity supports the Staffordshire Moorlands Performing Arts Centre with donations towards instruments, music and transport, all of which supports the ongoing education of participants.
The Gordon Clark Memorial Scholarship Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, EducationProviding grants to individual musicians or ensembles attending the Master Classes at IMS Prussia Cove
The Educational Foundation Of Mary Parry
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationGrants to young people under 25 years of age who are residents in the Parish of Llanbedr and who have attended a school maintained by the Council (with preference for those who are pupils or former pupils of Ysgol Ardudwy) to attend an approved place of learning, to study music or art, or to provide financial assistance to prepare for or to assist their entry into a profession, trade or calling.
Clarkes Music Services Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesTo provide grants to musicians in the Parishes of Leverington and Gorefield in need of financial help
Plumstead Free School Foundation
Arts, EducationProvides support for education and cultural activities related to the Parish of St Mark with St Margaret, Plumstead. Typically expenditure might relate to music lessons and activities involving the junior members of the Church choir.
The Charles Parker Trust
ArtsConservation of the archives of the late Charles Parker and the advancement of education and knowledge in folk language, lore and music based on this material.
The Vernon Harriss Gift
Arts, ReligionFor the maintenance and support of the choir of Canterbury Cathedral and its music.
Hilda Anderson Deane Trust
Arts, EducationTo provide an annual prize at each of the Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School Of Music, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama , Royal Northern College of Music, and the Royal Academy of Music
Commonwealth Arts And Cultural Foundation
ArtsThe principal activity of the company is to advance education for the public benefit through the promotion of the arts with reference to dramatic, literary, musical and visual arts.
Three Rivers Music Society
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchTo promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals.
Kingston Vale Theatre Group
Arts, Beneficiary groupKingston Vale Theatre Group (KVTG) is an amateur musical theatre company with a separate youth section (KVYT) that enables everyone in the local community to partake in musical theatre. The group usually performs at least two productions a year in the local area allowing the public to enjoy the arts.
Friends Of Cromer Academy Trust
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, EducationFundraising Activities & Grant Applications to help with school funds. Activities Include: School discos, Christmas Bazaars, Musical events. Helping with refreshments for school productions and other school events, Quizzes, Bingo etc.
Charity Of George Fletcher
Arts, Facilities, Religion, Social welfareTHE CHARITY IS FOR, GRAVEYARD UPKEEP., CHURCH BELLRINGERS & THE POOR.
The Peterborough And District Organists' Association
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesTo provide a society for organists and others interested in the classical organ and the buildings in which they are situated. To organise visits to such instruments and buildings: to promote organ recitals and concerts: to provide funds and facilities for young people wishing to learn to play the organ.
The Ocho Rios Steel Band
Arts, LeisureProvide musical entertainment for the general public in the form of steel band music. The band normally perform within a radius of 50 miles from Rugby.
The Ifan And Tegid Jones (brothers) Scholarship Fund
Arts, EducationI rai rhwng 17 a 25 sy'n dilyn cwrs astudiaeth o unrhyw offeryn cerddorol (ag eithrio'r piano) a/neu gyfansoddi cerddorol mewn Prifysgol. Rhaid bod yn enedigol yn yr hen Sir Feirionnydd neu wedi byw yn y Sir am ddeng mlynedd.
Penmachno Silver Band
ArtsPromoting better and more widespread performances of instrumental work and educating the general public in the appreciation and understanding of music.
Hayes And Harlington Old People's Welfare Committee
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare1. WE PROVIDE ART WORKSHOPS FOR HEALTH & WELL-BEING TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND KEEP PEOPLE CONNECTED. 2.WE PROVIDE OUTINGS FOR DISABLED AND ABLE-BODIED PEOPLE: TO PLACES OF INTEREST, INCLUDING THEATRE & CONCERTS, EXHIBITIONS, HEALTHY WALKS. OTHER ACTIVITIES: CRAFT & KNITTING FOR OLDER ASIAN WOMEN.2 SUPPORT & ADVOCACY 3.TRAINING VOLUNTEERS. 4.RAPID RESPONSE HELP TO OLD PEOPLE DURING COVID
Charity Of Miss Sarah Brinton For The Organist
Arts, EducationRepair of Christ Church Organ
West Midlands Folk Federation
ArtsThe Charity's objects are (1) that the Federation shall promote, and advance education in, the knowledge and practice of British Folk Songs, Dance, Music and other allied traditional activities in the Midlands area. (2) to encourage research of those activities specified in Clause (1)
Haigh-Stratford Award Trust
Arts, Education, ReligionProvides scholarships for the musical tuition of young choristers to develop in these choristers a love and knowledge of the liturgy and music of the Church of England, thereby helping to ensure the future of Church music and the choir of St Mary's Worsbrough Village.
Bromsgrove Operatic Society
Arts, ResearchTo help the general public who are interested in the general science of music.
Ymddiriedolaeth Cerdd Ynys Mon (anglesey Music Trust)
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMakes grants to promote the musical education of the young people of Anglesey.
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.