CURIOUS MINDS — grant history
Latest income
£1.3m
Grants listed (FY2025)
17
Listed grants total
£67k
Accounts grants total
£20k
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: The Chance to See Fund page states: 'Watch this space for new rounds of funding to be announced shortly.' It does not provide a current application form or process, indicating unsolicited applications are not currently open or detailed.
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What this funder supports
Causes funded
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- General Charitable Purposes
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Other Charitable Purposes
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
- Bolton
- Liverpool City
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Lancashire
- Denmark
- Cheshire West & Chester
What changed: FY2024 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Piper Hill High School | — | £6k |
| new | Holingwood Academy | — | £5k |
| new | Golborne High School | — | £5k |
| new | BOLTON SCHOOL | — | £4k |
| new | Goldsmiths University | — | £3k |
| new | Everything Human Rights | — | £2k |
| new | Healthy Arts | — | £2k |
| new | Bedford High School | — | £1k |
| up | Cumbria Music Service | £600 | £17k |
| down | Falinge Park High School | £10k | £4k |
| not listed | Bolton Museum | £62k | — |
| not listed | READY GENERATIONS | £25k | — |
| not listed | Blackpool Grand Theatre | £16k | — |
| not listed | YOUNG MANCHESTER | £15k | — |
| not listed | ROYAL COURT LIVERPOOL TRUST LIMITED | £12k | — |
| not listed | Blackpool Sixth Form College | £12k | — |
| not listed | Community Arts NW | £11k | — |
| not listed | MUSIC FOR YOUTH | £10k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbria Music Service | FY2025 | £17k | ACE - Bridge grants |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | FY2025 | £16k | ACE - Bridge grants |
| Piper Hill High School | FY2025 | £6k | ACE - Artsmark BeeWell Programme grants |
| Holingwood Academy | FY2025 | £5k | ACE - Artsmark BeeWell Programme grants |
| Golborne High School | FY2025 | £5k | ACE - Artsmark BeeWell Programme grants |
| Falinge Park High School | FY2025 | £4k | ACE - Artsmark BeeWell Programme grants |
| Bolton School | FY2025 | £4k | ACE - Artsmark BeeWell Programme grants |
| Goldsmiths University | FY2025 | £3k | Curious Minds |
| Everything Human Rights | FY2025 | £2k | Curious Minds |
| Hawk Dance Theatre | FY2025 | £2k | Curious Minds |
| Healthy Arts | FY2025 | £2k | Curious Minds |
| Bedford High School | FY2025 | £1k | ACE - Artsmark BeeWell Programme grants |
| ThickSkin Theatre | FY2025 | £1k | Curious Minds |
| Falinge Park High School | FY2025 | £600 | ACE - Bridge grants |
| Byrchall High School | FY2025 | £580 | ACE - Artsmark BeeWell Programme grants |
| United Learning Trust | FY2025 | £250 | ACE DfE Extension grants |
| Wigan YouthZoe | FY2025 | £0 | Curious Minds |
| Bolton Museum | FY2024 | £62k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Ready Generations | FY2024 | £25k | Ellesmere Port Hyperlocal Development PI |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | FY2024 | £17k | Coronation Bandstands |
| Blackpool Grand Theatre | FY2024 | £16k | LCEP Development |
| Young Manchester | FY2024 | £15k | Youth & Play Cultural Partnerships PI |
| Royal Court Liverpool Trust | FY2024 | £12k | Mentoring Programme PI |
| Blackpool Sixth Form College | FY2024 | £12k | SLICE Programme |
| Community Arts NW | FY2024 | £11k | Pushing Boundaries |
| Falinge Park High School | FY2024 | £10k | LCEP Development PI |
| Music for Youth | FY2024 | £10k | LCEP Development PI |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | FY2024 | £10k | SLICE Programme |
| Z Arts | FY2024 | £10k | Creative Curriculum PI |
| Tullie House Museum | FY2024 | £10k | Creative Curriculum PI |
| Hawes Side Academy | FY2024 | £8k | SLICE Programme |
| Festival of Making CIC | FY2024 | £5k | Culture & Transport in GM PI |
| Lancashire Youth Challenge | FY2024 | £5k | Generations of Change PI |
| Robert F Kennedy Human Rights UK | FY2024 | £5k | Poetic Universal Declaration of Human Rights PI |
| Pendle Leisure Trust | FY2024 | £3k | LCEP Development |
| GMCA | FY2024 | £3k | LCEP Development |
| Theatre Porto | FY2024 | £3k | LCEP Development |
| Circus House | FY2024 | £3k | LCEP Development |
| Creativity Works Preston | FY2024 | £1k | LCEP Development |
| Gorse Hill Studios | FY2024 | £1k | Our Place in the World PI |
| Collective Encounters | FY2024 | £870 | CASE Leadership Programme |
| Curious Minds | FY2024 | £750 | Internal Transfer/Allocation |
| Bury Arts Museum and Sculptures Centre | FY2024 | £675 | LCEP Development |
| Cumbria Music Service | FY2024 | £600 | CASE Leadership Programme |
| Factory International | FY2024 | £600 | Pushing Boundaries |
| Lancashire Museums | FY2024 | £0 | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Lowry Youth Performance Hub | FY2024 | £0 | Chance to See Fund |
| Hawk Dance Theatre | FY2024 | £0 | Chance to See Fund |
| Youth Focus NW | FY2024 | £0 | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| West Cheshire Museums | FY2024 | £0 | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Tullie House | FY2024 | £0 | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| The Atkinson | FY2024 | £0 | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Reform Radio CIC | FY2024 | £0 | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Pinc College NW | FY2024 | £0 | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Blaze Arts | FY2024 | £0 | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| United Learning Trust | FY2024 | £-250 | SLICE Programme |
| Liverpool City Region | FY2024 | £-2k | Intergenerational pilot |
| Royal Court Liverpool Trust | FY2023 | £394k | Mentoring Programme PI |
| Cumbria Music Service | FY2023 | £200k | FRAME Project PI |
| Ykids | FY2023 | £183k | Let's Create & Let's Craft |
| Circus House | FY2023 | £50k | LCEP Development |
| Liverpool City Region | FY2023 | £45k | Generations of Change PI |
| Z Arts | FY2023 | £45k | Creative Curriculum PI |
| Theatre Porto (formerly Action Transport Theatre) | FY2023 | £35k | Ellesmere Port Hyperlocal Development PI |
| GMCA | FY2023 | £25k | Culture & Transport in GM PI |
| Museum Development North West | FY2023 | £15k | Re-engaging Audiences PI |
| Home Start Warrington | FY2023 | £15k | Let's Craft |
| Creativity Works Preston | FY2023 | £13k | LCEP Development |
| Bolton Museum | FY2023 | £13k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Festival of Making CIC | FY2023 | £12k | Let's Craft |
| Blackpool Sixth Form College | FY2023 | £12k | SLiCE Programme |
| Blaze Arts, Preston | FY2023 | £11k | Staying Curious in a Crisis PI |
| Lancashire Youth Challenge | FY2023 | £10k | Our Place in the World PI |
| Community Arts NW | FY2023 | £10k | Pushing Boundaries |
| Blaze Arts | FY2023 | £10k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Cumbria Music Service | FY2023 | £10k | Let's Create & Let's Craft |
| Young Manchester | FY2023 | £10k | Youth & Play Cultural Partnerships PI |
| Anchorsholme Primary Academy | FY2023 | £10k | SLiCE Programme |
| Lancashire Museums | FY2023 | £9k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| The Atkinson | FY2023 | £9k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Hawes Side Academy | FY2023 | £8k | SLiCE Programme |
| Accrington Academy | FY2023 | £6k | The Uncertainty Principle PI |
| Youth Performance Hub | FY2023 | £5k | Curious Minds |
| Festival of Making CIC | FY2023 | £5k | LCEP Development PI |
| Robert F Kennedy Human Rights UK | FY2023 | £5k | Poetic Universal Declaration of Human Rights PI |
| Wigan STEAM | FY2023 | £5k | CASE Leadership Programme |
| Wirral Hospital Schools | FY2023 | £5k | LCEP Development |
| Pinc College NW | FY2023 | £5k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Tullie House | FY2023 | £5k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| West Cheshire Museums | FY2023 | £5k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Youth Focus NW | FY2023 | £5k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| United Learning Trust | FY2023 | £5k | SLiCE Programme |
| Factory International | FY2023 | £5k | CASE Leadership Programme |
| Community Objectives CIC | FY2023 | £3k | Let's Craft |
| Gorse Hill Studios | FY2023 | £3k | LCEP Development |
| Pendle Leisure Trust | FY2023 | £3k | LCEP Development PI |
| Blackpool Grand Theatre | FY2023 | £3k | LCEP Development |
| Warrington Borough Council | FY2023 | £3k | Let's Create & Let's Craft |
| Music for Youth | FY2023 | £3k | Coronation Bandstands |
| Reform Radio CIC | FY2023 | £1k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Bury Arts Museum and Sculptures Centre | FY2023 | £1k | LCEP Development |
| Blackpool Teaching School Alliance | FY2023 | £870 | Illuminating Futures PI |
| Odd Arts | FY2023 | £778 | CASE Leadership Programme |
| The Uncertainty Principle PI | FY2023 | £675 | The Uncertainty Principle PI |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | FY2023 | £671 | Intergenerational pilot |
| Whole Education | FY2023 | £650 | School Ready Digital PI |
| Ready Generations | FY2023 | £650 | Creative Curriculum |
| Collective Encounters | FY2023 | £600 | CASE Leadership Programme |
| Lancashire Youth Challenge | FY2023 | £350 | Let's Craft |
| Tullie House Museum | FY2023 | £250 | LCEP Development |
| Liverpool Learning Partnership | FY2023 | £250 | Let's Craft |
| Action Transport Theatre | FY2022 | £35k | Ellesmere Port Hyperlocal Development PI |
| Festival of Making CIC | FY2022 | £30k | LCEP Development PI |
| Cumbria Music Service | FY2022 | £21k | FRAME Project PI |
| United Learning Trust | FY2022 | £18k | SLiCE Programme |
| West Cheshire Museums | FY2022 | £17k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Tullie House | FY2022 | £15k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Pendle Leisure Trust | FY2022 | £15k | LCEP Development PI |
| GMCA | FY2022 | £15k | Culture & Transport in GM PI |
| Lancashire Museums | FY2022 | £15k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Bolton Museum | FY2022 | £11k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| The Atkinson | FY2022 | £11k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Blaze Arts, Preston | FY2022 | £10k | Staying Curious in a Crisis PI |
| Museum Development North West | FY2022 | £8k | Re-engaging Audiences PI |
| Lancashire Youth Challenge | FY2022 | £7k | Our Place in the World PI |
| Lowry | FY2022 | £5k | Youth Performance Hub |
| Z Arts | FY2022 | £5k | Creative Curriculum PI |
| Reform Radio CIC | FY2022 | £4k | NLHF Kick the Dust - Hope Streets |
| Wirral Hospital Schools | FY2022 | £3k | LCEP Development |
| Accrington Academy | FY2022 | £3k | The Uncertainty Principle PI |
| Whole Education | FY2022 | £3k | School Ready Digital PI |
| University of Manchester | FY2022 | £2k | SLiCE Programme |
| Wigan STEAM | FY2022 | £778 | CASE Leadership Programme |
| Odd Arts | FY2022 | £671 | CASE Leadership Programme |
| Cumbria Music Service | FY2022 | £650 | Let's Create & Let's Craft |
| Lancashire Youth Challenge | FY2022 | £650 | Let's Craft |
| Liverpool City Region | FY2022 | £650 | Generations of Change PI |
| Ykids | FY2022 | £650 | Let's Create & Let's Craft |
| Liverpool Learning Partnership | FY2022 | £350 | Let's Craft |
| Community Objectives CIC | FY2022 | £250 | Let's Craft |
| Home Start Warrington | FY2022 | £250 | Let's Craft |
| Warrington Borough Council | FY2022 | £250 | Let's Create & Let's Craft |
| Centre for Youth Impact | FY2022 | £0 | Outcomes Framework PI |
| Comics Youth | FY2022 | £0 | Let's Create & Let's Craft |
| East Prescott Road Nursery School | FY2022 | £0 | SLiCE Programme |
| Festival of Making CIC | FY2022 | £0 | Let's Craft |
| Formby High School | FY2022 | £0 | LCEP Development |
| GMCA | FY2022 | £0 | Autism Aware Culture |
| Knowsley Borough Council | FY2022 | £0 | Let's Create |
| Norfolk & Norwich Festival | FY2022 | £0 | Metal Support Programme |
| Martenscroft Nursery School | FY2022 | £0 | SLiCE Programme |
| Newtown Nursery School | FY2022 | £0 | SLiCE Programme |
| Hollins | FY2022 | £0 | SLiCE Programme |
| Evelyn Community Primary School | FY2022 | £0 | SLiCE Programme |
| Egremont Primary School | FY2022 | £0 | SLiCE Programme |
| Bolton School | FY2022 | £0 | SLiCE Programme |
| Young Manchester | FY2022 | £0 | Youth & Play Cultural Partnerships PI |
| Young Manchester | FY2022 | £0 | Digital Inclusion PI |
| Odd Arts | FY2022 | £0 | Lets Create boxes |
| Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery | FY2022 | £0 | Let's Create & Let's Craft |
| Cartwheel Arts | FY2022 | £0 | Let's Create boxes |
| ArtReach Trust | FY2022 | £0 | Creative Sanctuary |
| Stoneyholme Nursery School | FY2022 | £0 | SLiCE Programme |
| St Helens Council | FY2022 | £0 | Let's Create |
| Royal Opera House | FY2022 | £0 | Youth Voice Initiative |
| Ribblesdale Nursery School | FY2022 | £0 | SLiCE Programme |
| Oldham Enterprise Trust | FY2022 | £0 | LCEP Development |
| Blackpool Teaching School Alliance | FY2022 | £-61k | Illuminating Futures PI |