THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED — grant history
Latest income
£114k
Grants listed (FY2025)
39
Listed grants total
£2.8m
Accounts grants total
£1.5m
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Credited as a funder by
- THE BURTON AT BIDEFORD
- ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF THE BURTON ART GALLERY
- COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN ART & DESIGN
- IKON GALLERY LIMITED
- SITE GALLERY LTD.
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England
- Throughout London
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales
- Kent
- Northern Ireland
- Southwark
- Nottingham City
- Nottinghamshire
- Lambeth
What changed: FY2024 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Public Catalogue Foundation aka Art UK | — | £196k |
| new | University of Dundee | — | £50k |
| new | National Galleries Scotland | — | £40k |
| new | Birmingham City University | — | £33k |
| new | ORIGINALPROJECTS; | — | £30k |
| new | ARTS EDUCATION EXCHANGE | — | £25k |
| new | TURNER CONTEMPORARY | — | £17k |
| up | THE NEW ART EXCHANGE LTD | £80k | £500k |
| up | Iniva | £150k | £494k |
| up | The MAC | £64k | £127k |
| up | AUTOGRAPH ABP | £40k | £78k |
| up | CONTAINS ART CIO | £35k | £74k |
| up | NOTTINGHAM CONTEMPORARY | £25k | £71k |
| up | WHITECHAPEL GALLERY | £43k | £67k |
| up | METAL CULTURE LIMITED | £26k | £50k |
| not listed | THE PUBLIC CATALOGUE FOUNDATION | £230k | — |
| not listed | a-n The Artists Information Company | £158k | — |
| not listed | GRAND PLAN | £64k | — |
| not listed | June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive | £46k | — |
| not listed | National Galleries of Scotland | £40k | — |
| not listed | THE RUNNYMEDE TRUST | £39k | — |
| not listed | University of Nottingham | £39k | — |
| not listed | Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage | £35k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Art Exchange | FY2025 | £500k | Power to Change |
| Iniva | FY2025 | £494k | Stuart Hall Library learning programme |
| Public Catalogue Foundation aka Art UK | FY2025 | £196k | The Superpower of Looking |
| The MAC | FY2025 | £127k | Autumn 2023 Fund |
| Ikon Gallery | FY2025 | £110k | Slow Boat / Ikon Youth Programme |
| Dundee Contemporary Arts | FY2025 | £84k | Print Studio |
| Autograph ABP | FY2025 | £78k | Autumn 2023 Fund |
| Focal Point Gallery | FY2025 | £75k | Autumn 2023 Fund |
| Contains Art CIO | FY2025 | £74k | Autumn 2023 Fund |
| Wysing Arts Centre | FY2025 | £73k | Syllabus |
| Nottingham Contemporary | FY2025 | £71k | Raleigh Education Trust collaboration |
| The Art Fund | FY2025 | £71k | Freelands Art Fund Acquisitions |
| The Whitechapel Gallery | FY2025 | £67k | Freelands Awards |
| City and Guilds of London Art School | FY2025 | £65k | Student bursaries |
| Metal Culture | FY2025 | £50k | Inclusive Practices Fund |
| Manchester Art Gallery | FY2025 | £50k | Art Matters programme |
| University of Dundee | FY2025 | £50k | Studio Fellowships |
| Cubitt Artists | FY2025 | £50k | Inclusive Practices Fund |
| National Galleries Scotland | FY2025 | £40k | Freelands Awards |
| University of Brighton | FY2025 | £33k | Studio Fellowships |
| UAL | FY2025 | £33k | Decolonising Arts Institute |
| Robert Gordon University | FY2025 | £33k | Studio Fellowships |
| Falmouth University | FY2025 | £33k | Studio Fellowships |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | FY2025 | £33k | Studio Fellowships |
| Birmingham City University | FY2025 | £33k | Studio Fellowships |
| Bath Spa University | FY2025 | £33k | Studio Fellowships |
| 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning | FY2025 | £30k | Space to Dream Fund |
| originalprojects | FY2025 | £30k | Exploded Art School |
| Arab British Centre | FY2025 | £29k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Chisenhale Art Gallery | FY2025 | £25k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| John Hansard Gallery | FY2025 | £25k | Inclusive Practices Fund |
| Arts Education Exchange | FY2025 | £25k | Inclusive Practices Fund |
| Rising Arts Agency | FY2025 | £25k | Space to Dream Fund |
| MIMA | FY2025 | £25k | Inclusive Practices Fund |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | FY2025 | £17k | Studio Fellowships |
| Turner Contemporary | FY2025 | £17k | Freelands Awards |
| Ulster University Belfast | FY2025 | £17k | Studio Fellowships |
| Bernie Grant Arts Centre | FY2025 | £10k | Space to Dream Fund |
| South London Gallery | FY2025 | £9k | Open Plan evaluation |
| Public Catalogue Foundation | FY2024 | £230k | The Superpower of Looking |
| Dundee Contemporary Arts | FY2024 | £160k | Print Studio |
| a-n The Artists Information Company | FY2024 | £158k | Freelands Foundation Artists' Bursaries 2024-25 |
| Iniva | FY2024 | £150k | The Gathering 2024 |
| The Art Fund | FY2024 | £111k | Freelands Art Fund Acquisition |
| Ikon Gallery | FY2024 | £109k | Ikon Youth Programme and Slow Boat |
| UAL | FY2024 | £90k | Decolonising Arts Institute |
| Iniva | FY2024 | £85k | Stuart Hall Library learning programme |
| New Art Exchange | FY2024 | £80k | Power to Change |
| Focal Point Gallery | FY2024 | £76k | Autumn 2023 Fund |
| MIMA | FY2024 | £71k | Freelands Award 2021 winner |
| Grand Plan | FY2024 | £64k | Grand Plan |
| The MAC | FY2024 | £64k | Autumn 2023 Fund |
| Cubitt Artists | FY2024 | £51k | Inclusive Practices Fund |
| Cubitt Artists | FY2024 | £51k | Space to Dream Fund |
| City and Guilds of London Art School | FY2024 | £50k | Strategic grant for bursaries |
| Wysing Arts Centre | FY2024 | £50k | Syllabus |
| June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive | FY2024 | £46k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Rising Arts Agency | FY2024 | £44k | Space to Dream Fund |
| The Whitechapel Gallery | FY2024 | £43k | Freelands Award 2023 winner |
| National Galleries of Scotland | FY2024 | £40k | Freelands Award 2022 winner |
| Autograph ABP | FY2024 | £40k | Autumn 2023 Fund |
| Runnymede Trust | FY2024 | £39k | Researching the Arts in Primary Schools (RAPS) Project |
| University of Nottingham | FY2024 | £39k | Researching the Arts in Primary Schools (RAPS) Project |
| Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage | FY2024 | £35k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Contains Art CIO | FY2024 | £35k | Autumn 2023 Fund |
| Ulster University Belfast | FY2024 | £32k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| Robert Gordon University | FY2024 | £32k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| Bath Spa University | FY2024 | £32k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| University of Brighton | FY2024 | £32k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning | FY2024 | £30k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Arab British Centre | FY2024 | £26k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Metal Culture | FY2024 | £26k | Inclusive Practices Fund |
| Studio Voltaire | FY2024 | £25k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| Nottingham Contemporary | FY2024 | £25k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| Manchester Art Gallery | FY2024 | £25k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| Chisenhale Art Gallery | FY2024 | £25k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| MIMA | FY2024 | £25k | Inclusive Practices Fund |
| Bernie Grant Arts Centre | FY2024 | £20k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Falmouth University | FY2024 | £17k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| John Hansard Gallery | FY2024 | £17k | Inclusive Practices Fund |
| Camden Arts Centre | FY2024 | £17k | Freelands Award 2023 shortlisted |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | FY2024 | £17k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| Cement Fields | FY2024 | £16k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | FY2024 | £15k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| University of Edinburgh | FY2024 | £15k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| Swansea College of Art | FY2024 | £15k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| Small Grants | FY2024 | £10k | Small Grants (<£1,000 each) |
| Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art | FY2024 | £10k | Freelands Award 2023 shortlisted |
| Chapter, Cardiff | FY2024 | £10k | Freelands Award 2023 shortlisted |
| QUAD | FY2024 | £10k | Freelands Award 2023 shortlisted |
| South London Gallery | FY2024 | £4k | Open Plan evaluation |
| South London Gallery | FY2024 | £519 | Open Plan |
| Turner Contemporary | FY2023 | £330k | In The Offing |
| Arts Council England | FY2023 | £324k | Creativity Collaboratives |
| The Public Catalogue Foundation (Art UK) | FY2023 | £306k | The Superpower of Looking |
| Iniva | FY2023 | £170k | Stuart Hall Library / CoLab |
| New Art Exchange | FY2023 | £167k | Power to Change |
| Dundee Contemporary Arts | FY2023 | £150k | Print Studio |
| South London Gallery | FY2023 | £147k | Open Plan |
| UAL Decolonising Arts Institute | FY2023 | £110k | 20/20 Programme |
| The Art Fund | FY2023 | £109k | Freelands Art Fund Acquisition |
| Ikon | FY2023 | £108k | Slow Boat |
| Runnymede Trust | FY2023 | £104k | Visualise: Race and Inclusion in Secondary Art Education |
| Site Gallery, Sheffield | FY2023 | £78k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| Drawing Room | FY2023 | £72k | ROCK PAPER SCISSORS |
| University of Wolverhampton | FY2023 | £65k | The more things change... |
| Bernie Grant Arts Centre | FY2023 | £60k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Cubitt Artists Limited | FY2023 | £59k | Space to Dream Fund |
| g39, Cardiff | FY2023 | £58k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| PS2, Belfast | FY2023 | £55k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| University of Nottingham | FY2023 | £53k | Researching the Arts in Primary Schools (RAPS) Project |
| University of Edinburgh (Talbot Rice Gallery) | FY2023 | £53k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| The Line | FY2023 | £50k | Visible / Invisible |
| Borlase Smart John Wells Trust | FY2023 | £48k | Porthmeor Residencies |
| June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive | FY2023 | £47k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Grand Plan | FY2023 | £39k | Grand Plan Grant-making |
| Rising Arts Agency | FY2023 | £37k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage | FY2023 | £35k | Space to Dream Fund |
| Arab British Centre | FY2023 | £34k | Space to Dream Fund |
| 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning | FY2023 | £30k | Space to Dream Fund |
| National Galleries Scotland | FY2023 | £30k | Freelands Award 2022 |
| Robert Gordon University | FY2023 | £29k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| Bath Spa University | FY2023 | £29k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | FY2023 | £29k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| Ulster University, Belfast | FY2023 | £29k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| University of Brighton | FY2023 | £29k | Freelands Studio Fellowship |
| Manchester Art Gallery | FY2023 | £25k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| Nottingham Contemporary | FY2023 | £25k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| Studio Voltaire | FY2023 | £25k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| Chisenhale Art Gallery | FY2023 | £25k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) | FY2023 | £25k | Freelands Award 2021 Exhibition Support |
| Cement Fields | FY2023 | £16k | Spring 2023 Fund |
| Wysing Arts Centre | FY2023 | £12k | Syllabus |
| QUAD, Derby | FY2023 | £10k | Freelands Award 2023 Shortlist |
| Chapter, Cardiff | FY2023 | £10k | Freelands Award 2023 Shortlist |
| Iniva | FY2023 | £10k | Re:Gather |
| Camden Arts Centre | FY2023 | £10k | Freelands Award 2023 Shortlist |
| John Hansard Gallery | FY2023 | £10k | Freelands Award 2022 Shortlist |
| The Fruitmarket Gallery Ltd | FY2023 | £10k | Freelands Award 2022 Shortlist |
| Warwick Arts Centre | FY2023 | £10k | Freelands Award 2022 Shortlist |
| Whitechapel Gallery | FY2023 | £10k | Freelands Award 2023 Winner |
| Goldsmiths CCA | FY2023 | £10k | Freelands Award 2023 Shortlist |
| South London Gallery | FY2023 | £4k | Open Plan Evaluation |
| DCA Dundee | FY2022 | £217k | Print Studio |
| Arts Council England | FY2022 | £216k | Creativity Collaboratives |
| New Art Exchange | FY2022 | £170k | Power to Change |
| University of Nottingham | FY2022 | £160k | Researching the Arts in Primary Schools (RAPS) Project |
| South London Gallery | FY2022 | £150k | Open Plan |
| Drawing Room | FY2022 | £118k | ROCK PAPER SCISSORS |
| IKON Gallery | FY2022 | £104k | Slow Boat |
| Runnymede Trust | FY2022 | £102k | Visualise: Race and Inclusion in Art Education |
| UAL | FY2022 | £100k | Decolonising Arts Institute |
| University of Edinburgh | FY2022 | £98k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| G39 | FY2022 | £98k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| Create London | FY2022 | £98k | Hackney Windrush Commission |
| Site Gallery | FY2022 | £91k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| PS2 | FY2022 | £89k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| Iniva | FY2022 | £54k | Stuart Hall Library |
| Tate | FY2022 | £51k | Freelands Tate Acquisition |
| Gasworks | FY2022 | £50k | Freelands Gasworks Partnership |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | FY2022 | £39k | Freelands Painting Fellowship |
| University of Brighton | FY2022 | £39k | Freelands Painting Fellowship |
| Bath Spa University | FY2022 | £39k | Freelands Painting Fellowship |
| The Line Art Walk | FY2022 | £37k | Visible / Invisible |
| Camden Arts Centre | FY2022 | £33k | Freelands Lomax Ceramics Fellowship |
| MIMA | FY2022 | £29k | Freelands Award 2021 Exhibition |
| The Art Fund | FY2022 | £17k | Freelands Art Fund Acquisition |
| Swansea College of Art | FY2022 | £14k | Freelands Painting Fellowship |
| Ulster University Belfast | FY2022 | £14k | Freelands Painting Fellowship |
| Robert Gordon University | FY2022 | £14k | Freelands Painting Fellowship |
| Space to Dream (multiple applicant grants) | FY2022 | £9k | Small grants - £1,000 each |
| Arts Council England | FY2021 | £540k | Creativity Collaboratives |
| Wysing Arts Centre | FY2021 | £500k | Syllabus |
| South London Gallery | FY2021 | £281k | Open Plan |
| Iniva | FY2021 | £185k | Iniva learning programme |
| Create London | FY2021 | £181k | Create London Hackney Windrush Commission |
| MK Gallery | FY2021 | £107k | Freelands Award winner Ingrid Pollard exhibition |
| MIMA | FY2021 | £100k | Freelands Award Year 6 |
| Art UK | FY2021 | £98k | The Superpower of Looking (SPoL) |
| Ikon | FY2021 | £94k | Slow Boat |
| Paragon Studios (PS2) | FY2021 | £93k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| 939 | FY2021 | Unverified read£84k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| New Art Exchange | FY2021 | £83k | New Art Exchange Pawerto Change programme |
| Site Gallery | FY2021 | £80k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| University of Edinburgh (Talbot Rice Gallery) | FY2021 | £79k | Freelands Artist Programme |
| Dundee Contemporary Arts | FY2021 | £78k | DCA Print Studio |
| Drawing Room | FY2021 | £75k | ROCK PAPER SCISSORS |
| Runnymede Trust | FY2021 | £62k | Visualise: Race and Inclusion in Art Education |
| University of Nottingham | FY2021 | £53k | Researching the Arts in Primary Schools (RAPS) Project |
| Gasworks | FY2021 | £47k | Freelands Gasworks Partnership |
| Open School East | FY2021 | £33k | Young Associates Programme |
| Cove Park | FY2021 | £33k | Crisis Residency Programme |
| Camden Art Centre | FY2021 | £33k | Freelands Lomax Ceramics Fellowship |
| Bath Spa University | FY2021 | £13k | Freelands Painting Fellowship |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | FY2021 | £13k | Freelands Painting Fellowship |
| University of Brighton | FY2021 | £13k | Freelands Painting Fellowship |
| Towner Eastbourne | FY2021 | £1k | Freelands Award shortlisted micro-grant |
| Focal Point Gallery | FY2021 | £1k | Freelands Award shortlisted micro-grant |
| Hastings Contemporary | FY2021 | £1k | Freelands Award shortlisted micro-grant |
| Leeds Art Gallery | FY2021 | £1k | Freelands Award shortlisted micro-grant |
| Sheffield Museums | FY2021 | £1k | Freelands Award shortlisted micro-grant |