Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Grants

Overview

They aim to champion wider access to the arts and heritage by supporting organisations that reach diverse communities and those who would not otherwise be able to participate, prioritise funding to organisations that enable people to develop their abilities and careers, by providing professional education, training, apprenticeships and work place experience in all areas of the arts, from stone masonry to youth orchestras and stage electricians, promote excellence in all areas of the arts, culture and heritage, and continue their role as high profile champion of the benefits of engagement in the arts and heritage and the importance of diversity in the sectors.

Funding criteria

They will consider the following in applications:

• Your work aligns with Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation's charitable objectives.
• Your work directly benefits those who would not otherwise be able to participate in arts, culture and heritage, either due to lack of funding or access to the provision in other identifiable ways.
• The extent to which your work makes a real difference to people's lives. -
• The ongoing benefit that will be achieved.
• The quality of the activity in relation to the arts, culture or heritage.
• The quality of the skills that will be taught.
• Your organisation is well managed and the work is delivered by qualified and experienced professionals.
• Your organisation has a creditable history of being successful in its objectives.
• It can be demonstrated that the project is viable and sustainable.
• The budget provided shows a realistic outcome.

Eligible costs

They will support project costs, including staff salaries and overheads.

They can provide unrestricted funding to registered charities.

Please note that if your application is for a heritage project, they would expect it to be defined to a particular part of that project.

Who They Fund

• Registered Charities, or not-for-profits e.g. Companies Limited by Guarantee, constituted community groups. Companies limited by shares are only eligible to apply if the grant is treated as restricted and will not make a profit for the organisation.
• Organisations that can be validated and provide their most recent set of accounts no more than 18 months old
• Organisations that comply with all statutory laws and regulations relating to the work they will deliver and have Employers and Public Liability insurance in place

All their giving is published on 360Giving and detailed examples of projects funded can be found on their website www.andrewlloydwebberfoundation.com

Arts and Culture

The Foundation recognises the power of arts to raise aspiration, build communities and provide a vibrant and fulfilling culture in which to live. They want to support the diversity and financial sustainability of the arts and ensure the widest range of people can participate.

Funding Priorities

• Performing Arts (music, theatre, dance)

They support work that:

• Provides, enhances and enriches education in the arts
• Unlocks creative potential and develops skills to access a career in the performing arts
• Uses the arts to develop life skills
• Equips the next generation to manage a sustainable career
• Introduces young people to the arts and provides opportunities for progression
• Provides professional training or development
• Breaks new ground to solve the problem or uses tried and tested models to drive positive social change in a new way

Applicants Must:

• Demonstrate professional training/development
• Have an accessible recruitment or engagement process that works to encourage participation and breakdown potential barriers for participants
• Demonstrate the pathway for progression and any wider social impact of the project

Heritage

The Foundation wants to support the heritage sector to be sustainable and diverse, they want to support the sector to make sure that the widest range of people can participate and learn skills to ensure that traditional heritage skills continue to be developed and retained for future generations.

Funding Priorities

• Heritage

They support work that:

• Provides, enhances and enriches education in heritage skills
• Develops skills to unlock access to a career in the heritage sector.
• Supports development within a career in the heritage sector
• Equips the next generation to manage a sustainable career
• Introduces young people to heritage and the opportunities for progression
• Provides professional training or development
• Breaks new ground to solve the problem or uses tried and tested models to drive positive social change in a new way

Applicants Must:

• Demonstrate professional training/development
• Have an accessible recruitment or engagement process that works to encourage participation and breakdown potential barriers for participants
• Demonstrate the pathway for progression and any wider social impact of the project

Assessment Priorities

They will prioritise applications focusing on one of these three key areas:

• Organisations and projects increasing diversity in the arts and heritage by breaking down social, economic and geographical barriers, encouraging engagement and providing high quality training to young people aged under 25, eg youth theatres, youth orchestras, side-by-side music initiatives, music therapy groups, music in prisons, heritage skill training.
• Organisations and projects providing specialist training and work-place experience and apprenticeships for emerging artists and newly graduated professionals, eg theatre director schemes, actor mentoring and training, heritage building craft apprentices and training schemes, young composer schemes, writers’ workshops.
• Organisations and projects unlocking access to high quality arts and heritage education and training for a significant number of people

Funding level

You can apply for three different amounts for up to three years:-

• Up to £5,000 per year;
• Up to £10,000 per year; or
• Up to £25,000 per year.

Notes for applicants

• Outcomes should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time specific
• The trustees encourage applicants to have secured some additional funding for the project
• Only one Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation grant can be held by any one organisation at any time
• Repeat funding to the same organisation will not be considered until at least 24 months from the last grant payment
• They will require an update at end of project and after each year for repeat funding. This can be on an ALWF standard report or a report on activity prepared for another funder or for internal purposes.