THE ARVON FOUNDATION

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Arvon Foundation
£130,000	08/06/2023	Redevelopment of residential writers' centre, Lumb Bank, West Yorkshire (to be associated particularly with the new Writing Barn)
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£150,000	28/04/2023	towards major capital project: the redevelopment of Arvon's Northern Writing House, Lumb Bank
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Arvon Creative Writing Residential Week for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Partnership with St Augustine's, Halifax
£5,000	25/04/2023	Grant to Arvon
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£150,000	20/02/2023	Arvon North
DCMS - Capital Investment Programme
£725,000	04/03/2022	The Capital Investment Programme is an open access programme to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, seize on technological opportunities, and reduce ....more The Capital Investment Programme is an open access programme to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, seize on technological opportunities, and reduce environmental impact.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£6,000	09/02/2021 12	To support a pilot of two, week-long online creative writing courses led by professional writers for disadvantaged school children in London.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Arvon Foundation Ltd
£22,000	12/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - Arvon NPO Grant
£395,411	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Arvon Foundation
£246,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Arvon Foundation
£20,000	12/10/2018 24	Creative Writing and Wellbeing: Arvon Schools Programme 2019/20
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Arvon Foundation Ltd
£150,000	01/03/2017 36	Towards core and project costs associated with creative writing work with young people and people at risk of becoming marginalised.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Arvon Foundation
£20,000	30/11/2015 12	over one year as continuation funding towards the salaries of the Learning and Participation team at an organisation which runs residential creative writing courses for schools, groups and individuals from across the UK
Comic Relief - Writing the Game
£65,648	15/07/2015 36	Research by the Institute of Education (2013) found a strong link between low literacy and a person’s behaviour, life choices and aspirations.. Writing the Game targets young people aged 11-16 that struggle with literacy and learning and are ....more Research by the Institute of Education (2013) found a strong link between low literacy and a person’s behaviour, life choices and aspirations.. Writing the Game targets young people aged 11-16 that struggle with literacy and learning and are disengaged. Working with a secondary school in Leyton in Waltham Forest, an area known for high crime and gangs, funding supports 3, 5-day residential writing programmes over 3 years, led by established writers; and Supporter to Reporter, a 10 week writing journalism course (2 hours per week) with the Leyton Orient (FC)Community Sports Programme helping to improve literacy and re-engage young people with learning so they can make better life choices.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Arvon Foundation Ltd
£120,000	29/01/2014	Towards the salary of the head of learning and participation and costs associated with creative writing work with young, deprived and hard-to-reach communities.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Arvon Foundation
£40,000	19/12/2013 24	over two years towards the salary of the Head of Learning and Participation for an organisation which runs residential creative writing courses for schools, groups and individuals from across the UK

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Trustees (12)

Legal constitution

• Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/1973, number: 306694
• Registered at Companies House on 13/12/1972, number: 01086582

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

• Linked charity: THE ENDOWMENT FUND
• Linked charity: THE ENDOWMENT FUND
• 16/05/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE ENDOWMENT FUND
• 23/04/2024 - Asset transfer in from NINE LIVES POETRY

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

LUMB BANK
HEPTONSTALL
HEBDEN BRIDGE
WEST YORKSHIRE
HX7 6DF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND OTHERS IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF POETRY AND LITERATURE, DRAMA, MUSIC, DANCING, MIME, PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND THE GRAPHIC ARTS, AND TO EXTEND AND INCREASE THE APPRECIATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SUCH PERSONS OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS IN ALL THEIR FORMS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED