WORDSMITH AWARDS 

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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
Youth Music - Rhymes and Bars
£14,435	28/09/2023	Rhymes and Bars
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Deepening youth participation in creative writing and performance
£4,000	18/01/2023	Young Identity is a Black, Asian and ethnically diverse-led micro arts charity that engages marginalised young people in writing, performance and theatre across Greater Manchester. The young people ....more Young Identity is a Black, Asian and ethnically diverse-led micro arts charity that engages marginalised young people in writing, performance and theatre across Greater Manchester. The young people they work with are predominately those with lived experience of racism, poverty and/or identify as LGBTQIA+. This grant supports Young Identity to increase and deepen participation in creative writing and performance for young people experiencing marginalisation in Greater Manchester, through the development of a new writing hub, an increased focus on wellbeing, and investing in evaluation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Identity
£273,531	22/09/2022	The funding will support Wordsmith Awards (trading as Young Identity) to fund the core costs of their youth arts charity and continue to create opportunities for marginalised young people to ....more The funding will support Wordsmith Awards (trading as Young Identity) to fund the core costs of their youth arts charity and continue to create opportunities for marginalised young people to participate in writing performance and theatre activity in Trafford in order to improve literacy levels writing and performance skills and improve confidence self-esteem and wellbeing. The organisation works in partnership with schools youth centres probation services libraries theatres museums and cultural organisations across the North West to improve the writing and spoken word skills of underrepresented young people aged 13-25 who are predominantly from Black and Minoritised Communities (BMC) working class LGBTQ+ and at the intersections.
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Young Identity Old Trafford
£25,000	11/01/2022	A 12-month writing and performance project for young people aged 13-25 living in the Trafford area. Weekly 2-hour writing and performance workshops will be led by local artists Isaiah Hull and Jardel ....more A 12-month writing and performance project for young people aged 13-25 living in the Trafford area. Weekly 2-hour writing and performance workshops will be led by local artists Isaiah Hull and Jardel Rodrigues and will culminate in a community celebration event of young people spoken word talent.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Deepening youth participation in creative writing and performance
£80,000	17/05/2021	Young Identity is a Black, Asian and ethnically diverse-led micro arts charity that engages marginalised young people in writing, performance and theatre across Greater Manchester. The young people ....more Young Identity is a Black, Asian and ethnically diverse-led micro arts charity that engages marginalised young people in writing, performance and theatre across Greater Manchester. The young people they work with are predominately those with lived experience of racism, poverty and/or identify as LGBTQIA+. This grant supports Young Identity to increase and deepen participation in creative writing and performance for young people experiencing marginalisation in Greater Manchester, through the development of a new writing hub, an increased focus on wellbeing, and investing in evaluation.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£45,970	26/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Trafford Housing Trust Social Investment - Young Identity Old Trafford
£5,890	23/04/2020	Creative Writing and Performance workshops delivered at Limelight, which will give disadvantaged and marginalised young people from Old Trafford a voice and enable them to be make positive changes in ....more Creative Writing and Performance workshops delivered at Limelight, which will give disadvantaged and marginalised young people from Old Trafford a voice and enable them to be make positive changes in their own lives and in their communities.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000	25/04/2019	towards core costs in the year end March 2020

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Trustees (13)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/12/2018, number: 1181088

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

7 Brooks Road
MANCHESTER
M16 9GG

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR POETRY AND LITERATURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY ORGANISING WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 30 LIVING IN MANCHESTER BY ORGANISING POETRY WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS