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Loading content…Funding sources for museums, independent spaces, archives and arts organisations. Understand each organisation’s focus, then find the right route in.
70 distinct funding sources
10 current institutional calls
Research consolidated6 Nov 2026
One entry per organisation, with related programmes kept together. Inclusion does not mean applications are open, that unsolicited proposals are accepted, or that every project is eligible.
70 sources found
Official links. Clear caveats. No assumed availability.Ghana; Nigerian banking group
Corporate sponsorship and community-partnership research lead in Ghana.
Ghana-linked; describes Africa-wide scope
An Africa-focused arts development initiative whose active grantmaking route needs further verification.
Pan-African
Narrative-change funding and community programmes concerned with how Africa is represented.
Confirm eligible countries, legal status, institutional partnerships and the actual project costs supported. A funder’s broad mission is not the same as a programme’s eligibility.
Equipment, staff time, buildings and overheads may have different restrictions. Use only the current call’s permitted-cost rules, not a grant amount or cycle from an earlier round.
Describe the collections, communities, public value and achievable outcomes of your project. Do not reshape its facts to fit a funder. Check rights, consent and any open-access obligations before applying.
Potential sources are drawn from consolidated research. A research lead is not a verified open programme. Current calls are reviewed separately against linked official information, with dates, restrictions and unknowns shown. Availability can change.
How this directory is maintained →Pan-African
An African arts and culture fund with programme-specific calls.
Côte d'Ivoire / Africa
The Africa Climate Change Fund supports climate-related initiatives through specific calls.
Ghana; pan-African
A feminist grantmaker supporting African women’s rights organisations and movements.
Switzerland / international
Heritage-protection funding, including a distinct emergency-relief route for conflict-related threats.
United States / limited international grants
A visual-arts foundation with institutional grant programmes.
Lebanon; Arab-region cultural work, including qualifying overseas institutions
An independent cultural foundation with programmes focused on arts and culture in the Arab region.
Switzerland / eligible international artists
The South Culture Fund is an artlink-administered route supporting cultural exchange with a Swiss connection.
Netherlands-initiated; translocal network across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Middle East
A network of arts organisations working through collaborative and collective support structures.
Nigeria; Africa-wide
A corporate-philanthropy foundation supporting development work through grant calls.
Australia; administered in Accra for nine West African countries
The Australian High Commission’s Direct Aid Program is a small-grants route to investigate.
United States; international conservation
The Art Conservation Project supports selected conservation work involving significant collections.
United Kingdom / Ghana
British Council cultural-partnership programmes include Ghana-focused festival and creative-sector routes.
United Kingdom / international
The Endangered Archives Programme supports preservation and access to endangered documentary collections.
United Kingdom / worldwide
The Endangered Material Knowledge Programme supports documentation and preservation of material knowledge.
Ghana
A Ghanaian banking-sector research lead for community and skills partnerships.