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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.United Kingdom; eligible Commonwealth countries
An intergovernmental foundation supporting civil-society participation through grant programmes.
Global fund; West Africa implementation through A Rocha Ghana and AJESH
A biodiversity fund with regional grants, including the Guinean Forests of West Africa.
Netherlands / DAC-eligible countries
Emergency support for cultural heritage threatened by sudden crises.
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 →Netherlands / named partner countries including Ghana
DutchCulture offers an international heritage-cooperation funding route alongside information services.
Togo; pan-African
A corporate foundation with community-development and institutional partnership activities.
Belgium / Sub-Saharan Africa
A European cultural-network route for Africa–Europe cultural cooperation.
European Union and eligible international partners; call-specific
European Commission funding spans country-level grants, research programmes and partnership calls.
Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa–Europe and intra-African partnerships
An international public agency administering museum-partnership calls.
France / international
A philanthropic foundation focused on improving the conditions of women and girls.
Switzerland / worldwide
Institutional support for literary projects, including events, archives and exhibitions about writers.
United States / West Africa office
A philanthropic foundation with social-justice and cultural programme interests.
United States; international
A visual-arts funder accepting institutional inquiries, with full proposals by invitation.
Germany; heritage projects internationally
The Patrimonies programme concerns cultural heritage preservation and related institutional work.
Germany / international institutions
German cultural funding includes international project support and partnership programmes.
Germany / Ghana
German government cultural-preservation support may be accessed through the embassy’s project process.
United States; international programmes
Getty programmes support selected art-historical, exhibition and institutional initiatives.
Global; African advisory networks
A grassroots environmental fund working through advisers and invited grants.
Germany / West Africa
Goethe-Institut programmes support cultural collaboration, festivals, coproduction and visual arts.