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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.Nigeria; focus on Northern Nigeria
A Nigeria-based arts organisation offering a defined institutional and practitioner funding call.
United States / international network
A philanthropic network with social-justice programmes and selected grant opportunities.
Switzerland / international
Swiss cultural support includes international exchange and exhibition-related routes.
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 →Global nonprofit organisations
A global philanthropic foundation accepting nonprofit grant requests, including arts and culture.
Netherlands / international
A museum restoration fund supporting selected conservation projects.
United States; international
A foundation supporting exhibitions and scholarship with a substantive American-art focus.
United Kingdom; worldwide Islamic art and heritage
A charitable trust supporting the study and preservation of Islamic art, heritage and culture.
Japan; international cultural understanding
A foundation supporting projects that deepen understanding of Japan.
Senegal; pan-African
An African philanthropic organisation supporting civic and development initiatives through programme routes.
United States; administered through U.S. embassies
US government routes include cultural-preservation and embassy public-diplomacy programmes.
United States / international
The Modern Endangered Archives Program supports preservation and access to endangered modern collections.
Ghana; multilateral
UNDP-linked routes include environmental small grants and recognition of community initiatives.
International; programme-specific applicant and country rules
UNESCO programmes offer distinct routes for cultural diversity, heritage and participation.
United States; international projects with a U.S. nexus
An art fund supporting eligible contemporary visual-arts projects.
United States / worldwide Wikimedia communities
Wikimedia grants support open-knowledge projects and related community activity.
United States; worldwide
World Monuments Watch is a heritage nomination and partnership route.