Funding for UK Theatres to Improve Environmental Sustainability
The Theatres Trust, in association with Wolfson Foundation, is accepting applications for grants of up to £20,000 to support not-for-profit theatres in the UK who need financial support to help reduce their environmental impact.
The Trust offers grants once a year for projects that fall within a specific theme. This year’s theme is Improving Environmental Sustainability. Funding will be given to projects that demonstrate how a small intervention can have a big impact on reducing the theatre’s environmental impact.
Grants can be used for a range of projects, such as the purchase of key plant and machinery, replacement of inefficient or out-dated equipment, improvements to building heating or insulation.
Theatre venues across the UK, whether voluntarily or professional run, can apply.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Own or manage theatres with titles or signed leases of more than five years on buildings in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Run a year-round programme of live performance, of at least 30 performances per year of theatre, dance, comedy, musicals.
- Have a bona fide UK charitable or not-for-profit legal structure and be able to provide certified or audited accounts for at least two years. This can include local authorities or Town and Borough Councils that own and/or operate a venue.
- Have the permission of the property owner and any relevant planning body to do the work required.
- Operate theatres that achieve excellence through their producing and programming and/or community engagement and/or architectural significance.
Organisations currently in receipt of other grants from the Theatres Trust or the Wolfson Foundation are not eligible to apply.
The Trust has recently published its new guidelines and moved to an online application form. Applications will be acknowledged within two working days. The outcome of the application will be communicated approximately 16 weeks after the closing date.
