Welcome to The Foyle Foundation Website

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE - 23 MARCH 2020 (This is subject to change)

The Trustees of the Foyle Foundation are keeping our grantmaking under constant review given the constantly changing and fast moving coronavirus situation. 

NEW APPLICATIONS

Foyle School Library Scheme - Due to current schools closures in response to the coronavirus situation we are suspending the Foyle School Library Scheme until further notice. 

Main Grants Scheme and Small Grants Scheme  - We are suspending our grantmaking temporarily in order to introduce a new two stage application process.

Major Capital Requests (over £75,000) - We are suspending the major capital scheme for the time being until the coronavirus situation is resolved. 

PENDING APPLICATIONS

We are reviewing applications already submitted to the Foundation and will be contacting applicants in due course if and when required. 

CURRENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

For current grant recipients please email us to let us know the impact of the coronavirus situation related to projects funded by The Foyle Foundation. 

We are experiencing a high volume of emails in relation to this and it may take a few days for us to respond. 

Please refer to our website for the latest updates on our grantmaking which is currently under review. 

The Foyle Foundation is an independent grantmaking trust that distributes grants to UK charities. The Foundation does not support applications from individuals.

We welcome applications from across the country and encourage applications from all areas outside London and the South East.  

Since it became operational in November 2001, The Foundation has disbursed £108.8M in grants (up to 31st December 2019).

The Foundation supports charities in three main areas:

• Main Grants Scheme, supporting charities whose core work covers Arts and Learning
• The Foyle School Library Scheme (this scheme is currently suspended)
• Small Grants Scheme, supporting charities in all fields with a turnover of less than £150,000 per annum