Almas Art Foundation

Registered charity 1195449 · since 2021almasartfoundation.org·Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Djibouti, England, eSwatini, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi … [8 more]·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£10,000

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From the Charity Commission register

Key takeaways

Almas Art Foundation's stated work is African and African diaspora visual arts, with themes of artistic research and artist residencies, so a request fits best where the project sits in those areas.
Its annual giving is £10,000, so a modest request well below that total is the realistic size to ask for.
No application process is published in the annual report, register entry or website, which shows only a contact for getting in touch, so a short enquiry to that contact before a full application is the sensible first step.
The sources do not say when requests are considered or how they are chosen, so the timing and competitiveness are unclear.
The register lists a wide area of operation, but no geographic focus is stated, and no exclusions are published.

Overview

Almas Art Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1195449).

Almas Art Foundation exists to celebrate the contributions of African and African diaspora artists to modern and contemporary visual arts. It is a charity registered in England and Wales under charity number 1195449, and its objects include advancing education in the arts by encouraging public understanding and enjoyment of African art. It presents established and mid-career African and African diaspora artists through publications, exhibitions and films, and it aims to foster collaborations with emerging artists, curators and writers and to facilitate residencies through partnerships. Its annual giving is £10,000.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Almas Art Foundation celebrates, preserves and promotes the contributions of African and African diaspora artists to modern and contemporary visual arts. Its programme supports established and mid-career artists and creates space for emerging voices, fostering engagement across generations and within the wider international art community. It presents exhibitions and artist-led projects, publishes art books and digital publications, and produces films and public programmes. It also supports artistic research and residencies through partnerships with universities, cultural institutions and independent initiatives. Its approach combines collaboration, critical dialogue and experimentation with free public access to exhibitions, artist talks, film screenings and publications.

Themes

African and diaspora art
Artistic research
Artist residencies

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Angola
Botswana
Cameroon
Djibouti
eSwatini
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Malawi
Nigeria
Rwanda
Somalia
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
England
Wales

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2022	£50,000	£110,641	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 December 2022	£223,505	£147,446	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£453,673	£276,911	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£246,372	£312,963	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£621,002	£502,258	£10,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.