Amy Winehouse Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Your work is a good fit if it falls within the foundation's three core areas: informing young people about drug and alcohol misuse, supporting vulnerable or disadvantaged young people, and supporting the personal development of disadvantaged young people through music.
- Groups whose work sits outside these areas are unlikely to fit.
- Its stated focus is worldwide, with priority given to the UK and Saint Lucia, so say clearly how your work relates to those places.
- Neither its annual report nor its website publishes an application process or a grant range, and its total awards are modest, so use the contact shown to ask about process and typical request sizes before you set a figure.
- Be ready to show significant, cost-effective impact, and to follow the terms of a Grant Letter and submit a written report on progress and outcomes, since these are its stated success factors.
Overview
Amy Winehouse Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1143740).
The Amy Winehouse Foundation exists to relieve young people in need because of ill health, disability, financial disadvantage or addiction, and in Amy's memory it works to help children and young people build self-esteem and resilience so that they can flourish. Its three core areas are informing young people about the effects of drug and alcohol misuse, supporting those most vulnerable, at high risk of misuse or disadvantaged through circumstance, and supporting the personal development of disadvantaged young people through music. It funds a limited number of specific therapeutic and 'Amy' named music programmes in the UK and Saint Lucia, and its annual report shows £59,520 awarded in total. The Richard Collins Development Fund supports charities working with excluded and/or disadvantaged babies, children and young people.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation gives grants to organisations whose work meets its mission and has significant, cost-effective impact in its three core areas. These areas are informing and educating young people about the effects of drug and alcohol misuse; supporting those most vulnerable, at high risk of misuse or disadvantaged through circumstance; and supporting the personal development of disadvantaged young people through music. Its grants include a limited number of specific therapeutic and Amy-named music programmes in the UK and Saint Lucia for disadvantaged children and young people. The Richard Collins Development Fund supports charities working with excluded and/or disadvantaged babies, children and young people. Grantees follow the terms in their Grant Letter and submit a written report on progress and outcomes.
Themes
- Drug and alcohol education
- Vulnerable young people
- Personal development through music
- Therapeutic music programmes
Geographic Focus
Worldwide. Priority: UK; Saint Lucia.
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.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Funded work must meet the foundation’s mission and have significant, cost-effective impact in its three core areas of focus.
- Grantees must follow the terms in their Grant Letter and submit a written report detailing progress and outcomes.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- St. Lucia
- United Kingdom
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £778,975 | £632,716 | £75,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £847,681 | £594,524 | £33,200 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £921,681 | £592,248 | £39,500 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,030,878 | £800,254 | £196,539 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £641,029 | £668,933 | £59,520 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- amywinehousefoundation.org · read on 30 October 2026
- amywinehousefoundation.org/support-our-work · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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