Bagri Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your organisation is a non-profit arts body that promotes traditional or contemporary Asian culture, has a proven arts delivery record and presents work to the public with a confirmed outcome in the UK or Europe, the Arts & Culture programme fits, and its stated range runs from £5,000 to £100,000.
- Start with an expression of interest, since only selected applicants are invited to a full application, and send a detailed fundraising strategy for the full project budget, with at least one other funder confirmed before you apply.
- Timing follows two rounds: spring applications from March to May with decisions in June or July, and autumn applications from September to November with decisions in December or January.
- Do not apply if you are an individual, a local community project, or a project still at the ideas stage, or if the work is not presented to the public or would start less than 3 months after its estimated outcome date; organisations outside the UK or Europe should apply only collaboratively with a presenting institution whose project has outcomes in the UK or Europe, and theatre and opera are rarely funded.
- The Foundation also makes discretionary donations for education, relief work, development and healthcare, but the information here does not say how to apply for these.
Overview
Bagri Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1000219).
The Bagri Foundation exists to cultivate a meaningful space for Asian culture to thrive, to shift perspectives and to form deeper connections. It supports arts and cultural activity alongside education, relief work, development and healthcare, and it was established by its founder to support education and to fund relief work. Its annual report records £537,325 awarded. Its Arts & Culture grants range from £5,000 to £100,000 and are awarded twice a year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
It supports unique, high-quality programmes that share traditional and contemporary Asian culture, working through grants and strategic partnerships with leading cultural organisations. Its Arts & Culture grants are for non-profit arts organisations with a track record of delivering artistic projects. Projects promote Asian culture, include established or mid-career artists from Asia or the diasporas and produce a tangible public outcome. Its cultural programme aims to share knowledge and experiences about Asian cultures, encourage cross-cultural dialogue, support new artistic work and explore Asia through creative interpretations. Alongside arts and culture, it makes discretionary donations towards education, relief work, development and healthcare.
Themes
- Asian arts and culture
- Education
- Relief work
- Development
- Healthcare
Geographic Focus
UK; Europe. Priority: Indian sub-continent.
What they don't fund
- Arts & Culture only:
- Research / development projects (including professional development or educational training)
- Film production or post-production
- Capital and archival projects (including digitisation)
- Collections (redisplay, acquisitions or curatorial research only)
- Local community projects
- standalone residencies
- Theatre and Opera are rarely funded, but are not automatically ineligible
- individuals
- Presenting organisations outside the UK or Europe, except by invitation
- organisations based outside the UK or Europe may apply collaboratively with a presenting institution if their project has outcomes in the UK or Europe
- Projects without a confirmed public outcome in the UK or Europe
- Projects that do not promote traditional and/or contemporary Asian culture
- Projects not created by or including established/mid-career artists from Asia or the diaspora
- Projects not led or hosted by organisations with a proven arts delivery track record
- Projects that are not presented to the public
- Projects that are not aligned with the Foundation’s mission
- Projects still at the ideas stage
- Projects that start less than 3 months after the estimated outcome date
How to apply
For Arts & Culture grants, applicants submit an expression of interest; after a successful expression of interest, selected applicants are invited to submit a full application.
Deadlines:
- Spring round: March-May, with decisions in June/July.
- Autumn round: September-November, with decisions in December/January.
Application windows:
- Arts & Culture grants — Spring: Spring: March-May
- Arts & Culture grants — Autumn: Autumn: September-November
Who can apply:
- Arts & Culture grants
- UK and European registered charities; charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs); exempt charities (e.g. national museums); Community Interest Companies (CICs); not-for-profit organisations; creative collectives with proven track record and public profile.
- Led or hosted by organisations with proven arts delivery track record; have a confirmed public outcome in UK or Europe; promote traditional and/or contemporary Asian culture; created by or including established/mid-career artists from Asia or the diaspora; presented to the public; aligned with the Foundation's mission.
What to send:
- Arts & Culture grants: A detailed fundraising strategy for the full project budget.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- For visual arts, the Foundation particularly values projects showcasing craft and materiality and artistic skill.
- Applicants are expected to have at least one other confirmed funder before applying.
- Applications with solid funding plans are prioritised.
- The organisation's size, project scale and expected reach affect the grant amount.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Europe
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- United Kingdom
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £2,771,885 | £1,279,360 | £844,355 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £501,557 | £1,332,078 | £910,230 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £602,036 | £1,720,559 | £1,275,346 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £693,026 | £1,446,178 | £896,760 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £706,561 | £1,051,925 | £537,325 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 3 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2021; year to 31 August 2022; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 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
- bagrifoundation.org/about · read on 30 October 2026
- bagrifoundation.org/funding-opportunities · read on 30 October 2026
- bagrifoundation.org/faq · read on 30 October 2026
- bagrifoundation.org · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- +44 (0) 207 280 0000source
- enquiries@bagrifoundation.orgsource
- 25-27 Lorne Close, London, NW8 7JJsource
- bagrifoundation.org
Applying to Bagri Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +44 (0) 207 280 0000source
- enquiries@bagrifoundation.orgsource
- 25-27 Lorne Close, London, NW8 7JJsource
- bagrifoundation.org