Bennett Lowell
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- Bennett Lowell does not accept unsolicited applications and works by invitation only, so a cold request is unlikely to get a hearing and the realistic route in is a relationship that leads to an invitation.
- Its grants are discretionary and its particular focus is arts institutions, though it is not limited to them, so an arts organisation with a UK charitable purpose is the best fit.
- Organisations that are not UK registered charities or US tax-exempt organisations, individuals, and purposes other than UK charitable purposes should not apply, as the charity does not fund them.
- Most of its grants, about 8 in 10 of the 15 to organisations, fall between £5,000 and £150,000, with a median of about £40,000, so a request of that order is a realistic size to plan around, although the largest grant was £200,000.
- Its trustees consider applications during the year, so any approach should be made well ahead of a project's start date.
Overview
Bennett Lowell is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1149726).
Bennett Lowell is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that makes grants to other organisations for charitable purposes its trustees determine at their absolute discretion. It has a particular focus on supporting arts institutions, although its grants are not limited to that purpose. In the annual report it paid £950,633 in giving.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2024) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The charity makes grants to other organisations that are UK-registered charities or US tax-exempt organisations, provided donations are applied for UK charitable purposes. Its particular focus is supporting arts institutions, although its grants are not confined to that purpose. Its trustees determine charitable purposes at their discretion and consider grant applications during the year. Reported recipients include arts and cultural bodies, alongside a church, a heritage organisation, a college, an animal sanctuary and a military organisation. The available information describes a discretionary grant-maker with a focused but not exclusive interest in arts institutions.
Themes
- Arts institutions
Geographic Focus
UK.
What they don't fund
- The foundation does not fund individuals
- The foundation does not fund organisations other than UK registered charities or US tax exempt organisations
- The foundation does not fund purposes other than UK charitable purposes
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications for support
How to apply
The charity does not accept unsolicited applications for support.
Who can apply:
- The Charity makes grants to other organisations which are either UK registered charities or US tax exempt organisations
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 15 grants in year to 31 December 2024 by size
Median £40,133 (year to 31 December 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Old Vic£200,000year to 31 December 2024
- National Portrait Gallery£150,000year to 31 December 2024
- National Gallery£100,000year to 31 December 2024
- National Gallery£100,000year to 31 December 2024
- Royal Academy£100,000year to 31 December 2024
- Natural History Museum£80,000year to 31 December 2024
- St James’ Church£50,000year to 31 December 2024
- Egypt Exploration Society£40,133year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 with no named recipient; 1 whose recipient could not be identified.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £673 | £31,684 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £314 | £74,335 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £533 | £464,104 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,808 | £828,673 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £80,774 | £962,916 | £950,633 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.
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
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
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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- CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS LLP, 5 FLEET PLACE, LONDON, EC4M 7RDsource