Henry Moore Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Your project should be predominantly about sculpture, or have a sculpture element, and the Foundation accepts UK and international non-profit organisations that have operated as non-profits for at least 12 months.
- The charity says its average grant is between £5,000 and £7,500, and it accepts requests of up to half of project costs, excluding in-kind amounts, and expects applicants to identify other funders, so a modest request with a clear budget and other sources fits best.
- Three rounds run each year, in March, July and November, each open for one month, and decisions take about eight weeks after closing, so plan around those windows; you can apply in any open round through the grants portal.
- Do not apply if you are an individual wanting to develop your own practice (individual applications are limited to Research and Travel grants for sculpture historians, academics and conservators), or if you are seeking support for residencies, central or building costs, traditional memorials or figurative statues, or commercial publishing.
Overview
Henry Moore Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 271370).
The Henry Moore Foundation was established by Henry Moore to advance public education and encourage appreciation of the fine arts, particularly his own works. Its Henry Moore Grants support the growth and development of sculpture across historical, modern and contemporary work, and fund research that expands appreciation of sculpture. It approved a total of 109 grants worth £569,000, across New Projects and Commissions, Acquisitions and Collections, Conferences, Lectures and Publications, Long-Term Research grants, and Research and Travel grants for individual sculpture historians, academics and conservators.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Foundation’s Henry Moore Grants support the growth and development of sculpture across historical, modern and contemporary registers, and research that expands appreciation of sculpture. It welcomes applications from UK and international non-profit organisations seeking support for exhibitions, exhibition catalogues, commissions, conferences, research, non-commercial publications and the development of collections through acquisitions, conservation, cataloguing and display. Sculpture historians, academics and conservators may apply individually for Research and Travel grants when researching and publishing on sculpture conservation, production, history or interpretation. Projects should be predominantly focused on sculpture, or on the sculpture element of a project. Community project applications are considered only when the applicant is a non-profit arts organisation.
Themes
- Sculpture
Geographic Focus
The world.
What they don't fund
- Residency programmes
- Central or building costs
- Traditional memorials/figurative statues
- Commercial publishing projects
- Play equipment
- Community gardens
- Wellbeing activities
- Individuals independently wishing to create, inform, develop or research their own practice
- Community project applications where the applicant is not a non-profit arts organisation
- Organisations that are not non-profit organisations
- Organisations that have not been established and operating in a non-profit capacity for at least 12 months
- Projects that do not involve sculpture in some way
- Central costs such as employed staff time and building maintenance
- Research and Travel grants only: applications which are to inform or develop an artist’s own work, and/or professional practice
How to apply
Register for an individual account on the grants portal and submit the application through it. For applications outside the Research & Travel category, link the account to the organisation applying. Applications can be completed in any open round.
Deadlines: Three application rounds are held each year, and each round is open for one month.
Application windows:
- Round 1: Opens in March and closes in March.
- Round 2: Opens in July and closes in July.
- Round 3: Opens in November and closes in November.
Who can apply:
- We only support non-profit organisations. Organisations must have been established and operating in a non-profit capacity for at least 12 months.
- Organisations must be registered to apply.
- Research and Travel grants: Only sculpture historians, academics and conservators who are researching and publishing on sculpture conservation, production, history and/or interpretation.
What to send:
- If this is your first application, upload details of your organisation’s non-profit status.
- To add an organisation to the Grants Portal, send its full postal address, website, general enquiries email address, telephone number, Charity Number where applicable, and confirmation it has operated as a non-profit for at least 12 months.
Applying again: Any decisions made by us during the assessment process will not affect your future applications.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Projects should be predominantly focused on sculpture, or on the sculpture element of the project.
- Project costs should be specific and include a fair and considered artist fee, where applicable.
- Applicants should seek a realistic and fair amount in relation to the project, its budget and the Foundation’s guidance.
- The Foundation accepts requests of up to half of project costs, excluding in-kind amounts, and expects applicants to identify other funders.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £3,216,033 | £5,044,049 | £440,103 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £3,173,095 | £5,274,046 | £404,235 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £3,584,016 | £5,917,242 | £358,061 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £8,911,737 | £6,740,029 | £380,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £7,958,098 | £6,136,979 | £569,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 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 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 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
- henry-moore.org
- henry-moore.org/what-we-do/grants-fellowships · read on 30 October 2026
- henry-moore.org/what-we-do/grants-fellowships/further-information · read on 30 October 2026
- henry-moore.org/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 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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