Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work involves Tibetan or classical Indian cultural heritage, education or social welfare, the foundation's stated themes match it closely.
- Its annual giving is £73,073 according to its annual report, but its grant range and geographic focus are not stated, so a modest, clearly costed request is the safest starting point and the size of any award is unknown.
- No application process is published in the annual report, on the register or on its website, so the sensible first step is to use the contact shown on its website to ask whether a request is possible before writing one.
- Its work is carried out with partner monasteries, nunneries and places of learning, so it may help to explain how your project connects to that network.
- Its annual report, register entry and website do not say who should not apply, so a group working outside these themes should check the fit with the contact rather than assume it is ruled out.
Overview
Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 287817).
The Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture is a charity registered in England and Wales that aims to advance and promote understanding and learning of Classical Indian and Tibetan culture and art amongst the public and academia, both domestically and internationally. It documents, records, conserves and makes accessible the living cultural legacy of Tibet, and its resources are freely available for study online, regionally and internationally, and also distributed on hard drives to its partner network of monasteries, nunneries and places of learning. Through its Gompa partnership, it aims to build closer connections between the monasteries and nunneries of India and Nepal and their followers worldwide, support educational resources, social welfare and environmental projects, and provide a not-for-profit alternative to commercial media platforms. Its annual giving is £73,073, and its themes are Tibetan cultural heritage, education and social welfare.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation works to document, record, conserve and make accessible the living cultural legacy of Tibet, with a focus on classical Indian and Tibetan cultural resources and arts. It develops multimedia documentation, archives and study resources, while supporting education and social welfare in communities where this heritage is maintained. Its report records donations supporting education and social welfare at partner monasteries and nunneries. The foundation's resources are freely available to traditional educational institutions, including medical colleges and arts schools, as well as universities and study centres worldwide. Its work is carried out with monasteries, nunneries and other places of learning, and its online study resources are available regionally and internationally.
Themes
- Tibetan cultural heritage
- Education
- Social welfare
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)
- India
- Nepal
- Bath and North East Somerset
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £225,895 | £220,782 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £319,731 | £218,531 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £187,213 | £187,858 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £195,969 | £211,859 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £240,030 | £209,837 | £73,073 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
- orient.org/about · read on 30 October 2026
- orient.org · read on 30 October 2026
- orient.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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Contact
- The Secretary Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture Suite 214, Edgar Buildings George Street, Bath BA1 2FJ, Englandsource
- orient.org
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Contact
- The Secretary Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture Suite 214, Edgar Buildings George Street, Bath BA1 2FJ, Englandsource
- orient.org