Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Foundation exists to advance public education in the sea, ships, time and the stars, and their importance to people, so a project that clearly serves those subjects is the best fit.
- Other charitable organisations may apply, but they must show a contribution towards charitable purposes connected with or calculated to further the Foundation's Objects, so a charity whose work does not touch these subjects should not expect to qualify.
- No typical grant size is given, and the one grant named is £1,000,000 to the National Maritime Museum for M & E work in Ocean Court, so a small charity should not treat that as a guide and should ask the Foundation what range it considers.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline to miss, but nothing says how competitive the process is or whether contact beforehand is expected.
Overview
Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1147279).
The Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales that provides funding to advance public education in the sea, ships, time and the stars, and their importance to and relationship with people. Its annual report shows £1,110,000 awarded in its latest year. Its themes are sea and ships, and time and stars, and its reported grants have gone to maritime museums, including a £1,000,000 grant to the National Maritime Museum for M & E work in Ocean Court.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) 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 Foundation provides funding to advance public education in the sea, ships, time and the stars, and their importance and relationship with people. It may support charitable purposes connected with or calculated to further its Objects, including charitable objects of the National Maritime Museum as its trustees determine. It welcomes grant applications from other charitable organisations where an application demonstrates that contribution. Its reported grants have gone to maritime museums. The Foundation's central purpose is public education across these subjects and their connections with people.
Themes
- Sea and ships
- Time and stars
How to apply
Other charitable organisations may apply by demonstrating a contribution towards charitable purposes connected with or calculated to further the Foundation's Objects.
Who can apply:
- The Foundation welcomes grant applications from other charitable organisations. The application must demonstrate a contribution towards charitable purposes in any way connected with or calculated to further the Objects of the Foundation.
Where they fund
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £290,458 | £12,926 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £3,800,841 | £13,190 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £3,021,006 | £54,955 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £2,505,062 | £15,724 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £491,715 | £1,127,834 | £1,110,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
— No grants figure for those years.
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 March 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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At a glance
Applying to Royal Museums Greenwich Foundation?
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- foundationsecretary@rmg.co.uksource
- NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, PARK ROW, LONDON, SE10 9NFsource
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Contact
- foundationsecretary@rmg.co.uksource
- NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, PARK ROW, LONDON, SE10 9NFsource