The Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation
Key takeaways
- The Foundation's work centres on restoring and preserving Blenheim, its artefacts and surroundings, restoring landscapes and protecting wildlife, developing the arts, and supporting education and skills, so a project that fits one of those themes is the place to start.
- Its annual report gave no grants figure that could be read, and no grant range is stated, so the annual report does not show what a realistic request would be; keep any ask modest and check the scale with the Foundation first.
- The only programme whose eligibility is stated is the Blenheim Bursary, which is open to local charities and projects within a 20-mile radius of Blenheim, so a group based further away should not apply for it.
- No way to apply was found, so the Foundation's stated approach is the best guide: it strives to distribute contributions among applications that most represent a positive impact and benefit to the local area, so explain that local benefit clearly.
- Nothing published says anything about timing or how competitive funding is, so approach the Foundation directly and ask.
Overview
The Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1166164).
The Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its purposes are restoring and preserving Blenheim for the public benefit, and promoting the study and appreciation of Blenheim as a place of historic and architectural interest and natural beauty. It also works to develop the arts, principally through the exhibition and performance of artistic works. Its one named programme is the Blenheim Bursary, and its annual report gives no figure for how much it gives each year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Foundation’s charitable work centres on restoring and preserving Blenheim and sharing its historic and architectural interest with the public. It reinvests admission income and donations in restoration and conservation of the Palace, its artefacts and surroundings, and in restoring landscapes and protecting wildlife. It also develops the arts through exhibitions and performances, and supports education and skills development across its community. Through the Blenheim Bursary, it provides funding to local charity and community projects. Its approach brings together care for the heritage site, public access, environmental stewardship and benefits for local people.
Themes
- Palace conservation
- Heritage access
- Nature and biodiversity
- Education and skills
- Local community projects
- Arts
Geographic Focus
Priority: Bladon; Cassington; Long Hanborough; Church Hanborough; Freeland; North Leigh; Combe; Stonesfield; Wootton; Yarnton; Begbroke; Woodstock; Charlbury.
What they don't fund
- Blenheim Bursary only: Funding is available to local charities and projects within a 20-mile radius of Blenheim
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It strives to distribute contributions among applications that most represent a positive impact and benefit to the local area.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Begbroke
- Bladon
- Cassington
- Charlbury
- Combe
- Freeland
- North Leigh
- Stonesfield
- Woodstock
- Wootton
- Yarnton
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £17,580,000 | £14,210,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £27,210,000 | £17,572,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £22,440,000 | £21,553,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £28,885,000 | £26,757,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £30,955,000 | £27,787,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
— 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
Other sources
- blenheimpalace.com
- blenheimpalace.com/support-us · read on 23 October 2026
- blenheimpalace.com/community · read on 23 October 2026
- blenheimpalace.com/stories/bursary-local-charities-projects.html · read on 23 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission