The Jencks Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Your work is a good fit if it sits within one of the three themes: meaning in architecture, cosmology as landscape, or health through environment.
- The annual report shows £5,000 paid in total, and no grant range is published, so a small, carefully scoped request is the sensible starting point.
- No application process is published, so a short enquiry through the contact shown on its website is the route to try first.
- Residencies are currently by invitation only, so do not apply for one unless you have been invited.
- Its geographic focus is stated as any part of the world, so location alone should not rule you out.
Overview
The Jencks Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1197265).
The Jencks Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales that supports research through grants, residencies and publications. Alongside this, it runs a cultural programme of exhibitions, residencies, salons, commissions and learning projects, drawing on its own archive. Its research residency runs for a year and gives artists, archivists, researchers and curators working space at The Cosmic House, along with access to the collection and archive. The annual report records £5,000 paid in its most recent year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Jencks Foundation supports research through grants, residencies and publications, alongside a cultural programme of exhibitions, residencies and salons. Its programme draws on Charles Jencks’ archive and focuses on meaning in architecture, cosmology as landscape, and health through environment. Its cultural work crosses architecture, science, art, philosophy, poetry and care, and it collaborates with local schools, global universities and independent scholars. The research residency provides artists, archivists, researchers and curators with working space at The Cosmic House, access to the collection and archive, and assistance from curatorial and archival teams.
Themes
- Meaning in architecture
- Cosmology as landscape
- Health through environment
Geographic Focus
Any part of the world.
What they don't fund
- Residencies and Grants only: Currently our residencies are by invitation only
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- The Architecture Foundation£5,000year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
4 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2022 | £431,735 | £291,197 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £5,785 | £124,073 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £713,395 | £580,554 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £687,998 | £549,769 | £5,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
— No grants figure for that 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
Other sources
- thecosmichouse.org
- thecosmichouse.org/about · read on 24 October 2026
- thecosmichouse.org/support · read on 24 October 2026
- thecosmichouse.org/programme · read on 24 October 2026
- thecosmichouse.org/residencies-and-grants · read on 24 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 24 October 2026.
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