The National Gallery Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Trust's objects are the advancement of education and the charitable objects of the National Gallery, and its trustees judge grants by how well they advance education and those purposes, so a proposal should make that link plainly.
- About 8 in 10 of its 13 grants to organisations fall between £15,000 and £2,950,000, with a median of about £215,000, so a modest request would sit at the low end of its typical range, though its largest grant was about £3,900,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and the Board must agree each grant and strictly meets donor requests and stipulations, so check any restrictions on a gift before applying.
- Its recorded grants chiefly support the Gallery's own collection and institutional work, and the annual report does not say how many applications it receives, so its competitiveness cannot be judged from it.
Overview
The National Gallery Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 299509).
The National Gallery Trust exists to advance education and the charitable objects of the National Gallery. It achieves this by making grants to organisations, and it made grants to the National Gallery group amounting to £10.3 million.
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 Trust's objects are the advancement of education and the charitable objects of the National Gallery. It raises money through trusts and foundations, corporate and individual giving, and makes donations and grants for education and in support of the Gallery's charitable objectives. Its trustees consider applications from the Gallery and other bodies, making grants they judge best calculated to advance education and the Gallery's charitable purposes, while ensuring donors' requests and stipulations are met. Its recorded grants chiefly support the Gallery's collection and institutional work, including picture purchases, operations, exhibitions, curatorial and conservation posts, building work, education, framing and travel for schools. It has also made a grant to an art-history association.
Themes
- Education
How to apply
The trustees consider applications from the National Gallery and other bodies; the Board of Trustees must agree each grant.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Board makes grants it considers best calculated to advance education and the National Gallery's charitable purposes.
- The Board ensures donor requests and stipulations are strictly met.
Where they fund
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £217k (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- The National Gallery · picture purchases£3,908,759year to 31 March 2025
- The National Gallery · National Gallery purposes£2,935,000year to 31 March 2025
- The National Gallery · support general Gallery operations£1,000,000year to 31 March 2025
- The National Gallery · the exhibition programme£925,209year to 31 March 2025
- The National Gallery · Curatorial posts£594,263year to 31 March 2025
- The National Gallery · Conservation posts£370,447year to 31 March 2025
- The National Gallery · building works£217,464year to 31 March 2025
- The National Gallery · building and exhibition insurances£119,000year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £9,171,031 | £5,592,900 | £706,573 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £7,126,391 | £7,461,326 | £5,313,077 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £6,261,058 | £4,042,337 | £3,266,584 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £7,927,658 | £19,760,618 | £1,876,660 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £8,423,328 | £11,478,175 | £10,276,948 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- 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: 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
- 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 The National Gallery Trust?
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- C/O THE NATIONAL GALLERY, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON, WC2N 5DNsource
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- C/O THE NATIONAL GALLERY, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON, WC2N 5DNsource