The V&A Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The V&A Foundation names art, design and performance as its themes, and its objects are framed around the V&A and those fields throughout the world, so work in these areas is the clearest fit.
- Its annual report gives total awards of £1,011,000, which may include grants to individuals, but no grant range is stated and the register does not confirm this scale, so size any request to the project rather than to that total.
- The foundation publishes no application process, so a small nonprofit should contact it to ask how to apply, bearing in mind that its trustees consider applications from the V&A and other bodies.
- Grants are monitored through recipients' updates on spending, outcomes and impact, so plan to report these from the outset.
- No exclusions are stated, and nothing available shows how competitive or relationship-led funding is.
Overview
The V&A Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1144508).
The V&A Foundation exists for the benefit of the public, to further the objects of the V&A and art, design and performance throughout the world. It achieves these objects through the award of grants, which support the V&A as well as other bodies. Its annual report records £1,011,000 awarded, a total that may include grants to individuals, and the register does not confirm this scale.
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 makes grants for the benefit of the public, to further the V&A’s charitable objects and art, design and performance throughout the world. It considers applications from the V&A and other bodies, and the trustees make grants they judge best calculated to advance the foundation’s objects. Donor requests and stipulations are met. The trustees monitor grants by reviewing recipients’ updates on how the money has been spent and on project outcomes and impact. Its grants therefore support the V&A as well as other bodies, within the objects set out for the foundation.
Themes
- Art
- Design
- Performance
Geographic Focus
Throughout the world.
How to apply
The trustees consider applications from the V&A and other bodies for grants, then make grants they judge best calculated to advance the foundation’s charitable objects.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trustees monitor grants by reviewing recipients’ updates on spending, outcomes and project impact.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £136,734 | £458,955 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £1,129,819 | £902,554 | £647,965 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £20,203,141 | £1,011,808 | £819,079 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £92,686 | £826,674 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £251,270 | £1,307,600 | £1,011,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 3 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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 V&A Foundation?
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Contact
- a.misquitta@vam.ac.uksource
- VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, CROMWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW7 2RLsource
Applying to The V&A Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- a.misquitta@vam.ac.uksource
- VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, CROMWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW7 2RLsource