Grants awarded
You can search below for information about all grants we awarded. Our grants data is also available in csv format here.
We are committed to transparency, and believe that with better information, grant-makers can be more effective decision makers. In 2017 we started to work with 360Giving to publish information about Arcadia grants (last updated February 2026). Arcadia has waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to Arcadia’s grant data, to the extent possible under law, by dedicating it to the public domain with the Creative Commons CC0 waiver. This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to use and share.
Search engine for open access scholarly content
To build and support a new, non-profit free search engine that will make it easy for the public to access peer-reviewed literature.
$850,000
2018
2 years
Commons Collaborative Archive and Library
To develop tools for making openly-licensed content easier to find and use.
$800,000
2018
2 years
Maldives Heritage Survey
To document the cultural heritage of the Maldives and make the data freely available online.
$620,000
2018
2 years
Developing a new sustainable membership model
To develop training resources for academic authors who want to publish open access.
$500,000
2018
2 years
Patagonia National Park
To create a continuous area of protected natural landscape by purchasing ecologically important land next to Patagonia Park in Chile.
$490,000
2018
1 year
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
To support DSCC’s work to protect deep-sea ecosystems from fishing and mining, and to strengthen biodiversity conservation and governance in international oceans.
$472,000
2018
5 years
Open Access Button
To develop free, open-source tools to help libraries find open-access copies of publications.
$422,000
2018
2 years
An oral history of farming, land management and conservation in post-war Britain
To develop an oral history archive of experiences of the change in farming practices, landownership and land management in Britain after 1945 and make it freely available online via the British Library.
$419,427
2018
4 years
The Freedom of Information Archive at History Lab
To provide free online access to declassified government information and to make the content easier for users to find.
$407,000
2018
2 years
Towards core costs
To support the Council’s work to conduct independent research on European foreign and security policy and provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, activists and influencers to share ideas.
$256,838
2018
1 year
Core costs
To help IntoUniversity deliver its mission to establish local learning centres that inspire young people to achieve.
$256,838
2018
1 year
On the ground conservation work in the trust's wildlife reserves
Towards work on the Perthshire wildlife reserves and on the Largiebaan restoration project.
$256,838
2018
1 year
Mountain Willow Project
To propagate and plant rare and hard-to-grow montane scrub willow species.
$256,000
2018
5 years
Advancing Open Access
To promote open access to scholarly and cultural materials.
$100,000
2018
1 year
Advancing open access
To promote open access to scholarly and cultural materials.
$100,000
2018
1 year
History of Jewish Mysticism and Esotericism
To support the research and publication of Professor Joseph Dan’s multi-volume history of Jewish mysticism and esotericism.
$68,000
2018
2 years
Nature's Strongholds programme
To support long-term conservation by establishing or expanding protected areas and strengthening conservation of the most important existing wilderness areas.
$20,000,000
2019
4 years
Acquisition of six properties in Argentina and Chile
To acquire properties of strategic value in Argentina and Chile to expand existing park areas, rewild degraded landscapes and advance biodiversity conservation.
$15,100,000
2019
5 years
Wende endowment
Towards a permanent endowment for the Wende Museum with proceeds specifically for collections care and acquisitions.
$7,500,000
2019
10 years
Core support to Conservation Leadership Programme
To increase the overall impact and ensure the long-term sustainability of the Conservation Leadership Programme.
$5,999,917
2019
6 years