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 March 2025). 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.
Operating and acquisition costs
To acquire, preserve, catalogue and digitize Cold War era (1945-1991) artefacts, artworks and archives from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
$991,500
2005
2 years
History of Jewish Mysticism and Esotericism (Toledot Torat Hasod Ha'ivrit)
To support the research and publication of Professor Joseph Dan’s multi-volume history of Jewish mysticism and esotericism.
$150,000
2005
3 years
Endangered Archives Programme
To support a grant programme to digitize archives that are in danger of destruction, neglect or deterioration, covering rare printed sources, manuscripts, photographs, and audio recordings in all languages and scripts from all periods up to the mid-20th century, and to make the records freely available online.
$16,960,153
2004
13 years
Operating and acquisition costs
To acquire, preserve, catalogue and digitize Cold War era (1945-1991) artefacts, artworks and archives from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
$1,867,100
2004
1 year
Exhibition of Islamic art
To exhibit calligraphy, textiles, jewels, metalwork, ceramics and paintings from the 9th to 19th centuries.
$93,355
2004
2 years
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
To support a grant programme to document languages which are at risk of extinction, and build a digital archive to make the results freely available online.
Learn more$33,851,813
2002
15 years
Courtauld Endowment Fund
To ensure the long-term financial sustainability and academic independence of the Courtauld Institute.
$7,880,000
2002
5 years