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 August 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.
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Grant recipient
Purpose
Grant details
Fundación Alejandro Ángel Escobar
Discretionary
Colombia Biodiversa fund
$500,000
2026 | 1 year
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Fundación Alejandro Ángel Escobar
Discretionary$500,000
2026 | 1 year
To support students studying biodiversity in Colombia.
New York University - Remarque Institute
Discretionary
Core support
$150,000
2026 | 3 years
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New York University - Remarque Institute
Discretionary$150,000
2026 | 3 years
Towards fellowships that support the multi-disciplinary and comparative study of Europe and its near neighbours.
Westminster Cathedral Choral Foundation
Discretionary
Endowment for Westminster Cathedral Choir
$6,750,000
2025 | 1 year
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Westminster Cathedral Choral Foundation
Discretionary$6,750,000
2025 | 1 year
To establish a permanent endowment fund to support the choir at Westminster Cathedral.
Harvard University
Discretionary
Harvard University Presidential Priorities Fund
$5,000,000
2025 | 1 year
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Harvard University
Discretionary$5,000,000
2025 | 1 year
To support Harvard University's work.
Mayfield School
Discretionary
Chapel restoration project
$605,000
2025 | 1 year
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Mayfield School
Discretionary$605,000
2025 | 1 year
To provide essential repairs to the 13th Century former Archbishop’s palace that now serves as the Chapel for Mayfield School, ensuring its continued use and preserving the Chapel’s historic fabric.
Stichting European Review of Books
Discretionary
Core support
$160,000
2025 | 3 years
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Stichting European Review of Books
Discretionary$160,000
2025 | 3 years
To support the European Review of Books and help it make more content accessible online.
Ukrainian Red Cross Society
Discretionary
Core support
$141,752
2025 | 1 year
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Ukrainian Red Cross Society
Discretionary$141,752
2025 | 1 year
To support the Ukrainian Red Cross's work providing critical emergency relief, medical care, and social support.
Ukrainian Red Cross Society
Discretionary
Core support
$130,207
2025 | 1 year
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Ukrainian Red Cross Society
Discretionary$130,207
2025 | 1 year
To support the Ukrainian Red Cross's work providing critical emergency relief, medical care, and social support.
Ukrainian Red Cross Society
Discretionary
Core support
$67,500
2025 | 1 year
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Ukrainian Red Cross Society
Discretionary$67,500
2025 | 1 year
To support the Ukrainian Red Cross's work providing critical emergency relief, medical care, and social support.
Authors Alliance
Discretionary
Core support
$50,000
2025 | 1 year
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Authors Alliance
Discretionary$50,000
2025 | 1 year
To support the Authors Alliance to represent the interests of academics and other authors whose primary motivation is to disseminate knowledge.
Central European University
Discretionary
Core support
$50,000
2025 | 1 year
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Central European University
Discretionary$50,000
2025 | 1 year
To support the work of the Central European University.
Nisit Sam Yan Company Limited
Discretionary
Spirit of Sam Yan Space
$30,000
2025 | 1 year
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Nisit Sam Yan Company Limited
Discretionary$30,000
2025 | 1 year
To create a new library and event space.
Wende Museum
Discretionary
Wende endowment
$12,500,000
2024 | 1 year
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Wende Museum
Discretionary$12,500,000
2024 | 1 year
Towards a permanent endowment for the Wende Museum for collections care and acquisitions and general operations.
Ukrainian Red Cross Society
Discretionary
Core support
$2,500,000
2024 | 1 year
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Ukrainian Red Cross Society
Discretionary$2,500,000
2024 | 1 year
To support the Ukrainian Red Cross's work providing critical emergency relief, medical care, and social support.
University of Oxford - Faculty of History
Discretionary
Endowment of the Eleanor Rathbone Chair in Contemporary European History
$1,732,500
2024 | 2 years
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University of Oxford - Faculty of History
Discretionary$1,732,500
2024 | 2 years
To endow the Eleanor Rathbone Chair in Modern European History at St Anthony's College, Oxford.
Institute for Human Sciences
Discretionary
Documenting Ukraine fellowships
$1,635,000
2024 | 3 years
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Institute for Human Sciences
Discretionary$1,635,000
2024 | 3 years
Documenting Ukraine seeks to contribute to creating a record of the Russo-Ukrainian War by capturing the human experience of that war and making it comprehensible to the broader world. It awards grants to journalists, scholars, public intellectuals, and archivists based in Ukraine.
International University College of Turin
Discretionary
Core support
$108,000
2024 | 1 year
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International University College of Turin
Discretionary$108,000
2024 | 1 year
To support the work of the College.
Authors Alliance
Discretionary
Core support
$50,000
2024 | 1 year
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Authors Alliance
Discretionary$50,000
2024 | 1 year
To support the Authors Alliance to represent the interests of academics and other authors whose primary motivation is to disseminate knowledge.
Central European University
Discretionary
Core support
$50,000
2024 | 1 year
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Central European University
Discretionary$50,000
2024 | 1 year
To support the work of the Central European University.
The National Archives
Discretionary
Digitising the National Farm Survey
$2,553,878
2023 | 3 years
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The National Archives
Discretionary$2,553,878
2023 | 3 years
To digitize the records of the National Farm Survey of England and Wales (1941-1943), and make them freely available online, together with a tool that makes each farm searchable.