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.
Towards the Wikimedia endowment
To contribute to an endowment fund to support the work of the Wikimedia projects in perpetuity.
$1,000,000
2026
1 year
Colombia Biodiversa fund
To support students studying biodiversity in Colombia.
$500,000
2026
1 year
Core support
New York University - Remarque Institute
https://as.nyu.edu/research-centers/remarque.html?challenge=d06e90d7-4d8f-4b88-9d8c-10b73beb60f1
Towards fellowships that support the multi-disciplinary and comparative study of Europe and its near neighbours.
$150,000
2026
3 years
Legacy Landscapes Fund advocacy
To support Legacy Landscapes Fund's public fundraising campaign in the run-up to COP17.
$117,000
2026
1 year
Endowment for Westminster Cathedral Choir
Westminster Cathedral Choral Foundation
https://westminstercathedral.org.uk/music/the-choral-foundation/
To establish a permanent endowment fund to support the choir at Westminster Cathedral.
$6,750,000
2025
1 year
Harvard University Presidential Priorities Fund
To support Harvard University's work.
$5,000,000
2025
1 year
Collections Research Institute development
To support the refurbishment of the Wende Museum's Hawthorne building to create a world-class collections and research institute.
$4,000,000
2025
3 years
Chapel restoration project
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.
$605,000
2025
1 year
Core support
Core support for the European Review of Books.
$160,000.20
2025
3 years
Core support
To support the running costs of the Ukrainian Red Cross.
$141,752
2025
1 year
Core support
$130,207.50
2025
1 year
Core support
To support the running costs of the Ukrainian Red Cross.
$67,500
2025
1 year
Spirit of Sam Yan Space
To create a new library and event space.
$30,000
2025
1 year
Wende endowment
Towards a permanent endowment for the Wende Museum for collections care and acquisitions and general operations.
$12,500,000
2024
1 year
Core support
$2,500,000
2024
1 year
Endowment of the Eleanor Rathbone Chair in Contemporary European History
To endow the Eleanor Rathbone Chair in Modern European History at St Anthony's College, Oxford.
$1,732,500
2024
2 years
Documenting Ukraine fellowships
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.
$1,635,000
2024
3 years
Core support
Core support for the work of the College.
$108,000
2024
1 year
Towards core costs
To support the Authors Alliance to represent the interests of academics and other authors whose primary motivation is to disseminate knowledge.
$50,000
2024
1 year
Core support
To support the work of the Central European University.
$50,000
2024
1 year