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 July 2024). 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.
California Language Archive
To provide core support to the California Language Archive at the University of California, Berkeley.
$500,000
2022
5 years
Climate change action
To improve climate change policy and campaign against coal in the UK and Germany.
$5,000,000
2008
5 years
Coastal conservation in West Africa
To campaign against large-scale, illegal and undocumented fishing in West African coastal waters.
$450,000
2014
4 years
Coastal conservation in West Africa
To campaign against large-scale, illegal and undocumented fishing in West African coastal waters.
$100,000
2012
2 years
Conservation of East-Atlantic Flyway
To conserve key sites for migratory birds in northern Europe and West Africa.
$900,000
2012
4 years
Exhibition of Islamic art
To exhibit calligraphy, textiles, jewels, metalwork, ceramics and paintings from the 9th to 19th centuries.
$93,355
2004
2 years
Exploration and conservation of African rock art
To survey, document and conserve rock art sites across Africa.
$244,988
2007
1 year
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.
$150,000
2011
3 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.
$150,000
2008
3 years
Intelligence and action against wildlife trade (ReTTA Phase II)
To strengthen actions to reduce the illegal and unsustainable trade of African wild species to Asia through data gathering, information sharing, engagement and innovative interventions.
$3,000,000
2020
5 years
International Digital Ephemera Project
To digitize, preserve and provide free online access to endangered modern printed and digital ephemera.
$3,414,109
2011
7 years
Living Landscape Scheme
To create large conservation areas connected by wildlife corridors to protect biodiversity, in collaboration with Kent Wildlife Trust.
$500,000
2010
5 years
Living Landscape Scheme
To create large conservation areas connected by wildlife corridors to protect biodiversity, in collaboration with Sussex Wildlife Trust.
$500,000
2010
5 years
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership – Threatened Biodiversity Hotspots Programme
To collect seeds and build in-country conservation capacity in biodiverse hotspots experiencing rapid and drastic land use changes.
$3,250,980
2019
5 years
Miriam Rothschild Travel Bursary Programme
To enable students from biodiversity-rich, cash-poor countries to participate in the Cambridge Student Conference on Conservation Science.
$500,000
2011
5 years
Mongolia Heritage Sites Survey
To create a publicly accessible database of endangered archaeological heritage in Mongolia using satellite imagery and on-the-ground survey.
$2,423,967
2020
5 years
Mosfell Archaeological Project
To excavate and research a Viking-age archaeological site in western Iceland, in partnership with the Institute for Viking and North Atlantic Studies and Vikingaminjar ehf.
$500,000
2007
5 years
Mosfell Archaeological Project
To excavate and research a Viking-age archaeological site in western Iceland, in partnership with the Institute for Viking and North Atlantic Studies and Vikingaminjar ehf.
$400,000
2011
3 years
Mosfell Archaeological Project
To excavate and research a Viking-age archaeological site in western Iceland, in partnership with the Institute for Viking and North Atlantic Studies and Vikingaminjar ehf.
$100,000
2011
2 years
Mosfell Archaeological Project
To excavate and research a Viking-age archaeological site in western Iceland, in partnership with UCLA and the Institute for Viking and North Atlantic Studies.
$100,000
2011
2 years