Freelands Foundation
Invitation OnlyReno, Nevada · EIN 47-3819627 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2.8M
Organizations funded48
Typical grant$40,317
Total assets$68.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $19,199 and $64,086.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iniva | London, UK | The grant shall be used to fund three key areas of the grantee's work over a three and a half year period ending in 2024. these three areas… | $297,861 |
| Public Catalogue Foundation Aka Art Uk | London, UK | Grant to support art uk's superpower of looking project | $287,016 |
| A-N the Artists Information Company | Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK | Regranting partnership with A-N to provide small grants to black, asian, brown and/or global majority artists at every stage of their… | $204,718 |
| Ikon Gallery Ltd | Birmingham, UK | Grant for 'slow boat', an alternative youth program which raises fundemantal questions concerning the definition and relevance of art… | $137,624 |
| Art Fund | London, UK | Acquisitions programme for freelands award-winning artists | $137,438 |
| Mima (Teesside University) | Middlesborough, UK | Freelands award winner | $121,944 |
| University of Arts London | London, UK | Support the 20/20 three-year programme to develop the creative practices of 20 emerging/mid-career and ethnically diverse artists of… | $101,119 |
| New Art Exchange | Nottingham, UK | Power to change. 3 year project to develop a series of programmes that engage with the local community to create life-enhancing… | $100,969 |
| Dundee Contemporary Arts Ltd | Dundee, UK | The grants are to be used to fund the work of the print studio, which provides open and affordable access to expertise, equipment and… | $96,110 |
| Focal Point Gallery | Southend on Sea, UK | Grant to support focal point gallery, metal and toma as part of the autumn 2023 fund | $96,045 |
| Grand Plan | London, UK | Grant to support grand plan's grants programme | $81,625 |
| Mac | Belfast, UK | Grant to support the mac to work with schools and teachers through the autumn 2023 fund | $79,895 |
| Wysing Arts Centre | Cambridge, UK | Grant to support syllabus programme | $64,086 |
| Cubitt Artists | London, UK | Grant to support a civic fellowship | $64,012 |
| City and Guilds of London Art School | London, UK | Grant to support cglas' foundation course bursaries | $62,734 |
| June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive | London, UK | Grant to support organisational development | $58,022 |
| Rising Arts Agency | Bristol, UK | Grant to support leadership development and organisational programming | $55,688 |
| Whitechapel Gallery | London, UK | Grant as winner of freelands award | $54,413 |
| National Galleries of Scotland | Edinburgh, UK | Freelands award winner | $51,019 |
| Arab British Centre | London, UK | Grant to support a curatorial project exploring arab british identities | $50,387 |
| University of Nottingham | Nottingham, UK | Arts education and creativity in schools. 3 year research program which explores the cultural education sector in the uk and determine how… | $49,896 |
| Autograph Abp | London, UK | Grant to support autograph abp to work with schools and teachers through the autumn 2023 fund | $49,640 |
| Serendipity | Leicester, UK | Grant to support commissions of portraiture and exhibition of 100 black women who made a mark | $44,120 |
| Contains Art Cio | Watchet, UK | Grant to support contains art cio to work with schools and teachers through the autumn 2023 fund | $43,416 |
| Bath Spa University | Bath, UK | Freelands studio fellowship | $40,317 |
| University of Brighton | Brighton, UK | Freelands studio fellowship | $40,317 |
| 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning | London, UK | Space to dream fund grant to support exhibition and curatorial programme | $37,858 |
| Manchester Art Gallery | Manchester, UK | Grant to support manchester art gallery, home, and the whitworth to work with schools and teachers through the spring 2023 fund | $33,129 |
| Metal Culture | Southend on Sea, UK | Grant to support the working artist weeks project with children, parents/carers and teachers working as artists on week-long residencies to… | $32,525 |
| Nottingham Contemporary | Nottingham, UK | Grant to support working with teachers and schools | $31,854 |
| Arts Education Exchange | Margate, UK | Grant to bring together an art teacher at a local school, a visual artist and the grantee in an action research project aimed at… | $31,084 |
| Bernie Grant Arts Centre | London, UK | Grant to support expansion of visual art offering | $25,812 |
| John Hansard Gallery | Southampton, UK | The grant shall be used to support the action research project working with trainee teachers, schools and artists | $21,045 |
| Falmouth University | Falmouth, UK | Grant to support artist fellowships | $20,747 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Manchester, UK | Freelands studio fellowship | $19,199 |
| Robert Gordon University | Aberdeen, UK | Freelands studio fellowship | $19,199 |
| Swansea College of Art | Swansea, UK | Freelands studio fellowship | $19,199 |
| Ulster University Belfast | Belfast, UK | Freelands studio fellowship | $19,199 |
| Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art | London, UK | Grant as shortlisted for freelands award | $12,657 |
| Camden Arts Centre | London, UK | Grant as shortlisted for freelands award | $12,573 |
| Chapter (Cardiff) Ltd | Cardiff, UK | Grant as shortlisted for freelands award | $12,573 |
| Quad | Derby, UK | Grant as shortlisted for freelands award | $12,573 |
| South London Gallery | London, UK | To fund a long term art and education program, in which international and british artists will create art works for the residents of the… | $4,665 |
| Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums | Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK | Grant to support participation in the second stage of the autumn 2023 fund | $1,249 |
| South London Gallery | London, UK | Evaluation of the open plan project | $660 |
| Peckham Platform | London, UK | Was used towards covering the cost of staff and partner time to prepare the presentation to the freelands foundation inclusive practice… | $638 |
| Radical Ecology | Devon, UK | Grant to support application to the inclusive practices fund | $638 |
| Ealing Council | London, UK | The application support grant was used towards curator william rees time compiling the application, including meeting with partners and… | $634 |
| Turner Contemporary | Margate, UK | Grant to support participation in the second stage of the freelands award application process | -$85,658 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wysing Arts Centre | Cambridge, | Grant to support syllabus programme | $581,446 |
| Public Catalogue Foundation Aka Art Uk | London, | Grant to support art uk's superpower of looking project | $579,495 |
| Focal Point Gallery | Southend on Sea, | Grant to support focal point gallery, metal and toma as part of the autumn 2023 fund | $473,497 |
| Mac | Belfast, | Grant to support the mac to work with schools and teachers through the autumn 2023 fund | $435,618 |
| Contains Art Cio | Watchet, | Grant to support contains art cio to work with schools and teachers through the autumn 2023 fund | $295,314 |
| Ikon Gallery Ltd | Birmingham, | Grant for 'slow boat', an alternative youth program which raises fundemantal questions concerning the definition and relevance of art… | $284,981 |
| Autograph Abp | London, | Grant to support autograph abp to work with schools and teachers through the autumn 2023 fund | $262,572 |
| Dundee Contemporary Arts Ltd | Dundee, | The grants are to be used to fund the work of the print studio, which provides open and affordable access to expertise, equipment and… | $114,754 |
| Dundee Contemporary Arts Ltd | Dundee, | The grants are to be used to fund the work of the print studio, which provides open and affordable access to expertise, equipment and… | $111,224 |
| Whitechapel Gallery | London, | Grant as winner of freelands award | $90,297 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cardiff, | Grant to support artist fellowships | $85,730 |
| University of Dundee | Dundee, | Freelands studio fellowship | $83,307 |
| Bath Spa University | Bath, | Freelands studio fellowship | $67,559 |
| Birmingham City University | Birmingham, | Grant to support artist fellowships | $67,403 |
| Falmouth University | Falmouth, | Grant to support artist fellowships | $67,403 |
| Ulster University Belfast | Belfast, | Freelands studio fellowship | $67,403 |
| University of Brighton | Brighton, | Freelands studio fellowship | $67,403 |
| Robert Gordon University | Aberdeen, | Freelands studio fellowship | $66,952 |
| Rising Arts Agency | Bristol, | Grant to support leadership development and organisational programming | $65,419 |
| National Galleries of Scotland | Edinburgh, | Freelands award winner | $54,618 |
| Cubitt Artists | London, | Grant to support a civic fellowship | $47,043 |
| John Hansard Gallery | Southampton, | The grant shall be used to support the action research project working with trainee teachers, schools and artists | $43,456 |
| Arab British Centre | London, | Grant to support a curatorial project exploring arab british identities | $38,622 |
| 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning | London, | Space to dream fund grant to support exhibition and curatorial programme | $37,344 |
| Metal Culture | Southend on Sea, | Grant to support the working artist weeks project with children, parents/carers and teachers working as artists on week-long residencies to… | $33,381 |
| Mima (Teesside University) | Middlesborough, | Freelands award winner | $33,350 |
| Art Fund | London, | Acquisitions programme for freelands award-winning artists | $28,296 |
| Birmingham City University | Birmingham, | Grant to support artist fellowships | $20,539 |
| Robert Gordon University | Aberdeen, | Freelands studio fellowship | $20,539 |
| Ulster University Belfast | Belfast, | Freelands studio fellowship | $20,507 |
| Arts Education Exchange | Margate, | Grant to bring together an art teacher at a local school, a visual artist and the grantee in an action research project aimed at… | $16,399 |
| Bernie Grant Arts Centre | London, | Grant to support expansion of visual art offering | $12,904 |
| University of Arts London | London, | Support the 20/20 three-year programme to develop the creative practices of 20 emerging/mid-career and ethnically diverse artists of… | $12,622 |
| South London Gallery | London, | Evaluation of the open plan project | $10,807 |
| Forma | London, | Grant to support second stage application to the inclusive practices fund. | $610 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,754,483 | 84 |
| 2023 | $4,371,101 | 78 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523189349104452
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-3819627
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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