Freelands Foundation
Preselected recipients only
Freelands Foundation is a private foundation in Reno, Nevada. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.0 million in 48 grants; the typical grant was $41,866 and the largest $297,861. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$3.0 million
- Number of grants48
- Typical grant$41,866
- Largest grant$297,861
- Assets$68.2 million
- New grantees43%
Giving in 2024 was down from $4.1 million the year before.
43% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.1 million | 52 | $67.1 million |
| 2024 | $3.0 million | 48 | $68.2 million |
How to apply
Freelands Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Freelands Foundation funds
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Iniva | 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 are cultural mapping and organisational review, creating sustainable reach through staff capacity and developing digital resources, and transforming core educational programmes to develop artists and audiences (the project). | $297,861 |
| Public Catalogue Foundation Aka Art Uk | Grant to support art uk's superpower of looking project | $287,016 |
| A-N the Artists Information Company | Regranting partnership with a-n to provide small grants to black, asian, brown and/or global majority artists at every stage of their career. | $204,718 |
| Ikon Gallery LTD | Grant for 'slow boat', an alternative youth program which raises fundemantal questions concerning the definition and relevance of art against a back drop of societal change. | $137,624 |
| Art Fund | Acquisitions programme for freelands award-winning artists | $137,438 |
| Mima (Teesside University) | Freelands award winner | $121,944 |
| University of Arts London | Support the 20/20 three-year programme to develop the creative practices of 20 emerging/mid-career and ethnically diverse artists of colour, through partnerships with 20 public art collections across the uk | $101,119 |
| New Art Exchange | Power to change. 3 year project to develop a series of programmes that engage with the local community to create life-enhancing opportunities, new audiences for the arts and diverse talent within the arts | $100,969 |
| Dundee Contemporary Arts LTD | The grants are to be used to fund the work of the print studio, which provides open and affordable access to expertise, equipment and courses for printmaking and related activities | $96,110 |
| Focal Point Gallery | Grant to support focal point gallery, metal and toma as part of the autumn 2023 fund | $96,045 |
| Grand Plan | Grant to support grand plan's grants programme | $81,625 |
| Mac | Grant to support the mac to work with schools and teachers through the autumn 2023 fund | $79,895 |
| Wysing Arts Centre | Grant to support syllabus programme | $64,086 |
| Cubitt Artists | Grant to support a civic fellowship | $64,012 |
| City and Guilds of London Art School | Grant to support cglas' foundation course bursaries | $62,734 |
| June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive | Grant to support organisational development | $58,022 |
| Rising Arts Agency | Grant to support leadership development and organisational programming | $55,688 |
| Whitechapel Gallery | Grant as winner of freelands award | $54,413 |
| National Galleries of Scotland | Freelands award winner | $51,019 |
| Arab British Centre | Grant to support a curatorial project exploring arab british identities | $50,387 |
| University of Nottingham | Arts education and creativity in schools. 3 year research program which explores the cultural education sector in the uk and determine how uk schools may be supported to work creatively. | $49,896 |
| Autograph Abp | Grant to support autograph abp to work with schools and teachers through the autumn 2023 fund | $49,640 |
| Serendipity | Grant to support commissions of portraiture and exhibition of 100 black women who made a mark | $44,120 |
| Contains Art Cio | Grant to support contains art cio to work with schools and teachers through the autumn 2023 fund | $43,416 |
| Bath Spa University | Freelands studio fellowship | $40,317 |
| University of Brighton | Freelands studio fellowship | $40,317 |
| 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning | Space to dream fund grant to support exhibition and curatorial programme | $37,858 |
| Manchester Art Gallery | 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 | Grant to support the working artist weeks project with children, parents/carers and teachers working as artists on week-long residencies to challenge engagement. | $32,525 |
| Nottingham Contemporary | Grant to support working with teachers and schools | $31,854 |
| Arts Education Exchange | Grant to bring together an art teacher at a local school, a visual artist and the grantee in an action research project aimed at cultivating space for intercultural and intersectional dialogue in the context of art education in schools. | $31,084 |
| Bernie Grant Arts Centre | Grant to support expansion of visual art offering | $25,812 |
| John Hansard Gallery | The grant shall be used to support the action research project working with trainee teachers, schools and artists | $21,045 |
| Falmouth University | Grant to support artist fellowships | $20,747 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Freelands studio fellowship | $19,199 |
| Robert Gordon University | Freelands studio fellowship | $19,199 |
| Swansea College of Art | Freelands studio fellowship | $19,199 |
| Ulster University Belfast | Freelands studio fellowship | $19,199 |
| Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art | Grant as shortlisted for freelands award | $12,657 |
| Camden Arts Centre | Grant as shortlisted for freelands award | $12,573 |
Officers and trustees
- Elisabeth Murdoch
- Paula Wardynski
- Nick Pianim
- Dr Henry Ward
- Mark Devereux
- Sarah von Schmidt
- Keith Tyson
- Amy Walker
Questions people ask
Does Freelands Foundation accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Freelands Foundation give?
$3.0 million in tax year 2024, across 48 grants, with a typical grant of $41,866.
Who runs Freelands Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Elisabeth Murdoch (Treasurer, Director), Paula Wardynski (Secretary, Director), Nick Pianim (President, Director) and Dr Henry Ward (Creative Director) among 8 officers and trustees.
What does Freelands Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly international, arts and culture and education.