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Our grantees are a rare breadth of poets, writers, theatre-makers, musicians, sculptors, ceramicists, photographers, archivists and more! Over the next three years, from 2025 to 2027, we want to significantly increase the number of artists we can support.

If you care about what we’re doing, and think you might be in a position to help, please email siddharth@grandplanfund.co.uk

We have to reject 98% of the applications we receive — we need your support to continue and expand our work

Since 2021, we’ve received more than 7,000 applications for the 150+ grants we’ve awarded

More than 70% of grantees are from outside the South East, more than 70% are female, non-binary or genderqueer, and more than 60% are 18-34

Grand Plan wouldn’t exist without the continued generosity of a community of individuals, trusts and organisations.

We’re thankful to those who have made Grand Plan possible.

Supporters

Major supporters (who have donated more than £5,000)

  • Marina Diamandis, musician

  • Emily King, design historian and curator

  • Carolyn Pearce, infrastructure manager

  • Freelands Foundation, art education charity

  • hosting.com, website hosting company

  • Tom Rosenthal, musician 

  • Matthew Slotover, restaurateur

  • Sigrid Rausing Trust

  • The Soho Agency, literary and theatrical agents 

Supporters

  • Kenneth Branagh, actor and director 

  • Max Brodie, musician 

  • Andrea Cornwall, academic

  • Richard Curtis, producer and screenwriter

  • Will Darbyshire, filmmaker 

  • Dodie, writer, musician and filmmaker

  • Philip Edgar-Jones, television executive  

  • James Flannigan, songwriter 

  • Emma Freud, producer and broadcaster

  • Dicle Guntas, developer

  • Good Humans, graphic designers

  • Jack Harries, filmmaker

  • Kristin Hjellegjerde, gallerist

  • Nicholas Hytner, theatre director

  • Lydia Larson, actor

  • Elizabeth Louis, art curator

  • Billie Marten, musician

  • Eleanor McDowall, audio artist 

  • Lucy Musgrave, urbanist 

  • Tom Odell, musician 

  • Arden Rose, actress, producer and comedian 

  • David Russell, artist manager

  • Zad Rogers, producer

  • Philippa Milnes-Smith, literary agent

  • Matthew Taylor, shoe designer

  • Shamil Thakrar, restaurateur

  • Jasmine Thompson, musician 

  • Jean Tomlin OBE, international businesswoman and CEO

And those who wished to remain anonymous