Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation

2025 Grant Recipients

In 2025, the Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation awarded £89,600 across 50 organisations in line with our mission to support the performing arts and cricket across the UK.

We prioritised projects that build skills, increase access, and celebrate community engagement.

Theatre & Performing Arts

Total awarded: £65,000 across 38 organisations

Youth & community theatre

Alive & Kicking Theatre Company, Angel Shed Theatre Company, Ardent Theatre Company, Ballet Lorent, Cast Theatre, Chichester Cinema, Group 64 Theatre for Young People, Music Masters, National Youth Theatre, Pimlico Musical Foundation, Unicorn Theatre, Utopia Theatre, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre - Discover Theatre Project

Professional development & training

Almeida Makers, HGO Trust Ltd, LAMDA, RADA Scholarship Fund, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust

Inclusive arts & access

Circus Starr, Clowns in the Sky, Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation, Create (Arts) Limited, Face Front Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, Krazy Kat Theatre Company, Mind and Soul Community Choir

Touring and outreach

Papatango Theatre Company, Park Theatre, Peoples Theatre Collective, Scene & Heard, Southwark Playhouse Young Company, Stratford East, Sudden Productions, Troupe Productions Limited, Two Moors Festival, Wilton's Music Hall

Music

Total awarded: £12,000 across 6 organisations

Armonico Consort, British Youth Music Theatre, Carousel, ENO, Gabrieli Roar, Live Music Now, London Sinfonietta, Sound & Music, The Spitz Charitable Trust, Welsh Singers Competition

Cricket

Total awarded: £12,600 across 6 organisations

Disclaimer: These awards illustrate the breadth of our giving, not a guarantee of future funding. Grants typically range between £500 and £7,000 depending on project scope and need.