Eligibility – Organisations

Governance

We have a responsibility to ensure that public funds are managed and spent properly. One of the ways we do this by ensuring organisations we fund are set up appropriately.

Some of our funding programmes are only open to certain types of organisations or have additional eligibility criteria. This will be clearly outlined within the guidance notes in each instance. However, all organisations must meet our minimum eligibility criteria.

Organisations can apply to us if they’re based in Wales or another UK nation. If you are not based in Wales and wish to apply, you must show how your activity benefits the development of creative practice in Wales and / or the Welsh public.

Organisations must be formally constituted as one of the following:

• Company Limited by Guarantee
• Registered charity (including charitable trusts)
• Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
• Community Interest Company (CIC)
• Company Limited by Shares (see public benefit criteria)
• Unincorporated Association
• Partnership, including a Limited Liability Partnership (where Directors are not at the same address)
• Local Authority, University, Health Board or other Public Body

The Appendix includes a table that outlines what we’ll need to see included within your governing documents. Please read this carefully.

If you’ve never applied to us for funding before:

• you’ll need to upload a signed copy of your governing document on our online portal before you can apply.

If you’ve applied to us for funding in the past:

• if you haven’t submitted your governing documents to us during the last two years, or if it’s been updated since you last provided us with your governing documents, you’ll need to upload a signed copy of your governing document on our online portal before you can apply.

Organisations that aren’t eligible to apply for funding include:

• Government departments
• Organisations based outside the UK

In addition, schools are only eligible to apply to our Creative learning through the arts programmes 

Additional Criteria:

Organisations that apply to us must:

• have a bank account that meets our eligibility criteria (see bank account page)
• have an Equal Opportunities Policy that’s been reviewed by your governing body within the last three years and complies with current legislation
• not be in default of any financial agreement with the Arts Council of Wales
• not have any overdue requirements on any other Arts Council of Wales funding.

You can make, or be part of, more than one application. However, you’ll need to make sure that your organisation has the capacity to deliver multiple projects effectively. You should make this clear in your application.

If your project involves working with children, young people, or vulnerable adults you must also have a Safeguarding / Child Protection Policy that’s been reviewed by your governing body within the last three years and complies with current legislation.

If other partner organisations or individuals will be delivering participatory activity as part of the project, such as workshops with children, young people or vulnerable adults, it’s your responsibility as the applicant to make sure that there’s an appropriate Safeguarding Policy in place.