Arts: Finance

(asked on 2nd July 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the regional distribution is of Arts Council England's Catalyst funds.


Answered by
Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
This question was answered on 7th July 2014

The £100 million Catalyst programme is supporting the culture and heritage sector's efforts to strengthen their fundraising expertise and build long-term financial resilience across the country.

Regional breakdown of grants awarded by the Arts Council England:

Catalyst: Building Fundraising Capacity, Catalyst: Capacity Building and Match Funding and Transforming Arts Fundraising.

Amount committed:

Region

£

%

London

10,199,987

25.7%

East Midlands

2,575,072

6.5%

West Midlands

3,627,294

9.1%

North East

2,367,058

6.0%

North West

4,310,188

10.9%

Yorkshire and The Humber

6,076,001

15.3%

South East

2,935,806

7.4%

East of England

2,517,687

6.3%

South West

4,941,791

12.4%

Wales

156,562

0.4%

Grand Total

39,707,446

Catalyst: Endowments

Amount awarded at offer stage - distribution of funds depends on fundraising level

Region

£

%

London

18,500,000

60.7%

East Midlands

-

0.0%

West Midlands

3,000,000

9.8%

North East

2,000,000

6.6%

North West

2,000,000

6.6%

Yorkshire and The Humber

3,000,000

9.8%

South East

1,000,000

3.3%

East of England

1,000,000

3.3%

South West

-

0.0%

Wales

-

0.0%

Grand Total

30,500,000

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