Funded Charities

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is the largest public celebration of books in the world, with 800 authors from over 40 different countries appearing in roughly 750 events every August.

MAC is a pioneering arts centre based in Birmingham, specialising in contemporary work. MAC is a national leader in developing work for children and young people, and offers a diverse creative programme for everyone across independent cinema, live theatre, practical courses, arts exhibitions, and community outreach projects.

The National Galleries of Scotland looks after one of the world's finest collections of Western art ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day.

National Museums Scotland care for collections of national and international importance. Their wealth of treasures represent more than two centuries of collecting.

As the world’s leading group of science museums, they share their unparalleled collection spanning science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine with over five million visitors each year.

Sistema Scotland, established in 2008, was set up in the belief that children can gain huge social benefits by playing in a symphony orchestra.

V&A Dundee is an international center for design with over 1,700 square metres of flexible gallery space, boasting one of the largest dedicated museum-standard exhibition spaces in Scotland.

Youth Music is the UK’s leading young people’s music charity, equalising access to making, learning and earning in music. The funding Youth Music receives from players of People's Postcode Lottery helps the charity support projects reaching more than 80,000 young people nationwide.