# The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 298273 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/298273)
- Latest income: £19.9k; spending £12.1k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/benesh-institute-endowment-fund

Raise and invest funds and to apply the income thereof and such part of the capital as the trustees may decide for the following purposes: a)The Benesh Institute, b) promoting the use of Benesh Movement Notation in all its forms, c) the advancement of public education and learning by supporting, promoting and furthering the art of ballet.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £19.9k | £12.1k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £19.7k | £9,827 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £14.9k | £11k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £24.4k | £23.4k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £9,325 | £5,492 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote the use of the discipline of choreology in all its forms. To or for the advancement of public education and learning by supporting promoting and furthering the art of ballet.

## What it funds

The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and arts / culture / heritage / science for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund reported income of £19.9k and spending of £12.1k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £61.8k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £12.1k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £12.3k a year.

### How large is The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund?

In its latest reported year The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund reported income of £19.9k and spending of £12.1k.


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