# Colchester Museums Development Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1192018 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1192018)
- Website: https://colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/cmdf
- Latest income: £21.6k; spending £23.1k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/colchester-museums-development-foundation

Colchester Museums Development Foundation supports Colchester Museums to inspire and enrich the local community, through the preservation, exploration, and sharing of the town's heritage. The Foundation raises funds through donations, memberships and grants to support access, inclusion, community collaboration, and engagement with collections across Colchester Museums.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Colchester Museums Development Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and arts / culture / heritage / science for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Colchester Museums Development Foundation reported income of £21.6k and spending of £23.1k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Colchester Museums Development Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (colchester.cimuseums.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Colchester Museums Development Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Colchester Museums Development Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Colchester Museums Development Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Colchester Museums Development Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Colchester Museums Development Foundation?

In its latest reported year Colchester Museums Development Foundation reported income of £21.6k and spending of £23.1k.


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