# Cultural Evolution Society - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1188951 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1188951) - Website: https://culturalevolutionsociety.org/ - Latest income: £0; spending £0 - What it funds: Education / training - Who it helps: The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information - Area of operation: Throughout England, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, France, Japan, India, United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, Spain, Finland - Trustees: 4 - Last verified: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/cultural-evolution-society Our mission is to advance the research and applications of cultural evolutionary studies. We support all evolutionary approaches to the study of human and nonhuman animal culture. ## 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 Dec 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2021 | £21.6k | £8,783 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > (1) To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst researchers and scholars worldwide) on Cultural Evolution and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to disseminate the useful results. (2) The advancement of scientific research in the subject of Cultural Evolution thereby promoting the increase in the store of useful knowledge, understanding and learning in this subject amongst researchers and scholars worldwide.(3) For the purposes of this clause, æCultural Evolutionæ refers to any evolutionary approach to the study of human or nonhuman animal culture. This encompasses the evolutionary sub-disciplines of all of the social, psychological and biological sciences, and from linguistics, history and philosophy, mathematics and computer science. We also draw upon, and contribute to, applied fields such as medicine, psychiatry, community development, international relations, the agricultural sciences, and the sciences of past and present environmental change.(4) These objects will be achieved by the following means:ò arranging and coordinating an international ces conference with the aim of disseminating Cultural Evolution research to the general public and particularly amongst researchers and scholarsò to sponsor a journal or journals in order to disseminate Cultural Evolution research to the general public and particularly amongst researchers and scholars worldwideò to disseminate information about the… ## What it funds Cultural Evolution Society is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Cultural Evolution Society reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £8,783 in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and France and 14 more areas. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Cultural Evolution Society in its sources (last checked 6 Nov 2026). Its website (culturalevolutionsociety.org) 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 Cultural Evolution Society open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 6 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Cultural Evolution Society is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Cultural Evolution Society fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands and France and 14 more areas. ### Does Cultural Evolution Society give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Cultural Evolution Society makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does Cultural Evolution Society give each year? The register does not break out Cultural Evolution Society's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,757 a year. ### How large is Cultural Evolution Society? 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