# The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 291460 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/291460)
- Company number: 01895684
- Website: https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
- Latest income: £11.6k; spending £8,749
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cambridgeshire
- Other names: The Fitzwilliam Museum Trust (previous)
- Trustees: 10
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/fitzwilliam-museum-development-trust

To encourage, promote and educate the public in the fine arts through its support of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

## 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 Jul 2025 | £11.6k | £8,749 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2024 | £24k | £99k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2023 | £16.7k | £125k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2022 | £15.4k | £109k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2021 | £18k | £86.9k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To encourage, promote and educate the public in the fine arts through its support of the Fitzwilliam Museum

## What it funds

The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes arts / culture / heritage / science for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust reported income of £11.6k and spending of £8,749. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jul 2025, it spent £429k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (fitzmuseum.cam.ac.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 The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire.

### Does The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Jul 2025 was £8,749. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £85.7k a year.

### How large is The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust?

In its latest reported year The Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust reported income of £11.6k and spending of £8,749.


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