# The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 514981 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/514981)
- Website: https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org
- Latest income: £40.9k; spending £50.3k
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ripon-city-festival-trust-1986

Assists other organisations in the arts and sporting fields by grants and donations and carries out various cultural community events.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986 is registered under the Charity Commission purposes arts / culture / heritage / science and amateur sport for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986 reported income of £40.9k and spending of £50.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986 in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (ripontheatrefestival.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 The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986 open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986 is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986 give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986 makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986?

In its latest reported year The Ripon City Festival Trust 1986 reported income of £40.9k and spending of £50.3k.


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