# The Sky Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1218296 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1218296)
- Website: https://skyfoundation.sky/
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sky-foundation

The Sky Foundation has been established as an independent charity to increase access to opportunity, participation and community benefit through arts, sport, education, inclusion and environmental improvement.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the CIO are:3.1.1 for the public benefit, the advancement of the art of dance, literature, music, theatre and visual art by:(a) Making the arts accessible to more people;(b) Delivering public exhibitions, workshops, displays and performances;(c) Developing and improving the public’s knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts; and(d) Providing education, training and other support to artists to promote artistic and educational excellence.3.1.2 the advancement of education by:(a) Supporting young people to access vocational skills and opportunities, particularly in relation to the arts and media;(b) Developing the public’s knowledge and awareness of the arts; and(c) Providing grants or other charitable support to schools, educational organisations and non-profit bodies to support the general education of children and young people.3.1.3 the prevention or relief of poverty as a result of natural disasters, emergencies or humanitarian hardship by way of providing and making grants to deliver or assist in the provision of humanitarian aid in any part of the world by provision of medical aid, food, water, shelter, equipment, education, training, clothing and financial support.3.1.4 the promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.for the purpose of this clause 3.1.4, ‘socially excluded’ means…

## What it funds

The Sky Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport and environment / conservation / heritage for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Sky Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (skyfoundation.sky) 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.

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