# The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1188685 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1188685)
- Website: https://www.umffta.org
- Latest income: £24.5k; spending £15k
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science
- 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 and Wales
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ulrike-michal-foundation-for-arts

The foundation seeks to promote, encourage and extend the love, appreciation, enjoyment, understanding and practice of fine and decorative arts, and their traditional skills, through awarding grants for art projects in and supporting fine/decorative arts students in and from north Wales, Merseyside, Wirral, Cheshire, Shropshire and Herefordshire.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2025 | £24.5k | £15k | not filed |
| 19 Mar 2024 | £12k | £22.6k | not filed |
| 19 Mar 2023 | £22.6k | £26.2k | not filed |
| 19 Mar 2022 | £28.6k | £8,736 | not filed |
| 19 Mar 2021 | £6,363 | £2,398 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The advancement of the Arts, culture, heritage or science.the foundation's aim is to promote, encourage and extend the love, appreciation, enjoyment, knowledge, understanding and practice of fine, decorative and applied Arts among people of all ages through experiences at museums, art galleries, historic properties and in the community at large, both as individuals and communally, as participants as well as spectators.the foundation will seek to achieve its aims through the provision of grants in the following areas: the counties of anglesey, gwynedd, denbighshire and flintshire; the county boroughs of conwy and wrexham; the former metropolitan country of merseyside(comprising wirral, the city of liverpool, knowsley, st helens, sefton and halton); cheshire east; cheshire west and chester; and the counties ofshropshire and herefordshire.

## What it funds

The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts is registered under the Charity Commission purposes arts / culture / heritage / science 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. In its latest reported year The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts reported income of £24.5k and spending of £15k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 19 Mar 2025, it spent £75k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (umffta.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 Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts give each year?

The register does not break out The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 19 Mar 2025 was £15k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £15k a year.

### How large is The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts?

In its latest reported year The Ulrike Michal Foundation for the Arts reported income of £24.5k and spending of £15k.


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