Charities - arts, culture and sport

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is Israel’s first and foremost University, an acclaimed educational and research institution of the highest calibre that has made an indelible impression both locally and internationally. Despite its relative youth, opening its doors in 1925, the Hebrew University was a vital part of the British Mandate period going on to play a critical role in the development of the State of Israel and Jewish life, benefiting all citizens whilst reaching out to cure, feed and heal the world.

DaDa – Disability and Deaf Arts is an innovative disability arts organisation based in Liverpool with over 25 years experience of working locally, nationally and internationally to develop and deliver a wide range of services with and for Disabled and Deaf people. You can help us influence society’s development into a more inclusive and supportive place to make and appreciate the arts. Our activity includes:
• DaDaFest – the largest disability and deaf arts festival in the UK that demonstrates artistic excellence from a unique cultural perspective for a mainstream audience.

John Christie and his wife Audrey Mildmay founded the internationally renowned Glyndebourne Festival in 1934. Today run by their grandson Gus Christie, the three month summer Festival presents six productions ranging from established classics to new commissions.

Founded in 1967, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity with the twin aims of education and heritage conservation.

The Lord’s Taverners is one of the UK’s leading youth sports charities and recreational cricket’s official charity.

Paintings in Hospitals is a registered charity that uses art and creativity to reduce sickness, anxiety and stress in UK healthcare facilities. Through our work we create environments that improve health, wellbeing and the healthcare experience for patients, their families and staff. Every year our work brings comfort and reassurance to over 1.8 million people across the UK from London to York, Aberystwyth and Belfast. We work across the health sector, including hospitals, hospices, care homes, GP surgeries, cancer centres and alternative therapy centres.

The Royal Academy of Music trains its students to the highest of standards to enter a continually evolving music profession. Our students contribute to and develop the cultural landscape that surrounds us; our alumni fill every corner of the music world.

For generations, The Royal Ballet School has enriched the international dance world with some of its greatest artists: Margot Fonteyn, Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell, Wayne Sleep and Darcey Bussell - not forgetting some of the most influential choreographers: Kenneth MacMillan, David Bintley and Christopher Wheeldon.

As both the hub of one of the largest networks of music learning and participation projects in the world and an internationally renowned live music venue, we create sustainable and life-changing opportunities through music for people of all ages, backgrounds and experience across two main integrated areas: