Metal’s supporters are crucial in sustaining our core activities, including commissioning significant new programmes and events, and advancing our community-led research model.
Each year we raise over 70% of our income, and as a registered charity, we rely on contributions from public and private funders, as well as individual supporters, to develop our activities.
We would like to thank the following public funds, trusts and foundations, and partners. Their support enables us to deliver a bold and ambitious artistic programme that is free and accessible to everyone.
Public Funders:
- Arts Council England
- Brentwood City Council
- British Council
- Castlepoint Borough Council
- Greater London Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Peterborough City Council
- Southend City Council
Trusts and Foundations:
- Art Fund
- Freelands Foundation
- SHED (Sustainability, Health, Environment, Development)
- PECT (Peterborough Environment City Trust)
Corporate Support:
- Ecotricity Limited
- Northern Rail
- Network Rail
Partners:
- Arriva
- Creative Estuary
- Culture Liverpool
- Dead Ink Books
- Eastern Angles Theatre Company
- Essex Book Festival
- Estuary Festival
- Friends of Botanic Park
- Independents Biennial
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Manchester Histories
- Peterborough Presents
- Peterborough Cultural Alliance
- Peterborough Asylum and Refugee Community Association
- Rocket 200
- Safe Steps
- Southend Education Trust
- Trust Links
- University of the Creative Arts
- University of Kent
- Writing on the Wall
Ethical Fundraising Policy
This document gives an overview of Metal’s fundraising strategy and its policies relating to ethical financial support. For further information, please see our full policy here.
