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From mid-2026, the Baring Foundation's Strengthening Civil Society programme will support the use of legal tools by UK civil society to tackle corporate harm.

This new grant to the National Centre for Creative Health - matching investment by Arts Council England - will help embed creative health in health and social care settings.

We are looking for organisations and projects from around the world engaging older people (60+) in creativity and culture for a new edition of our 2019 publication, Around the World in 80 Creative Ageing Projects.

This new report - Missing Out: Creative Ageing and Men - asks why comparatively few older men take part in creative activities.

We are delighted that our colleagues, David Cutler, Director, and David Sampson, Deputy Director, were recognised in the New Year Honours List.

A further £3 million in new funding over the next five years will support an ongoing focus on racial justice in our grant-making.

We are making up to £200,000 available for an advocacy initiative to increase the appreciation and availability of creative opportunities in all care homes in England.

23 new projects across Northern Ireland will give people living with mental health conditions access to creative workshops and classes.

Our joint fund with Museums Galleries Scotland - Creative Minds - has made four new grants for museums in Scotland to develop creative projects with people with mental health problems.

Baring Foundation Director, David Cutler, welcomes the new Civil Society Covenant launched last week.