Achates Philanthropy Prize

The Achates Philanthropy Prize ran from 2016-2022 as the national campaign to promote the democratisation of cultural philanthropy. It celebrated the idea that culture belongs to and is the responsibility of us all, by sharing the inspiring stories of first-time supporters of culture.

The Prize invited cultural organisations across all artforms to nominate an individual or company who had supported them for the first time, at all levels of support, within the last 12 months. It offered a platform to celebrate and share these inspiring stories from an emerging generation of first-time philanthropists across the UK to build greater awareness of the idea that anyone can be a cultural philanthropist and the impact we can all make as a result.