Breadcrumb Home References and Evidence Base - Racial... Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/references-and-evidence-base-racial-equity-arts-funding References and Evidence Base - Racial Equity in Arts Funding Youth Music’s Recharge Fund: Racial Equity in the Arts has been shaped by a review of sector research, funding evidence and Youth Music's own data and evaluations. Copy URL https://www.youthmusic.org.uk/references-and-evidence-base-racial-equity-arts-funding References and Evidence Base - Racial Equity in Arts Funding Youth Music’s Recharge Fund: Racial Equity in the Arts has been shaped by a review of sector research, funding evidence and Youth Music's own data and evaluations. The sources below informed the fund's focus, design and eligibility criteria, ensuring it responds to evidenced inequalities affecting Black and Global Majority-led organisations. ReferencesAinsworth, S. (2024) Minoritised-led charities report being refused funding because of race or ethnicity. Civil Society. https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/minoritised-led-charities-report-being-refused-funding-because-of-race-or-ethnicity.html (Pathway Fund)Arts Council (2025) Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Review 2018 – 2023 https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/research-and-data/diversity-data/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-review-2018-23 Arts Council (2025) Equality analysis of the 2023/26 investment programme https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/equality-analysis-2023-2026-investment-programme Baobab Foundation (2021) Digging Deeper: Insights on Tailored Funding to Organisations Led by Black People and Communities Experiencing Racial Injustice in 2020. London: Baobab Foundation. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61f2a96054d481495a63c373/t/63318066bd6c3f74b32d191c/1664188519135/Baobab+Digging+Deeper+Report.pdf BFI (2024) Race and Ethnicity in the UK Film Industry: An Analysis of the BFI Diversity Standards. London: British Film Institute. https://www.bfi-fan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Race_and_Ethnicity_in_the_UK_Film_Industry_An_Analysis_of_the_BFI_Diversiy_Standards_Report_SPREAD_PRINT_VERSION-2.pdfCreative UK (2025) Leadership Diversity in the Creative and Cultural Industries. https://www.wearecreative.uk/diversity-leaders-report/ Funders for Race Equality Alliance (2025) Racial Justice Audit Analysis Report. London: Funders for Race Equality Alliance. https://www.frealliance.org.uk/racial-justice-audit-analysis Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) (2023) Delivering Better Funding for Black-led Organisations and Racial Justice. London: IVAR. https://www.ivar.org.uk/publication/delivering-better-funding-for-black-led-organisations-and-racial-justice/ Locality (2021) No More Blank Pages: understanding more about what we need to do to support local organisations working with and led by people from racialised communities. https://locality.org.uk/reports/no-more-blank-pages Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2024) Driving Racial Equity in Social Investment. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation. https://www.jrf.org.uk/race-and-ethnicity/driving-racial-equity-in-social-investment NCVO (2022) UK Civil Society Almanac 2022. Available at: https://www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-insights/news-index/uk-civil-society-almanac-2022/ Policy and Evidence Centre (2024) UK Arts, Culture and Heritage Audiences and Workforce State of the Nations Research Series. London: PEC. Available at: https://pec.ac.uk/news_entries/press-release-new-research-audiences-and-workforce-across-arts-culture-and-heritage/ The Ubele Initiative (2024) Funding and Organisational Resilience Resources. https://ubele.org/topic/funding/ Trust for London Funding for Racial Justice https://trustforlondon.org.uk/funding/social-justice/racial-justice/ UK Music (2026) Black Music Means Business. London: UK Music. https://www.ukmusic.org/research-reports/black-music-means-business/ UK Grantmaking. (2026) UK grantmaking 2026. https://www.ukgrantmaking.org/ UK Parliament Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) (2024) Participation, Diversity and Inclusion in the Cultural and Creative Industries. London: UK Parliament. Available at: https://post.parliament.uk/participation-diversity-and-inclusion-in-cultural-and-creative-industries/ Youth Music (2024) Cost of living crisis research (internal survey data) Youth Music (2025) Cost of living / grassroots funding crisis research (internal survey data) Youth Music (2025) Recharge Fund Evaluation (internal evaluation data) Youth Music (2026) Equity Benchmarking (internal evaluation data)
