Support us
MAKE A DONATION
We’re a registered charity, which means we rely on the generosity of people like you.
Without your support, we risk a future where young people’s musical potential is never realised. Our existence is vital to the future of the UK’s creative industries.
If you’d like to donate to us, click here.
HOW YOUR SUPPORT HELPS
Only half of our income comes from public funding, so your support really does make a difference. It allows us to:
– provide 90% of our students with financial support, with nearly 20% paying no fees at all to attend school
– offer an unrivalled number of masterclasses and performance opportunities to our students
– use music for positive social change
WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW
Your support is more important than ever before.
– Our Government funding has been frozen while costs have increased dramatically
– Fewer than a quarter of children now play an instrument, and singing and playing traditional instruments (recorder, violin, flute) are all in decline (Youth Music)
– 42% of schools no longer enter students for GCSE music (Child of the North)
– Fewer than 5,000 young people took music A-Level in 2023 (Bachtrack)
– Disadvantaged young people participate in music at a 38.3% lower rate than their advantaged peers (House of Lords Library)
– Young people in the north are less likely to see themselves as musical compared to those in the south (Youth Music)
– Arts Council England states that ‘without sustained financial support for music lessons, a child from a low-income background has virtually no chance of becoming a professional musician’
There are many ways you can support our musicians and the future of music, from a one-off or monthly donation to a gift in your will.
Together, we can make music more accessible and inclusive.
GET IN TOUCH
If you’d like to learn more about supporting us please get in contact, we’d love to hear from you.
Email: Development@chethams.com Tel: 0161 838 7202
THANK YOU
We’re so grateful to all our supporters, who enable us to do this important work at Chetham’s.
Arts Council England
Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust
Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Manchester
Dame Alexandra Burslem
David Gaskill
Eunice Garside
Huawei UK
Manchester City Council
Mark Griffiths
Oglesby Charitable Trust
The Albert & Eugenie Frost Music Trust CIO
The Granada Foundation
The Haworth Trust
The Hulme Trust
The Leverhulme Trust
The LHR Charitable Foundation
The William Walton & La Mortella Trust
The Zochonis Charitable Trust
We would also like to thank those who have included Chetham’s in their will.
Chetham’s is registered with the Fundraising Regulator. This means we are committed to ensuring that our fundraising is legal, open, honest and respectful.
Charity number: 526702
