The Wiggin Charitable Foundation aims to support and enhance opportunities for individuals and organisations in the entertainment and creative arts industries.

Wiggin has actively participated in charitable endeavours for many years. In 2021, we decided to formalise and build on the way in which we achieve our aims by setting up The Wiggin Charitable Foundation (TWCF), which now lies at the heart of our charitable efforts. TWCF is a registered charity, governed by internal and external trustees.

Charitable giving

TWCF provides impact grants, supports employee matched funding and employee nominated giving.

Impact grants are intended to create, support and further opportunities for individuals and/or organisations in the music, film, tv, sports, gaming and wider digital entertainment industries where additional financial support is required and where such grants could make a meaningful and measurable difference to fulfilling a project or purpose with some public benefit. Use the button below to explore our past grant recipients.

  • The Music Works
  • Into Film
  • My Big Career
  • Brit School
  • Roundhouse Film Fund
  • British Independent Film Awards CIC
  • Longborough Festival Opera
  • Future Talent
  • Youth On The Move
  • The Arts Emergency Service
  • Super Power Agency
  • Angel Shed Theatre Company
  • Citizens Of The World Choir
  • Orchestras For All
  • Future Youth Zone
  • Gloucestershire County Council (music discretionary grants)
  • Pleasance Theatre Trust Limited
  • Nottingham Music Hub

TWCF supports Wiggin employees in their charitable endeavours by matching staff contributions.

The Foundation also works with Wiggin’s Charity Committee to make an annual donation to a nominated cause (or causes), voted for by Wiggin’s staff.

Supporting with our time

We recognise that financial contributions can only do so much and we actively encourage our employees to get involved wherever possible.

We’re lucky to have an eclectic group of enthusiastic people at Wiggin, whose diverse skills we can draw upon. Impact grants in particular provide an opportunity for both our lawyers and business management staff to get involved – from taking an active role in administering funding to delivering mentoring and support and providing access to resources and wider industry networks and events.

Where possible The Foundation also works alongside members from Wiggin’s pro-bono, sustainability, and community volunteering groups.

This approach is intended to ensure we build long lasting and meaningful relationships with grant recipients, and also to provide Wiggin staff with opportunities to develop their wider skills and play a direct role in social responsibility initiatives.

Apply for an impact grant

Applications for impact grants can be referred to The Wiggin Charitable Foundation by email.  We review applications every 4-6 months and will be in touch if we’re able to offer assistance.