Today we have made a landmark pledge of £150 million to fund a transformational project at the @NationalGallery that will create a brand-new wing and public realm. The gift is the single largest donation ever pledged by the Trust. Read more here: https://t.co/qGRZ6N7mZR

Fantastic family weekend & opening of the Trust supported @DulwichGallery #ArtPlayPavilion, featuring much play, creativity and colour alongside Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons.

This week the team had a great visit to @WellsCathedral1 to get a #BTS tour of the Vicar’s Close Project (ft Louis the cat!). They were also treated to a high-level tour of the stonemasonry work happening on the West End of the Cathedral. #Teamvisit #WellsCathedral

We have awarded a £500,000 grant to be given over the next three years to @StMungos to support its Employment Support Service, helping 1,500 people into work and enabling them to rebuild their lives after experiencing #homelessness. Read more here: https://t.co/4xgKVR5gDr

We have donated £5m to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, towards its Palm House renovation project. This is the largest philanthropic gift to date for the project and one of the most significant single donations in Kew’s history. https://t.co/92VtJ0NgHo Photo credit: RGB Kew

We have donated £100,000 to @HepworthGallery and @artfund, helping to conclude the public appeal to raise £3.8m to save Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red for the nation. https://t.co/KfcM0e9N1E Photo credit: Betty Saunders, 2025

We are hiring! We are looking for an Operations Executive to join our London office to help ensure operations run smoothly while supporting with executive coordination and administration. Applications close 4 August. Click here to apply: https://t.co/6I1PTgGSo7

We have donated £2.5m to affordable artist studio provider Acme towards securing Acme Propeller Factory, the largest remaining artist studio building of its kind in London, providing security for the building's community of 180 artists. Read more: https://t.co/46mwjkkn7z

We are hiring! Our grants team are seeking candidates for 2 new roles: Please see details on how to apply: 📌 Grants Officer - based in Stroud, Gloucestershire: https://t.co/XDkUisNxCQ 📌 Grants Assistant - based in Chelsea, London: https://t.co/Qr1huDe5hj

Pleased to see our grant to @York_Minster in 2024 has supported the building of the Minster’s Centre of Excellence, the restoration of three windows in the cathedral’s South Transept, and a close analysis of the Rose Window. Read more here:

Following our £5 million grant to @age_uk’s Gift of Friendship programme last year, 20 Local Age UK’s have been awarded funding for their vital local befriending and face-to-face services. Find out more here: https://t.co/kNjqRVfYtC

This Monday, Simon Fourmy, Director of The Julia Rausing Trust, attended the launch of the National Year of Reading 2026 at 10 Downing Street. Larry, the Chief Mouser, also made an appearance!

We have donated £7.3m in grants to 12 charities focused on literacy and education in the UK, including £3m to the government’s recently announced #NationalYearOfReading 2026. Read the full press release here: https://t.co/AZ5oleQGKl

We have donated another £500,000 to @Shannon_Trust to support its work for a further three years, helping increase the reach and accessibility of its peer-led programmes even more. Photo credit: Andy Aitchison Read more here: https://t.co/RDmZAKqaTA

We're delighted to announce the first 21 libraries to receive funding from the @JuliaRTrust, helping the #SummerReadingChallenge to reach 50,000 more children by 2025. Discover how libraries are transforming reading in communities across the UK: https://t.co/unZvIxTbgC

ICYMI the first @AIMuseum Fundamentals grants were awarded last week🎉supported by us and @ThePilgrimTrust. Expressions of interest for the next round of Museum Fundamentals are being welcomed until Friday 8 August. Read more about the grants here:

Congratulations to our co-founder Hans Rausing, who has today been honoured with a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Read more here: https://t.co/BjPeAC60Hy

We have donated £2.85m to the Royal High School Preservation Trust to create the East Garden, designed by world renowned garden designer Tom Stuart Smith. This £2.85m grant takes the RHSPT another step closer to its fundraising targets. Read more here: https://t.co/5T9NwUwWaK

We have donated £1.5m to The Reading Agency to expand the reach and impact of the Summer Reading Challenge, the UK’s biggest children’s reading for enjoyment programme. This is the first in a series of upcoming literacy focused grants in 2025. Read more: https://t.co/HPeQKHp92b

Great to attend @GOSHCharity’s breaking ground event this week, marking the start of construction on one of the incredible projects that we support – the Children’s Cancer Centre at #GreatOrmondStreetHospital. Please support this important project where you can.