Trust Greenbelt aims to help people use the arts to liberate creativity in face of exclusion, exploitation and injustice.

Recognising the potential to be groundbreaking and life-changing Trust Greenbelt supports quirky, entrepreneurial and risky ideas. Many come from modest community focussed projects where a seemingly insignificant amount of funding can have an immeasurable impact. Trust Greenbelt gets ideas off the ground and gives voice to the marginalised often supporting initiatives that wouldn't make it in to traditional funding reviews.

'Trust people and they will be true to you;  treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.'
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Greenbelt continues to hold true to Emerson's words, trusting some amazing people with your money, trying where others may not be able to, to help them to do great things.  We can only do this if you continue to Trust Greenbelt too - trust us to find those special projects and people that need someone to trust their special vision. 

Read about a few recent examples of where your money has been put to great work - helping people to show themselves to be great and true.

'Trust Greenbelt is a fantastic way to grow the vision of the Festival both across the UK and globally, impacting thousands in a life-affirming way'.
Karen Napier - Festival Chair

 'I was at Greenbelt for the first time and was really impressed by the way you make sure that people with disabilities are included in all aspects of the Festival, not just physically but by inviting contributors to challenge our views on the role that disabled people have to play in society.'
Paul Richards - Heavy Load

  'Trust Greenbelt has enabled black and minority ethnic playwrights who would otherwise have no access to the theatre.'
Charlotte Gwinner - Angle Theatre

 'After your support, we secured additional funding from two other agencies.'
Judith Shalkowski - Create

 'There is great excitement that the project has found favour as we know that it will now generate additional local government assistance, along with local schools input.'
Ged Stoneman - What 4's

'To be able to work with the hidden and often forgotten people in Asia is a real privilege ... through Trust Greenbelt, festival-goers are making a big difference.'
Rachel Duncombe-Anderson - Epic Arts