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{{Infobox organization
| name = Arcadia Fund
| logo =
| formation = {{start date and age|2001}}<ref name="https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/" />
| founders = {{unbulleted list|[[Peter Baldwin]]|[[Lisbet Rausing]]}}
| purpose = Preserve Endangered Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems, Promoting Open Access
| headquarters = [[London, England]], UK
| area_served = Worldwide
| owner =
| key_people = <nowiki>Professor Peter Baldwin</nowiki>{{small|(Trustee)}}{{!}}Lisbet Rausing {{small|(Trustee)}}{{!}}[[Dr Johannes Burger]] {{small|(Trustee)}}{{!}}
| revenue =
| endowment = $570 million {{small|{{As of|2019|12|31|alt=(2019)}}<ref name="https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/" />}}
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/|}}
| num_employees = 9
| Advisory Board = 7 Members
}}




The Arcadia Fund is a UK charity organisation founded by [[Lisbet Rausing]] and Professor [[Peter Baldwin (professor)|Peter Baldwin]]. Established in 2001, the organisation provides grants on a worldwide basis focusing on numerous projects outside the UK. The primary focus of the organisation involves preserving endangered culture, preserving endangered nature and providing open access.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foundationguide.org/foundations-trust/arcadia-fund/|title=Arcadia Fund|last=foundationguide|website=Foundation Guide|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref> Since 2002, the fund has provided in excess of $570 million in projects around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/|title=Arcadia - preserve endangered culture and nature|website=Arcadia Fund|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>
The foundation is controlled by its three trustees ([[Lisbet Rausing]], [[Peter Baldwin (professor)|Peter Baldwin]] and Dr Johannes Burger) and its team of 9 members. The fund also has an advisory board of 7 members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/about-peter-baldwin-lisbet-rausing/people/|title=People - The Arcadia team|website=Arcadia Fund|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>


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== Activities ==
Arcadia’s activities revolve wholly around their grant program in which the Fund aims to look for organisations that are are dynamic, well researched and can deliver on the objectives of endangered culture, nature and promoting open access.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/grants/|title=Grants - dynamic, sustainable and well researched programmes|website=Arcadia Fund|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>


=== Culture ===

=== Environment ===

=== Open Access ===

=== Discretionary ===

== Grant Statistics/Graphs ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Arcadia's Largest Grants ($USD)
!Recipiant
!Title of Grant
!Value ($USD)
!Type Of Grant
!Description of Grant
|-
|School of Oriental and African Studies
|Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
|33,851,813
|Cultural
|
|-
|University of Cambridge
|Cambridge Conservation Initiative:  Endangered Landscapes Programme
|31,441,100
|Environmental
|
|-
|Fauna & Flora International
|Halcyon Programmes and core institutional support
|27,000,000
|Environemental
|
|-
|Yale University
|Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
|25,000,000
|Cultural
|
|-
|Yale University
|The Hall of Graduate Studies
|25,000,000
|Discretionary
|
|-
|British Library
|Endangered Archives Programme
|16,960,153
|Cultural
|
|-
|School of Oriental and African Studies
|Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
|11,000,000
|Cultural
|
|-
|Harvard University
|College fellows fund
|10,000,000
|Cultural
|
|-
|University of California Los Angeles
|Endowment to Department of History
|10,000,000
|Cultural
|
|-
|University of Cambridge
|Cambridge Conservation Initiative: Endowment of Directorship
|10,000,000
|Environmental
|
|-
|Harvard University
|Supporting Open Access with Harvard Library
|9,000,000
|Open Access
|
|}
== References ==
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Arcadia Fund
Formation2001; 23 years ago (2001)[1]
Founders
PurposePreserve Endangered Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems, Promoting Open Access
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Professor Peter Baldwin(Trustee)|Lisbet Rausing (Trustee)|Dr Johannes Burger (Trustee)|
Endowment$570 million (2019)[1]
Employees
9
Websitewww.arcadiafund.org.uk


The Arcadia Fund is a UK charity organisation founded by Lisbet Rausing and Professor Peter Baldwin. Established in 2001, the organisation provides grants on a worldwide basis focusing on numerous projects outside the UK. The primary focus of the organisation involves preserving endangered culture, preserving endangered nature and providing open access.[2] Since 2002, the fund has provided in excess of $570 million in projects around the world.[3]

The foundation is controlled by its three trustees (Lisbet Rausing, Peter Baldwin and Dr Johannes Burger) and its team of 9 members. The fund also has an advisory board of 7 members.[4]

History

Talk about its yearly breakdown in grant total, its focus on what type of grants they are primarily aiming for, Describe the change in philosophical views over the years.

Activities

Arcadia’s activities revolve wholly around their grant program in which the Fund aims to look for organisations that are are dynamic, well researched and can deliver on the objectives of endangered culture, nature and promoting open access.[5]

Culture

Environment

Open Access

Discretionary

Grant Statistics/Graphs

Arcadia's Largest Grants ($USD)
Recipiant Title of Grant Value ($USD) Type Of Grant Description of Grant
School of Oriental and African Studies Endangered Languages Documentation Programme 33,851,813 Cultural
University of Cambridge Cambridge Conservation Initiative:  Endangered Landscapes Programme 31,441,100 Environmental
Fauna & Flora International Halcyon Programmes and core institutional support 27,000,000 Environemental
Yale University Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage 25,000,000 Cultural
Yale University The Hall of Graduate Studies 25,000,000 Discretionary
British Library Endangered Archives Programme 16,960,153 Cultural
School of Oriental and African Studies Endangered Languages Documentation Programme 11,000,000 Cultural
Harvard University College fellows fund 10,000,000 Cultural
University of California Los Angeles Endowment to Department of History 10,000,000 Cultural
University of Cambridge Cambridge Conservation Initiative: Endowment of Directorship 10,000,000 Environmental
Harvard University Supporting Open Access with Harvard Library 9,000,000 Open Access

References

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ foundationguide. "Arcadia Fund". Foundation Guide. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  3. ^ "Arcadia - preserve endangered culture and nature". Arcadia Fund. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  4. ^ "People - The Arcadia team". Arcadia Fund. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  5. ^ "Grants - dynamic, sustainable and well researched programmes". Arcadia Fund. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
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