NPOs and IPSOs 2023-26 

If your organisation is a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) or Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) for 2023-26, here you can find all the information you need about working with us at the Arts Council while we’re funding you.

Working together

Working together

Find out more about how we’ll work together across this funding period. The Relationship Framework sets out in detail how we’ll collaborate.

You can also review your Terms and Conditions and payment calendars to find out when you’ll receive your grant and which conditions you’ll need to meet for us to release your payment. 

Please note: if you’re a 2018-22 and/or 2022/23 extension year NPO, information is still available about this funding relationship. Take a look >

Audience stood and sat in front of a church watching performers
Photo by The Festival of Making - © Mark Carline
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Resources and reporting

Resources and reporting

Different reporting tools are available for you, that together will help us build a picture of the progress we’re making across the creative and cultural sector in achieving different goals. You can also take a look at some other resources we have available to you, like our Resource Hub or the Digital Culture Network. 

Introducing Illuminate

Illuminate is a new audience data platform which will help you understand who engages with your work.

A dancing performing a dance move. They are wearing all white
Photo by Frequency Festival. (c) Electric Egg
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Digital Culture Network

The Digital Culture Network supports the development of individual skills and the digital maturity of organisations across the arts and cultural sector in England.

Investment Principles Resource Hub

Resources to help you ensure your organisation is well-run and future-facing

In a white indoor setting, we see a woman walking up the stairs towards us. There are colourful shapes on the glass window around her.
Photo by Abigail Reynolds - Elliptical Reading. Photo by Dom Moore. British Art Show 9. Image courtesy from The Box, Plymouth.
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Environmental Programme

Tools and programmes to help you take action and meet the challenges the climate crises presents.

North Pennines AONB - Steve Messam's Hush. Credit - North Pennines AONB
Photo by North Pennines AONB - Steve Messam's Hush. Credit - North Pennines AONB
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Impact & Insight Toolkit

This tool gives you insights into what audiences, participants, peers and creative practitioners think about the work you produce.

Two young people walk down a corridor looking at a display.
Photo by Photo © Joel Chester Fildes
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Making the case for creativity and culture

Help us spread the word about the difference creativity and culture makes in each of our lives, all made possible thanks to money from the public!

Roundhouse London stage set up with blue and red lighting
Photo by Dom Moore
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Further information

Further information

Got a question? Or maybe you want to look back at some information from the NPO/IPSO application process. 

Our Customer Services team are here to support you. You can contact them by email, phone or LiveChat. 

Our applicant guidance and other resources from the application process for the 2023-26 Investment Programme are still available if you need them.