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Funding

Turner Contemporary is a charity that relies on donations to continue our outstanding work. Turner Contemporary’s main funders are Kent County Council and Arts Council England. We are also supported by other public investment and lottery funding, individual patrons, corporate patrons, trusts and foundations, catalyst endowment donors, and visitors who donate in the gallery and online.

Social Value

Research conducted by Canterbury Christ Church University’s Business School (Social Value Report, October 2016) shows that since Turner Contemporary opened in 2011 it has helped to re-establish Margate as a destination town, and encouraged 2 million visits in its first five years. 4% of these visitors had never been to an art gallery before coming to Turner Contemporary, equating to 80,000 people experiencing art in a gallery context for the first time. Over the lifetime of the gallery so far, 48% of visits were made by those who specifically came to Margate to visit Turner Contemporary.

• For every £1 invested by Turner Contemporary in our exhibitions, £2.88 of net social value is created for visitors to the gallery.

• For every £1 invested by Turner Contemporary in our Lifelong Learning activities, £4.09 of net social value is created for participants.

• For every £1 invested by Turner Contemporary in our Formal Education programme, £5.15 of net social value is created for participants.

For further information, read our latest social value report here.

Further information can be provided on request.