Arcadia

Arcadia is a family charitable foundation. It was founded by Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin in 2002. They are led by their donor board and supported by an expert advisory board and a small London-based team.

Mission

Arcadia helps people to record cultural heritage, to conserve and restore nature, and to promote open access to knowledge. We want future generations to enjoy the diversity of human culture and the natural world.

Geographic Focus

World

Programme Areas

1. Conserving and restoring nature: We want nature to survive and flourish. Our grants support solutions to the global biodiversity and climate crises.
2. Recording cultural heritage: We want future generations to have knowledge of the world’s cultural diversity. Our grants support digital documentation of cultural heritage which is poorly recorded and under threat.
3. Promoting open access: We want knowledge to be free for anyone, anywhere to access and use. Our grants help make knowledge available for free online, and help people find and use it.