The Open University

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Appears in the data as
Recipient
Org IDs
GB-EDU-133849, GB-HESA-0001, GB-HESA-0364, GB-HESA-0365, GB-HESA-0366, GB-HESA-0367, GB-UKPRN-10007773
Other Names used in the data
Open University; OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE); THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

The Open University has been identified using different organisation identifiers within the 360Giving data.

The Open University has been referred to using several different names in the 360Giving data.

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As Recipient

The Open University appears in the 360Giving data as a recipient of grants. Here is an overview of the grants they have received.

Summary

Total Grants
88
Earliest Award
30 Mar 2000
Latest Award
27 Jan 2026
Total Grants
£106,132,191
Largest Amount
£19,763,639
Smallest Amount
£1,220
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This table shows the funders who have made grants to The Open University

Funders (GBP)

Funder Grants Total Largest Smallest
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy 52 £22,184,353 £2,690,211 £8,150
Department for Education 11 £78,239,206 £19,763,639 £180,927
The National Lottery Heritage Fund 7 £711,342 £410,722 £1,220
Ministry of Justice 3 £2,587,496 £917,496 £835,000
Culham St Gabriel's Trust 2 £48,449 £25,971 £22,478
John Ellerman Foundation 2 £238,722 £133,327 £105,395
Ministry of Defence 2 £500,000 £250,000 £250,000
Nesta 2 £405,818 £239,218 £166,600
The Road Safety Trust 2 £61,267 £37,369 £23,898
Wolfson Foundation 2 £851,000 £750,000 £101,000
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office 1 £227,096 £227,096 £227,096
Sport England 1 £38,000 £38,000 £38,000
The David & Elaine Potter Foundation 1 £39,442 £39,442 £39,442

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