Something To Aim For (STAF) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) established in 2019 by Tracy Gentles, former CEO and Creative Director, through a Culture & Society Discretionary Award from Wellcome Trust, specifically to support the development of an inclusive and accessible arts community.

Since our inception, STAF has directly supported artists and artist-led organisations to achieve their goals by establishing bespoke support, strategic partnerships, and innovative research, creating individual, organisational and systemic changes along the way. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we supported artists to stabilise their operations, helping them to secure funds of over £570,000. We continue to support artists and their communities as they try to be sustainable in a precarious operating context.

In 2021, STAF saw the appointment of Janet Tam as Executive Director, and moved headquarters to Manchester, having previously been based in London. The current core team work remotely, and are based in Manchester, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.