The Helmsley Arts Centre, currently an Arts Council England funded organisation, was one of those groups. Sadly on Wednesday the Centre was told they had been unsuccessful.
Support for Ryedale's most successful arts venue therefore ends next year.
In total, 695 organisations were however successful in their applications for funding from 2012 to 2015, including 110 new groups. But that is down on the 849 organisations funded before now. One of the biggest losers is the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London which faces a cut of 42.5 per cent.
Arts Council Chairwoman Dame Liz Forgan has described the process as a series of "painful decisions".
She said: "This is about a resilient future for the arts in England. We have taken the brave path of strategic choices not salami slices which has meant some painful decisions, and it is with great regret that we have to cease funding some good organisations."
Shadow Culture Secretary Ivan Lewis said the cuts would have a "chilling impact" and warned some organisations would close down and others would have to increase ticket prices.
He said: "I fear a return to the 80s and 90s when the arts were for the few, not the many."
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