Community wellbeing grants

Community Foundation for Surrey

The Community Foundation for Surrey supports local charities, community and voluntary groups in Surrey whose work benefits our communities. For more information visit the Community Foundation for Surrey website (opens new window).

Elaine and Angus Lloyd Charitable Trust Funding

Range from £1,000 to £3,500, although grants of up to £20,000 were given out in 2015. The Trust offers grants to charitable organisations working in Kent and Surrey. Grants are intended to support general charitable activities in the areas of advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, and people with disabilities. Applications can be made at any time. For more information, please contact Ross Wyndham Badger on 020 7930 7797, or email ross.badger@hhllp.co.uk.

Postcode Community Trust

Grassroots organisations that seek to effect positive change within their local area can apply for between £500 and £2,000 while charities can apply for up £20,000. The Trust is looking to fund projects, which have a clear charitable purpose and show visible results within 12 months of receipt of a grant payment. The project must demonstrate there is a sustainable impact. For more information visit the Postcode Community Trust website (opens new window).

Persimmon Homes Community Champions Fund

Community organisations such as sports clubs and charities can apply for funding of up to £1,000. The amount applied for has to be match-funded. For more info and online application visit Persimmon Homes website. (opens new window)

Together Grants Programme

The Church Urban Fund are offering grants of up to £5,000 to churches and community groups that are working to tackle poverty in deprived areas of England, particularly the underlying causes.

For more information visit the Together Grants website. (opens new window)

Lloyds Bank Foundation - Invest and Engage Grants

Funding programmes offer short and long term grants. Support is adapted to the needs of small and medium sized charities that are committed to delivering work which breaks or prevents cycles of disadvantage.

Invest grants are from £10,000 up to maximum of £25,000 a year for two or three years. The Invest grant programme has three rounds annually. The latest round - the first for 2017 is open for initial applications from noon on Monday 5 September.

More information on the funding criteria and how to apply can be found on the Lloyds Bank Foundation Invest website (opens new window).

Discovery Foundation

The Discovery Foundation (formerly the Santander Foundation) has launched a new community programme, the Discovery Project (combining its previous grant schemes), which offers grants of up to £5,000 to registered charities, CICs and credit unions to support community projects helping disadvantaged people. Grants are awarded on a rolling monthly basis.

For more information visit the Santander Foundation website (opens new window).