Community foundation · Registered charity 1111600
Community Foundation for Surrey: grants and who they fund
Community Foundation for Surrey published 1,012 grants to organisations from 4 Oct 2023 to 30 Jun 2026, worth £8.6m in total. The typical (median) grant was £5,000, and Canalside was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
The Community Foundation for Surrey is an independent charitable trust dedicated to inspiring local giving, providing philanthropy advice and building permanent community funds to improve the lives of people in Surrey. The Foundation awards grants throughout Surrey to support local community and voluntary groups who make a real difference to the quality of life in their communities.
Charitable objects (governing document):
4. The Charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following:(1) the promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the County of Surrey and in particular the advancement of education, the protection of good health both mental and physical and the relief of poverty and sickness;(2) other exclusively charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and elsewhere which are in the opinion of the Trustees beneficial to the community including those in the area of benefit.
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Surrey
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 4 Oct 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. Smallest £34, largest £624k, average £8,492.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 205 | 20% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 283 | 28% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 341 | 34% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 172 | 17% |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | 1 | 0% |
| £100,000 to £249,999 | 3 | 0% |
| £250,000 or more | 7 | 1% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 258 | £2m |
| 2025 | 367 | £3.7m |
| 2024 | 325 | £2.5m |
| 2023 | 62 | £387k |
Grant programmes
Programmes named most often in the published grants.
| Programme | Grants | Median grant |
|---|---|---|
| Donor Funds | 595 | £5,000 |
| Grants to Individuals | 144 | £346 |
| Strategic Transformation Programme | 59 | £10k |
| Heritage for All | 22 | £9,956 |
| Surrey Community Fund | 13 | £10k |
| Mental Health Scale Up | 8 | £348k |
| Care Leavers Project | 6 | £11k |
| Care Leavers Project 2024 | 3 | £5,000 |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delight | 3 | £403k | 2 Oct 2025 |
| East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services | 4 | £399k | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum | 3 | £275k | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Home-Start Surrey | 2 | £263k | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Voluntary Support North Surrey | 3 | £186k | 19 May 2025 |
| The Eikon Charity | 2 | £165k | 22 Sept 2025 |
| LinkAble Woking Ltd | 9 | £92k | 19 May 2026 |
| Surrey SATRO | 8 | £81k | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Challengers | 8 | £77k | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Age UK Surrey | 8 | £67k | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Matrix Trust | 7 | £63k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| CHIPS | 4 | £56k | 26 May 2026 |
| Lower Green Centre CIO | 1 | £53k | 12 Jan 2026 |
| YMCA East Surrey | 7 | £50k | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Big Leaf Foundation | 10 | £49k | 16 Apr 2026 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| Canalside | 20 |
| Stoke | 18 |
| Clandon and Horsley | 18 |
| Leatherhead North | 16 |
| Friary and St Nicolas | 15 |
| Windlesham & Chobham | 15 |
| Chiddingfold and Dunsfold | 13 |
| Town | 11 |
| Stoughton | 11 |
| Guildford 015A | 11 |
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Source: grants data published by Community Foundation for Surrey through 360Giving (GrantNav data, fetched 23 Oct 2026), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) and Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are our own summary of that data: 1,012 grants to organisations awarded 4 Oct 2023 to 30 Jun 2026 (from the most recent records published). Stated aims, charity number and areas of operation are from the Charity Commission register.
Licence: Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Grants data from Community Foundation for Surrey, CC BY 4.0 and OGL v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check the funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to Community Foundation for Surrey.