Community foundation · Registered charity 1113226
Sussex Community Foundation: grants and who they fund
Sussex Community Foundation published 630 grants to organisations from 13 Oct 2023 to 26 Mar 2025, worth £3.8m in total. The typical (median) grant was £5,000, and Brighton and Hove 027E was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
Sussex Community Foundation:1. Raises funds to improve quality of life in East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove2. Provides services for people and companies wishing to donate to their local community3. Is building a permanent capital fund for good causes across Sussex4. Gives grants to charities and community groups in East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove
Charitable objects (governing document):
3.1 the promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the counties of east sussex, west sussex and the city of brighton and hove and in particular the advancement of education the protection of good health both mental and physical and the relief of poverty and sickness;3.2 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):
- East Sussex
- West Sussex
- Brighton And Hove
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 13 Oct 2023 to 26 Mar 2025. Smallest £400, largest £157k, average £6,048.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 65 | 10% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 193 | 31% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 279 | 44% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 89 | 14% |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | 3 | 0% |
| £100,000 to £249,999 | 1 | 0% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | £903k |
| 2024 | 413 | £2.4m |
| 2023 | 109 | £551k |
Grant programmes
Programmes named most often in the published grants.
| Programme | Grants | Median grant |
|---|---|---|
| General Awards | 487 | £5,000 |
| East Brighton Trust | 54 | £750 |
| N Power | 35 | £2,500 |
| Rampion Fund | 19 | £7,500 |
| Southern Water Goodwill Fund for Hastings and St Leonards | 19 | £18k |
| The Chagossian Fund at Sussex Community Foundation | 11 | £10k |
| Brighton & Hove Homelessness Fund | 5 | £30k |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Advice in West Sussex | 2 | £217k | 4 Mar 2025 |
| BHT Sussex | 1 | £82k | 18 Oct 2024 |
| Crawley Community Youth Service | 2 | £61k | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Limitless Youth Football Club CIC | 2 | £54k | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Off The Fence Trust | 3 | £36k | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Clock Tower Sanctuary | 3 | £36k | 4 Dec 2024 |
| Justlife Foundation | 1 | £31k | 7 Oct 2024 |
| Esteem | 2 | £30k | 8 Nov 2024 |
| XTRAX (Young People's Centre) | 2 | £30k | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Ethnic Minority & Traveller Achievement Service - West Sussex County Council | 1 | £30k | 18 Jan 2024 |
| Arts on Prescription CIC | 2 | £30k | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Lifesize CIC | 2 | £25k | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Fareshare Sussex & Surrey | 4 | £23k | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Sensory Soft Play | 2 | £22k | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Home-Start CHAMS | 2 | £20k | 17 Mar 2025 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove 027E | 30 |
| Rother 004C | 18 |
| Brighton and Hove | 18 |
| Brighton and Hove 027C | 17 |
| Crawley 007D | 9 |
| Rother 002A | 8 |
| Rother 004E | 8 |
| Brighton and Hove 032A | 8 |
| Chichester 010D | 8 |
| Brighton and Hove 002D | 8 |
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Source: grants data published by Sussex Community Foundation through 360Giving (GrantNav data, fetched 23 Oct 2026), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Figures are our own summary of that data: 630 grants to organisations awarded 13 Oct 2023 to 26 Mar 2025 (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 Sussex Community Foundation, CC BY 4.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check the funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to Sussex Community Foundation.