Community Foundation for Surrey grants
Community Foundation for Surrey is a local community foundation covering Surrey's 11 boroughs and districts, giving around £1.83m to organisations in its latest year, with a typical grant of £4,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Community Foundation for Surrey (charity number 1111600) is a local community foundation funding charitable work across the 11 boroughs and districts covered by Surrey County Council (London boroughs such as Croydon, Sutton and Kingston, despite historical Surrey associations, are not included). In its latest recorded year it gave around £1.83m across 4,012 recorded grants, with a typical award of £4,000 and the middle half ranging from about £1,000 to £7,000. It runs rolling programmes without fixed deadlines, including Crisis Funding for organisations with urgent cash-flow needs and Grants for Individuals.
What they fund
It funds a wide range of charitable purposes - including housing, education and training, environment and conservation, disability, health, and the prevention or relief of poverty - through both fixed grant rounds and rolling programmes such as Crisis Funding.
Who and where
It supports other charities and voluntary bodies, and groups working with disabled people, children and young people, older people, and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, across the 11 boroughs and districts of Surrey County Council in the South East of England.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Community Foundation for Surrey says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
Who they say they'll fund
“The Community Foundation for Surrey supports the 11 Boroughs/Districts which are covered Surrey County Council. The London Boroughs such as Croydon, Sutton, and Kingston, which may have historical references to Surrey are no longer part of Surrey.”
Source: static1.squarespace.com — Eligibility – what we do and do not fund →
What they say they won't fund
“Building projects including renovation and repair”
Source: static1.squarespace.com — Eligibility – what we do and do not fund →
“Types of organisations we do not support; For profit businesses CICs limited by Shares County or Borough Councils Other public/statutory organisations”
Source: static1.squarespace.com — Eligibility – what we do and do not fund →
Deadlines they mention
“Main Grants Round 2 (2026-27) 9am 25/05/26 5pm 02/07/26 5pm 01/09/26 Week of 14/12/26”
Source: cfsurrey.org.uk — Apply for a grant — Community Foundation for Surrey →
How they say to apply
“These are rolling programmes without deadlines and there are separate application processes for these funds.”
Source: cfsurrey.org.uk — Apply for a grant — Community Foundation for Surrey →
“This is a rolling programme with no deadlines and all applications will be processed rapidly. Find more information on the Fund page. Description We have limited funds available to support charitable organisations to address urgent cash flow needs.”
Source: cfsurrey.org.uk — Apply for a grant — Community Foundation for Surrey →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £4,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £1,000 – £7,000 |
| Grants published openly | 4,012 |
| Most recent published grant | 2026 |
Recent grants
- Catalyst SupportFunding for practical packs for homeless people in Surrey.£1,140March 2026
- Citizens Advice Reigate and BansteadFunding for an organisation providing advice on finances to young people in the Reigate and Banstead areas.£3,430March 2026
- CSG219Funding towards the costs of carers taking a respite break£350March 2026
- Haslewey (Haslemere & District Community Centre)Funding for specialist providers to undertake a survey on a community building.£2,160March 2026
- SYP1594Funding towards the costs of a laptop for a young person experiencing financial disadvantage to complete school work£400March 2026
- SYP1577Funding towards the cost of a laptop for a young person experiencing financial disadvantage to study and take GCSE exams£400March 2026
From grants Community Foundation for Surrey publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
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…
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Community Foundation for Surrey typically give?
The median grant is around £4,000, with the middle half of its 4,012 recorded grants (latest recorded year: 2026) ranging from about £1,000 to £7,000.
What does Community Foundation for Surrey fund?
It funds a wide range of charitable purposes, including accommodation and housing, education and training, environment and conservation, animals, disability, health, recreation, arts, culture and heritage, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic and community development, and amateur sport.
Who can apply to Community Foundation for Surrey?
The Foundation supports the 11 boroughs and districts covered by Surrey County Council; London boroughs such as Croydon, Sutton, and Kingston, which may have historical references to Surrey, are no longer part of Surrey and are not covered.
What won't Community Foundation for Surrey fund?
It does not fund building projects, including renovation and repair. It also does not support for-profit businesses, CICs limited by shares, County or Borough Councils, or other public or statutory organisations.
How do I apply to Community Foundation for Surrey?
Its Main Grants Round 2 for 2026-27 had an expression-of-interest deadline of 5pm on 2 July 2026 and an application deadline of 5pm on 1 September 2026, with decisions in the week of 14 December 2026 - an example that dates change and should always be confirmed on the funder's own site. It also runs rolling programmes without deadlines, such as Crisis Funding and Grants for Individuals, which are processed rapidly for organisations with urgent cash-flow needs. Full guidance is on the Foundation's own website (cfsurrey.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1111600).
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Community Foundation for Surrey.