Riverside Foundation grants
Riverside Foundation funds community projects where at least half the beneficiaries are Riverside residents, welcoming applications from charities, not-for-profits, clubs and constituted or informal groups.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Riverside Foundation is the grant-making charity linked to The Riverside Group, and it funds work in and around the areas where Riverside provides housing. Its Community Fund sets one hard test: any application for funding must demonstrate that at least 50% of all beneficiaries are Riverside residents. It welcomes applications from charities, not-for-profit organisations, clubs, constituted groups and informal groups. It also runs an Isle of Dogs Community Chest Programme, awarding grants of up to £10,000 for positive projects that address a need in the Isle of Dogs community. It will not fund the running costs of existing projects or core organisational overheads, spending that has already taken place, or individual sponsorship. Community Fund decisions take four to six weeks for small grants under £3,000 and eight to twelve weeks for large grants over £3,001.
What they fund
These are the areas of work recorded on the Charity Commission register. The foundation's own programmes are tied to the communities where Riverside provides housing.
Who and where
These are the groups and areas recorded on the register. The Community Fund requires that at least 50% of all beneficiaries are Riverside residents.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Riverside Foundation 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.
What they say they're looking for
“making connections with schools and adult learning offering training and education opportunities encouraging local enterprise and employment schemes creating financial awareness community sports, arts, social activities and events environmental projects healthy living.”
Source: riverside.org.uk — Isle of Dogs Community Chest Programme - Riverside →
Who they say they'll fund
“Any application made for funding must demonstrate that at least 50% of all beneficiaries are Riverside residents.”
Source: riverside.org.uk — Community Fund - Riverside →
“We welcome applications from charities, not-for-profit organisations, clubs, constituted groups and informal groups.”
Source: riverside.org.uk — Community Fund - Riverside →
What they say they won't fund
“Projects which promote or support any political or religious activity”
Source: riverside.org.uk — Community Fund Guidance Notes →
“Spending that has already taken place (i.e., retrospective costs) • Individual sponsorship or redistribution of a grant to individuals or other organisations”
Source: riverside.org.uk — Community Fund Guidance Notes →
“Applications to cover the running costs of existing projects, or core organisational overheads. This includes any core staffing costs that are not specific to the project.”
Source: riverside.org.uk — Community Fund Guidance Notes →
Grant sizes they mention
“We award grants of up to £10,000 for positive projects that address a need in the Isle of Dogs community.”
Source: riverside.org.uk — Isle of Dogs Community Chest Programme - Riverside →
How they say to apply
“Small Grants under £3000 – 4 to 6 weeks Large Grants over £3001 – 8 to 12 weeks”
Source: riverside.org.uk — Community Fund Guidance Notes →
“Match funding is strongly encouraged, particularly for the large grant applications, and proportioned match funding will be considered in line with the number of Riverside customers who will benefit from the project.”
Source: riverside.org.uk — Community Fund Guidance Notes →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To promote any charitable purpose within and around the areas where the riverside group limited (a community benefit society with registered number 30938r) or its successor in title (trgl) and each subsidiary of trgl, any body corporate of which trgl is a subsidiary and any subsidiary of such body corporate that is a…
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 the Riverside Foundation give?
Under its Isle of Dogs Community Chest Programme it awards grants of up to £10,000. Its Community Fund guidance refers to small grants under £3,000 and large grants over £3,001 when setting out decision times. In its most recent financial year on the Charity Commission register it made £3,226,274 in grants to organisations.
What does the Riverside Foundation fund?
Its Isle of Dogs Community Chest Programme lists making connections with schools and adult learning, offering training and education opportunities, and encouraging local enterprise and employment schemes. It also lists creating financial awareness, community sports, arts, social activities and events, environmental projects, and healthy living. Its registered objects cover charitable purposes in and around the areas where Riverside has provided housing.
Who can apply to the Riverside Foundation?
It welcomes applications from charities, not-for-profit organisations, clubs, constituted groups and informal groups. Its Community Fund says any application made for funding must demonstrate that at least 50% of all beneficiaries are Riverside residents.
What will the Riverside Foundation not fund?
Its Community Fund guidance lists applications to cover the running costs of existing projects or core organisational overheads, including core staffing costs not specific to the project. It also lists projects which promote or support any political or religious activity, spending that has already taken place, and individual sponsorship or redistribution of a grant to individuals or other organisations.
How do I apply to the Riverside Foundation?
Its Community Fund guidance gives decision times of four to six weeks for small grants under £3,000 and eight to twelve weeks for large grants over £3,001. Match funding is strongly encouraged, particularly for large grant applications. Check the funder's own website (www.riverside.org.uk/riversidefoundation) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 513727) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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