Community DevelopmentSouth East45 Funders

Community Development Grants in South East

Browse 45 funders supporting community development charities in South East.

South East charities working in community development can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 45 funders currently listed, South East has strong coverage for community development projects. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Community Development grants directory and the South East regional hub for additional opportunities.

Tips for applying to community development funders
Community development funders want to see that your organisation is genuinely rooted in the area you serve. Demonstrate local knowledge by referencing specific neighbourhood dynamics, community assets, and the relationships you have built over time — not just census data. Describe a participatory needs assessment process: how did residents themselves identify the issues your project addresses, and how will they continue to shape delivery? Partnership working is essential in this space, so detail your collaborations with other local organisations, statutory agencies, and community groups, explaining what each partner brings and how you avoid duplication. Address sustainability explicitly — funders need confidence that your work will continue beyond the grant period through community ownership, income generation, volunteer capacity, or integration into local infrastructure. Include community asset mapping that shows you understand what already exists and how your project builds on strengths rather than starting from scratch. Strong applications demonstrate that the community drives the agenda rather than the organisation imposing solutions. Show how you reach residents who are typically excluded from community engagement processes, and explain your approach to building social capital and civic participation alongside delivering specific project activities.

Community Development Funders in South East

45 funders found

Ammco Trust

Open

The Ammco Trust is a longstanding grant-making charity dedicated to advancing public benefit by empowering local charities delivering essential servic...

Grant Range
£200 - £2,000

Anthony (Tony) Lane Foundation

Open

The Anthony (Tony) Lane Foundation, established in 2016 from Tony Lane's bequest after his death, is a grant-making charity dedicated to perpetuating ...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Berkeley Charitable Foundation

Open

The Berkeley Charitable Foundation, established in 2011 by the Berkeley Group, is a corporate foundation dedicated to empowering young people and comm...

Grant Range
Up to £90,000

Berkshire Community Foundation

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Berkshire Community Foundation (BCF) is a locally-focused UK charity serving as Berkshire’s philanthropic hub, raising and distributing funds to grass...

Grant Range
£300 - £20,000

Boltini Trust

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The Boltini Trust is a family charitable trust founded by Anthony Bolton, a former investment fund manager, and registered in England and Wales (chari...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Cantiacorum Foundation

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Cantiacorum Foundation, established on 1st April 2011 by the late Donald Beerling MBE and Mrs Poppy Beerling, is an independent charitable funder dedi...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Civic Power Fund

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The Civic Power Fund, launched in 2022 as the UK's first pooled donor fund for grassroots community organising, unites progressive trusts like Unbound...

Grant Range
£2,500 - £20,000

Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust

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The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust, an independent grant-making charity founded in 1969 by Sir James Colyer-Fergusson, is dedicated to improving li...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £60,000

Cranleigh and District Lions Club (CIO)

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Cranleigh and District Lions Club (CIO), registered in 2019 with roots tracing back to 1974, is a volunteer-led community charity embodying Lions Club...

Grant Range
£200 - £2,000

Daisie Rich Trust

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The Daisie Rich Trust honors the legacy of Winifred Daisie Rich through a mission advancing care, kindness, and community spirit exclusively for Isle ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

David Brownlow Charitable Foundation

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The David Brownlow Charitable Foundation drives positive social change by enhancing lives of disadvantaged individuals and communities through persona...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

Doris Field Charitable Trust

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The Doris Field Charitable Trust, established from a wartime nurse's legacy of community care, pursues general charitable purposes for public benefit,...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £15,000

Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust

Open

The Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust is a family-led foundation embodying stewardship, heritage responsibility, and community flourishing through...

Grant Range
£250 - £10,000

E H Smith Charitable Trust

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The E H Smith Charitable Trust, family-founded in 1944, embodies community responsibility by reinvesting business profits to uplift local communities ...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Elaine and Angus Lloyd Charitable Trust

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The Elaine and Angus Lloyd Charitable Trust, established in 1964 and registered in England and Wales, is a family-founded grant-making trust guided by...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £20,000

Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust

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The Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust (EKCT), established in 1963 by Ernest and Joan Kleinwort, is a family-led grant-making foundation dedicated to m...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £25,000

F Glenister Woodger Trust CIO

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The F Glenister Woodger Trust CIO advances broad public benefit through trustee-discretionary grants promoting charitable activities that enhance comm...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

Farnham Lions Club (CIO)

Open

Farnham Lions Club (CIO) is a community-rooted charity embodying the global Lions ethos of 'We Serve' through compassion, humility, practical problem-...

Grant Range
£50 - £10,000

Gatwick Airport Community Trust

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Gatwick Airport Community Trust is an independent grant-making charity established in 2002 through a legally binding agreement between Gatwick Airport...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Greaves & Withey Foundation

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The Greaves & Withey Foundation, formerly the Robin Greaves Foundation, is a family-led independent charity established by the Greaves and Withey fami...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £50,000

Helen Roll Charity

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The Helen Roll Charity, established in 1992 by Jenny Williamson in Ramsden, Oxfordshire, honors her grandmother Lady Helen Roll and draws from family ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £15,000

Hendy Foundation

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Hendy Foundation is an independent grantmaker established in 2018, rooted in family philanthropy traditions, with a mission to strengthen local commun...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Ian Askew Charitable Trust

Open

The Ian Askew Charitable Trust, established in 1972 by philanthropist Ian Askew, is an independent UK grant-making trust dedicated to advancing genera...

Grant Range
£500 - £3,000

Isle of Wight Foundation

Open

The Isle of Wight Foundation, established in 2014 by a consortium of private sector companies including Island Roads, Meridiam, and Vinci Concessions,...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £16,000

James Tuttiett Charitable Trust

Open

The James Tuttiett Charitable Trust, founded in 2011 by entrepreneur and philanthropist James Tuttiett (with Amelia Tuttiett as trustee since inceptio...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £40,000

Janet and Bryan Moore Charitable Trust

Open

The Janet and Bryan Moore Charitable Trust is dedicated to enhancing and uniting rural communities through grants that preserve heritage and foster co...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £20,000

London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited

Open

London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited, operating as the London Marathon Foundation and founded in 1981 by marathon co-founders, champions the life-...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £80,000

M J Camp Charitable Foundation

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The M J Camp Charitable Foundation, established by Trust Deed on 21 December 2000 and registered in England and Wales (charity number 1085654), is a g...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £250,000

Midcounties Co-Operative Community Fund

Open

The Midcounties Co-Operative Community Fund, established in 2011 by The Midcounties Co-operative Limited, is a registered charitable fund dedicated to...

Grant Range
£100 - £2,000

Miss W E Lawrence 1973 Charitable Settlement

Open

The Miss W E Lawrence 1973 Charitable Settlement, known as the Miss Lawrence Trust, was established in 1973 by Miss Winifred Lawrence to support chari...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Mobbs Memorial Trust Limited

Open

The Mobbs Memorial Trust Limited, established in 1956 by Sir Noel Mobbs using family endowment funds, is a family-governed grantmaker dedicated to pre...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Oxfordshire Community Foundation

Open

Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF), established in 1995, is an independent charity dedicated to improving lives and tackling inequality in Oxfords...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Payne Gallwey 1989 Charitable Trust

Open

The Payne Gallwey 1989 Charitable Trust, founded by Sir Philip Payne-Gallwey and formally established in 1989 from his estate and family donations, is...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

Peter Adams Trust

Open

The Peter Adams Trust, established under the will of educationalist and conservationist Peter Eric Adams, advances conservation, personal improvement,...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Roland Callingham Foundation

Open

The Roland Callingham Foundation stewards Bekonscot Model Village as a heritage attraction to generate resources for local philanthropy, embodying fou...

Grant Range
Up to £1,000

Rotary Club of Whitstable

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The Rotary Club of Whitstable, established in 1957 as part of Rotary International's District 1120 in Great Britain and Ireland, is a volunteer-led ch...

Grant Range
From £100

Rothschild Foundation

Open

The Rothschild Foundation, an independent UK charity established in 2010 by Lord (Jacob) Rothschild, consolidates longstanding family philanthropic tr...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £50,000

South Downs National Park Trust

Open

The South Downs National Park Trust, established in 2017 as the official independent charity for the South Downs National Park spanning Hampshire, Wes...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Sovereign Housing Association Limited

Open

Sovereign Network Group (SNG), evolved from Sovereign Housing Association, drives a mission to deliver affordable homes as the foundation for better l...

Grant Range
£300 - £7,500

Sussex Community Foundation

Open

Sussex Community Foundation, established in 2006 by the late 10th Duke of Richmond and Gordon, is an independent UK Community Foundation dedicated to ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Syder Foundation

Open

The Syder Foundation is a family-run grant-making trust established in 2007 by the Syder family in Berkshire, UK, dedicated to advancing general chari...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Whitehead Monckton Charitable Foundation

Open

The Whitehead Monckton Charitable Foundation, established in 2010 by Whitehead Monckton Solicitors, is a Kent-focused grant-maker dedicated to support...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £2,500

Wight Aid Foundation

Open

The WightAID Foundation, established in April 2016, is a grant-making charity dedicated to enhancing the Isle of Wight community by funding vital serv...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

William and Edith Oldham Charitable Trust

Open

The William and Edith Oldham Charitable Trust, established in 1995 by Paul Oldham in memory of his parents from Barming, Maidstone, Kent, is a family-...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £20,000

Wilson Memorial Trust

Open

The Wilson Memorial Trust, established in 2001 by Steyning residents Ted and Margaret Wilson, is a community-focused charity dedicated to promoting th...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Community Development Grants in South East: FAQ

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