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Mental Health Grants in South East

Browse 29 funders supporting mental health charities in South East.

South East charities working in mental health can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. With 29 funders currently listed, South East has strong coverage for mental health projects. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Mental Health grants directory and the South East regional hub for additional opportunities.

Tips for applying to mental health funders
Strengthen your mental health funding application by grounding your approach in recognised evidence-based methodologies such as CBT, trauma-informed care, or psychoeducation frameworks. Funders increasingly expect validated outcome measurement tools — specify whether you use PHQ-9, GAD-7, WEMWBS, or other standardised instruments to track participant progress, and explain how you collect and analyse this data. Demonstrate clear relationships with NHS and clinical pathways, showing how your service complements rather than duplicates statutory provision, and describe referral routes both into and out of your programme. Highlight meaningful involvement of people with lived experience in service design, governance, and delivery — this is now a baseline expectation rather than a bonus. Address clinical governance explicitly: explain your supervision arrangements, risk management protocols, and how you handle safeguarding disclosures and crisis situations. If your service has a waitlist, describe how you manage it ethically and what interim support you offer. Funders want to see that you understand the broader mental health landscape in your area, including gaps in provision that your project specifically addresses and how you avoid creating dependency on time-limited grant funding.

Mental Health Funders in South East

29 funders found

Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust

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The Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust is an independent, family-led grant-making charity established in 1987 by James Philip van den Bergh via a s...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Beeching Trust

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The Beeching Trust is an Oxfordshire-based grant-making charity with a mission to enrich society through support for arts and heritage, education, env...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

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

Bouttell Bequest

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The Bouttell Bequest is a legacy-driven charitable trust with a mission to alleviate hardship and promote wellbeing for vulnerable individuals through...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Buckinghamshire Community Foundation

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Buckinghamshire Community Foundation, operating as Heart of Bucks, serves as a catalyst for social change by connecting philanthropy to local causes, ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Chapman Charitable Trust

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The Chapman Charitable Trust, established in 1963 by Marjorie Chapman and her family—who continue as trustees—supports UK-registered charities tacklin...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £3,000

Charity of Stella Symons

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The Charity of Stella Symons, established in 1968 by deed of settlement and registered in 1969, is a generalist grant-making trust dedicated to suppor...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Christopher and Henry Oldfield Trust

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The Christopher and Henry Oldfield Trust, registered in 2014 as a grant-making charity rooted in the Oldfield family's philanthropic legacy, drives lo...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £250,000

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

Community Foundation for Surrey

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The Community Foundation for Surrey, established in 2005, is an independent grant-making charity inspired by the global community foundation movement,...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

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

Dodgson Foundation

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The Dodgson Foundation is a local grantmaker dedicated to enhancing wellbeing, independence, and dignity for older adults facing disadvantage, with a ...

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Dorothy Kerin Trust

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The Dorothy Kerin Trust carries forward Dorothy Kerin's pioneering vision of Christian healing ministry through holistic whole-person care that integr...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £75,000

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

Farnham Round Table Charitable Trust Fund

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Farnham Round Table Charitable Trust Fund is a volunteer-led grantmaker rooted in Farnham's community spirit, channeling proceeds from local events in...

Grant Range
£250 - £3,000

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity, operating as Brighterway, enhances NHS care through grants funding projects beyon...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Community Foundation

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Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Community Foundation drives positive social change by funding grassroots organizations and community groups tackling p...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

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

Hollick Family Foundation

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The Hollick Family Foundation, an endowed charitable trust established in 1997 by Lord Clive Hollick in London, manages a £40 million endowment to dis...

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Kent Community Foundation

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Kent Community Foundation strengthens resilient, inclusive, thriving local communities by channeling philanthropy to grassroots charities tackling dis...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Miss W E Lawrence 1973 Charitable Settlement

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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

Mrs Smith and Mount Trust

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The Mrs Smith & Mount Trust, formed in 1992 by amalgamating The Mrs Smith Fund and The Mount Trust, is a UK grant-maker dedicated to empowering disadv...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Oxfordshire Community Foundation

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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

Red Hill Charitable Trust

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The Red Hill Charitable Trust, established in 1963 with historic ties to Red Hill School, is a specialist UK grantmaker dedicated to improving life ou...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £7,000

Rockinghorse Children's Charity

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Rockinghorse Children’s Charity champions equitable access to superior healthcare for sick, disabled children and young people, bridging NHS resource ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Stanton Ballard Charitable Trust

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The Stanton Ballard Charitable Trust embodies a legacy of local philanthropy, founded to perpetuate Oxford businessman's commitment to uplifting Oxfor...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

Sussex Community Foundation

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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

Toyota (GB) Charitable Trust

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The Toyota (GB) Charitable Trust, established by Toyota (GB) PLC and managed by a small board of trustees with corporate oversight, embodies the compa...

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Wilson Memorial Trust

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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

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Mental Health Grants in South East: FAQ

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