Working to make Surrey a fairer and stronger community.

Discover what we do

Giving with confidence

We understand that giving money well – to ensure that every penny makes the best possible impact to our local communities – is hard work.

Find out more about our impact

Finding support, made easy

We are committed to making open and trusting grant-making; ensuring easy applications in a single initial form, regardless of where funding may be from.

Find out more here

Impactful volunteering

We match volunteers with business skills to grassroots charities and community organisations in need of help with short-term skills projects via our Funder Plus scheme.

Volunteer In Surrey

Two older men are leaning over a disability accessible sailing dinghy about to be launched. They are looking off camera towards the water on a sunny day at Frensham Pond. The accessible boat was funded through Community Foundation for Surrey.

Working with the Community Foundation for Surrey

No matter the financial or time commitment you are considering, we can work together with you to find a solution that will satisfy your philanthropic requirements.

There are a range of ways to work with us – setting up your own individual, family or in-memoriam fund, or joining in with other Donors to support a pooled fund supporting a particular area or theme.

We also offer corporate funds for those wishing to give through their business.

For each of our funds, our team
works tirelessly to:

  • Find those in greatest need in our county

  • Identify the best organisations providing the most help to our communities

  • Check that they’re excellently run in financial and governance terms

  • Provide shortlists to our Donors that match their funding aims

Our grants process

We support local charities, and community and voluntary groups in Surrey whose work benefits our communities. We welcome applications from both new and established groups and also have several funds that award grants to support individuals.

The grant funding we award is made possible by local Donors, spread across 85+ funds. When considering your application, we will match it with the criteria of our various funds, which cover across the county.

Grants for groups

“No one is as effective at linking Donors with charitable organisations and ensuring that our support is used to the best effect.”

— Nigel & Alison, Dancer Fund

The Family from Dancer Fund stand together in front of a hedge. They're smiling.

For a relatively small amount of money, a significant difference is made to people’s lives. The return on the investment made was much better than any investment I made during my business career.”

Subscribe to receive our news

* indicates required