Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead
Our independent grant-making panel, supported by the Community Foundation for Surrey and Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, consists of local Stakeholders and Donors with knowledge of and interest in the community.
Who we are
The Community Fund for Reigate and Banstead is a growing philanthropic initiative established in 2018 by local volunteers to support projects addressing need, disadvantage, and community participation across the borough. Operated by volunteers and managed by the Community Foundation for Surrey (CFSurrey), the Fund comprises donations from individual residents and local companies. It includes a long-term Endowment for future growth and a Grants Fund used to regularly support local charities and good causes.
Why support us?
Despite being one of the wealthiest boroughs in England, Reigate and Banstead has hidden pockets of hardship and need, particularly in areas such as mental health, elderly care, poverty, homelessness, and domestic abuse. The borough also includes Surrey's most deprived ward, as well as numerous often underfunded sports and community clubs.
Some of our beneficiaries
Stripey Stork – support for the ‘school days’ project which provides school uniform, new school shoes and bags to families who cannot afford them. Each school bag comes equipped with a water bottle and stationery for the new term. Stripey Stork have been supplying these items to school children from pre-school age to secondary school age for several years through their professional referral partners. In 2022 they supplied 1,194 filled school bags, 608 pairs of school shoes and 733 bundles of school uniform. Referrals are distributed through the network of professional referral partners who ensure they are distributed to the most vulnerable families in the community.
Look Good Feel Better – confidence boosting workshops in East Surrey Hospital and Redhill for people experiencing the effects of cancer treatment.
Sparkfish – Youth worker provision for schools in East Surrey to deliver mental health and emotional wellbeing support through one-to-one mentoring, lunchtime activities, small group courses on emotional wellbeing, and assemblies on self-care and self-esteem.
Kinetic Foundation – funding for October half-term sports provision to run engaging and active sport sessions for 6-12 year old children in two areas of deprivation in the Borough: Preston and Redhill West reaching 200 young people in key stages 1 and 2 who otherwise would not be able to afford to attend holiday clubs or participate in activities.
YMCA East Surrey – Beatz programme working with disadvantaged young people aged 11-25, teaching them to compose and record music. The young people will learn new musical skills as well as developing life skills such as teamwork, organisation, and communication skills. They will have access to a fully operational music studio at the Family and Young People Centre in Horley, where they can compose and record music, play musical instruments and sing, as well as broadcast on the radio.
Make a donation.
Donations can be made at any level, either as one-off donations or spread over a period of time. They can be donated as gifts of cash, legacies, shares, property or land.
The easiest way to give is through the form at the top of the page, which will direct your donation directly to The Community Fund for Reigate & Banstead. If you would prefer to make a bank transfer, please contact us.
Don’t forget Gift Aid! Using Gift Aid means that for every pound you give, The Community Fund for Reigate & Banstead will receive an extra 25p from HM Revenue & Customs, helping your donation go further.
Apply for funding
Applying for funding is easy. Simply fill out a quick Expression of Interest Form (EOI) to start the application process.
Tell us what you want to do, and how much you would like to apply for. The EOI is designed to save you time and provide us with a little more information about your funding needs prior to making a full application.
The grants team will then review your EOI against our fund criteria and advise you if we can invite you forward to make a full application.