Apply for Support

An organisation may only hold one grant with the Wimbledon Foundation at any one time. You must complete and have reported on your most recent grant in order to re-apply for funding.

Your organisation must be one of the following legal structures:

• A registered charity
• A charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
• A company limited by guarantee
• A community interest company (CIC)
• Community amateur sports club
• A trust
• A constituted voluntary organisation
  

In addition, your organisation must meet the following governance requirements:

• Have a minimum of three unrelated Trustees or Directors
• Have a signed governing document, constitution or articles of association
• Have a bank account registered in your organisation’s name
• Have an in-date safeguarding policy

You will be asked to submit your governing document, annual accounts or an income and expenditure forecast, and your safeguarding policy in order for us to assess the health of your organisation and understand any risks that may be associated with awarding a grant to your organisation.

The first stage of our assessment process is to review all applications and create a shortlist to take forward to the next stage. We shortlist applications against the following criteria:

• Does the organisation fulfil all the eligibility criteria?
• Is the proposed project delivered in Merton and/or Wandsworth?
• Does the proposed project benefit priority groups?
• Does the proposed project meet the fund aim?

Shortlisted applications are taken forward for a full assessment. This is carried out by the Wimbledon Foundation team and may involve us getting in touch with your organisation to request further information. The assessment criteria closely match the questions in the application form:

• Project plan - Is the project plan clear and fully detailed and does the proposed project fit with the fund theme?
• Need - Does the application clearly evidence the need for the project and do the proposed activities address the identified need?
• Organisational experience - What previous experience do the staff or the organisation have delivering the proposed activities and working with the identified participant group? Does the organisation have a track record of delivering in Merton or Wandsworth?
• Outcomes and Monitoring - Will the work make a difference to participants and how will the organisation measure this?
• Budget - Are the costs accurate and do they relate to the proposed project activities?

After the assessment stage, the strongest applications are taken to a grant panel where the final decision is made about where to allocate funding. Our grant panels are made up of two Wimbledon Foundation Trustees and two to three independent contributors with expert knowledge of the sector for that grant fund. The panel is supported by the Wimbledon Foundation’s Grants & Community Officer and Grants & Community Manager.

• Carefully read the help notes next to the questions in the application form.
• Clearly describe the need, project activities, and monitoring plan – feel free to use bullet points.
• Answer in sufficient detail for us to understand the great work your organisation aims to achieve.

The Get Set, Get Active Fund and Get Set, Go Further Fund offer grants to community groups, not-for-profit organisations and sports clubs who are working to promote healthy and active lives in Merton and Wandsworth.

Grant size: Grants of up to £5,000 a year for three years are available from our Get Set, Get Active Fund and up to £20,000 a year for three years from our Get Set, Go Further Fund.

Applications open: 2027

Fund aim: To improve engagement in sport and physical activity.

To learn more about the Get Set, Get Active Fund, please download the guidelines here.

If you would like to be notified when the Get Set, Get Active Fund and Get Set, Go Further Fund open for applications, please sign up here.

Since its launch in 2014, the Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund has awarded more than £2.2 million through 345 grants, benefitting over 50,000 local people in Merton and Wandsworth.

Grant size: Three-year grants of up to £10,000 per year, with a maximum award of £30,000.

Applications open: Summer 2026

Fund aim: to tackle social needs and support people in Merton and Wandsworth facing disadvantage through one or more of the following themes:

• · Addressing financial insecurity/cost of living
• · Supporting mental health and wellbeing
• · Promoting and supporting digital inclusion

To learn more about the Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund, please watch this video and download the guidelines here.

If you would like to be notified when the Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund opens for applications, please sign up here.

Grant size: multi-year grants of up to £30,000 per year

Applications open: 2027

Fund aim: to support projects which improve the mental and physical health of people in Merton and Wandsworth through one or more of the following themes:

• Healthy Minds. Projects which support better mental health.
• Healthy Living. Projects which help people take better care of their health.
• Making Connections. Projects which tackle social isolation.

To learn more about the Health & Wellbeing Fund, please watch this video and download the guidelines here.

If you would like to be notified when the Health & Wellbeing Fund opens for applications, please sign up here.

The Wimbledon Foundation Homelessness Fund aims to strengthen homelessness charities providing vital services in Merton and/or Wandsworth by providing multi-year funding for core cost expenditure. Grants of up to £50,000 per year for up to three years are available and this strategic grant aims to build organisational resilience and efficiency and contribute to the sustainability of homelessness prevention and support services.

Grant size: multi-year grants of up to £50,000 per year

Applications open: 2027

Fund aim: to support the development and core costs of organisations who are working to improve homelessness and provide support for people in Merton and Wandsworth.

To learn more about the Wimbledon Foundation Homelessness Fund, please watch this video and download the guidelines here.

If you would like to be notified when the Wimbledon Foundation Homelessness Fund opens for applications, please sign up here.