Corporate Fund: Cyrus Fund
The Cyrus Fund supports grassroots organisations in Waverley and Guildford, helping local groups take the next step in developing their activities and services. The Fund provides grants for projects that enable organisations to do something new, improve what they already offer, or reach more people in their communities.
Creating New Opportunities for Local Communities
The Cyrus Fund aims to support local organisations to make changes that might otherwise be out of reach. Whether investing in new equipment, improving community facilities or developing a new initiative, the Fund helps groups build their capacity and respond to local needs.
Grants can support:
Developing Existing Services – Funding one-off items or improvements that help groups enhance or extend the services they provide to local people.
Investing in Equipment and Facilities – Supporting capital costs that enable organisations to improve their infrastructure or make new activities possible.
Trying Something New – Helping grassroots groups introduce new initiatives, expand their activities or offer opportunities they could not previously provide.
Examples of Grants Given in 2026
Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership - Community Garden:
Funding to help cover the costs of creating a compact garden to offer local residents and schools a chance to learn about biodiversity and sustainability in a relaxed and informal space.
Whitmore Vale Housing Association - Haven Kitchen:
Funding for work to improve and update a kitchen in a residential home for people with learning and physical disabilities.
Roots for the Future - New Laptop:
Purchase of a high capacity laptop to securely store, organise and retrieve photos, videos, graphics, and key documents.
Frensham Pond Sailability - New Hoist:
Funding for a new hoist to make sailing accessible for disabled sailors attending lessons.
Frensham Pond Sailability
Farncombe Day Centre Ltd - Emergency Lifting Cushion:
Funding of a lifting device that provides a safe, secure and dignified way to helping an older person who has fallen at a day centre.