Collective Funds

Collective funds are giving vehicles that allow multiple donors to contribute toward a common purpose.

At the Community Foundation for Surrey, these funds enable us to combine resources from individuals, families, businesses, and other partners to support targeted, high-impact grantmaking across the county.

Find the Collective Fund

  • To support organisations using arts, culture and heritage to improve wellbeing in people of all ages.

  • To support organisations helping sanctuary seekers of all ages (refugees, asylum seekers, displaced persons, unaccompanied children)

  • A group of funds interested in helping charities and community organisations to undertake significant changes in how they operate – through new processes, relocation, partnerships or mergers.

  • Helping children and young people to build confidence and develop new skills, and access education and employment, with particular focus on skills gaps in the county


  • Supporting the scale-up of effective preventative programmes to improve the mental health of young people aged up to 30.

  • Supporting older people through local projects which combat social isolation, loneliness and disadvantage.

  • Enabling access to and engagement with the natural landscape of the Surrey Hills by people of all ages who might face barriers to access.

  • Providing grants to individual young people aged 18-24 to support their access to education, training or employment.

How to give

Pooled funds are an effective way for donors to collaborate, amplify their giving, and create lasting change.

Don’t forget Gift Aid! Using Gift Aid means that for every pound you give, the Pooled Fund you are donating to, will receive an extra 25p from HM Revenue & Customs, helping your donation go further.

If you would like to donate to any one of our Pooled Funds, please email us at: giving@cfsurrey.org.uk