Apply for a Grant

Southwark Charities makes grants to local community organisations and charities who support the wellbeing of Southwark’s older residents aged 55 plus.

“Southwark Charities plays a distinctive and valued role as a place-based funder.”

Sharp Raiser, Grants to Growth review, 2025.

“Southwark Charities are an excellent example of how a place based funder should operate”.

Institute for Voluntary Action Research review, 2024.

About our Grants

If you are a community organisation or charity meeting our eligibility criteria and seeking a grant to support your work with Southwark’s older residents aged 55 plus, please visit our Organisations page.

Eligible applicants are those non-statutory community organisations and charities with a governing document, bank account in the organisation’s name and a minimum of 3 unrelated management committee members/trustees/directors.

Examples of who we have funded are on our Case studies page, and the Resources page contains useful links to funding guides and place based schemes in Southwark.

Recruitment

An experienced Grants Officer is sought to support the Grants Manager in the further growth and development of Southwark Charities grant-making activities.

Full details including job specification and how to apply here.