Walcot Foundation is a place-based charitable foundation focused on relieving poverty in Lambeth by helping young people, students, and families improve their life chances. It mainly funds practical, outcome-oriented work such as education engagement, mental health support, advice and advocacy on debt/housing/employment, and employability or enrichment opportunities for low-income pupils. The foundation also makes some direct grants to individuals, especially Lambeth residents under 30, for educational costs and hardship support.
Primarily annual open grant-round funding for organisations and schools, with year-round informal enquiries accepted for partnerships and ideas. Grants are typically up to £25,000 per year, and the foundation sometimes considers multi-year or partnership funding; it also runs a separate academic-year cycle for individual hardship and student support grants.
Check the annual open grant round for organisations and schools, and contact staff year-round if your proposal fits Lambeth poverty-relief priorities. Strong applications clearly show benefit to Lambeth residents, especially under-30s, and should be specific about outcomes for education, wellbeing, advice access, or employability; school bids should cover non-statutory activity benefiting low-income pupils.
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Current and upcoming funding from Walcot Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to school-based projects and organisations working in schools that meet the Foundation's eligibility criteria.
Deadline: Programme is now open; no specific deadline stated.
Who can apply: See Organisations - Eligibility Criteria: charities registered in England & Wales (usually company limited by guarantee), trustee board of at least three unrelated trustees; non-charity organisations must be company limited by guarantee, CIC limited by guarantee or community benefit society and demonstrate charitable purpose.
Deadline: Most formal awards made via the annual open grant round; informal enquiries accepted year-round.
Who can apply: Direct to Lambeth schools or organisations working in schools; must meet the Foundation's organisational eligibility criteria; focus on non-advantaged Lambeth pupils; applications considered in the January/February grant round; schools can only have one active Walcot grant at a time.
Deadline: Only considered in the January/February grant round for the following academic year.
Who can apply: Organisations that fit the Foundation's eligibility criteria and strategic priorities; applicants can contact the Foundation throughout the year and apply in the spring open grant round.
Deadline: Applications for the 2026 open grant round have now closed.
Who can apply: Applicants must be Lambeth residents; grants are not for emergency need. Financial eligibility guidance and supporting documents required. Further details in the Individuals Grant Guidance PDF.
Deadline: Programme operates on an academic-year cycle. The grant programme was closed for 2025/26 with applications for 2026/27 to open in Spring 2026.
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