Wimbledon Foundation

The Wimbledon Foundation, established in 2013 as the official charity of the All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, channels Wimbledon's global profile into community impact, with a core mission to champion opportunity for all by tackling deprivation, exclusion, and inequality through sport's power to promote wellbeing, equity, and participation. Rooted in values of inclusivity, integrity, and partnership, it blends direct delivery—like the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative and Set For Success youth leadership—with grants to third-sector organisations, prioritising deep local ties in southwest London's Merton and Wandsworth boroughs alongside national UK programmes and select international work in India.

It funds projects addressing food poverty, health inequalities, disability inclusion, youth empowerment, social mobility, hardship support, and wellbeing for older people, emphasising physical activity, resilience, community cohesion, and sport as catalysts for change. Supported activities include direct costs, salaries, overheads via full cost recovery, small capital, and capacity building for marginalised groups such as disabled people, ethnically diverse communities, those with long-term conditions, and economically strained families; one-off events are excluded.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities, CICs, community groups, and sports clubs with incomes up to £500,000, prioritising small-to-medium grassroots organisations based in or delivering in Merton/Wandsworth (others need proven local partnerships). Grants typically range up to £10,000 (median £7,000-£10,000). Unsolicited applications go via online form with required documents (governing docs, accounts, bank statement, safeguarding policy); biannual rounds include Get Set, Get Active Fund (deadline 24 February 2025) and Community Fund (8 September 2025), with decisions ~3 months later. Distinctive for its sporting brand leverage, collaborative models, and focus on sustainable impact over transactional aid.