Crabtree Friends
Maculele-UK-Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute
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This year's funding round for Community Fund East one year projects is now open:
16 September 2026 - application details available
23 October 2026 - application deadline
Early December 2026 - announcement of fund recipients
Applications - link/downloads available:
Successful recipients for this year's Community Fund West
We are pleased to say that one year funding was awarded earlier this year to the following projects for 2026:
- All Souls Primary School - school starter packs
- Lucia Jaffer – community-based theatre production
- Maculele-UK-Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute - improving health & wellbeing and social inclusion through music and cultural activities
- Stage 81 CIC – Stand-up comedy and public speaking programme
- Crabtree Friends Group – nature engagement space for children
- St Mary's Centre Community Trust - core funding
This is in addition to the following groups who last year were awarded multi-year funding for the years 2025-2027, and who will therefore receive funding across 2026 for the second year of their projects;
- The Soup Kitchen
- The Doorstep Library Network
- All Souls Serve the City
- Dende Collective
- Fitz Music
All chosen entries have been selected on the basis that they will offer positive benefits – social, cultural, arts and health – to their local communities.
The next round of funding will be in the spring of 2027 when our Community Fund West for one-year projects will be launched. Further details and guidelines will be shared next year.
If you have any queries about our Community Fund or would like to be added to the launch notification mailing list for either the Community Fund West or Community Fund East please email - community@derwentlondon.com