Our mission is to champion opportunity for all and we do this by awarding grants and donations, delivering programmes and using the resources of Wimbledon to help our charity partners in as many ways as possible.

Grant Funds

Wimbledon Foundation Homelessness Fund
Launched to celebrate the completion of the No.1 Court roof in 2019, the Wimbledon Foundation Homelessness Fund offers multi-year grants of up to £50,000 per year to help to increase the capacity and sustainability of homelessness charities in Merton and Wandsworth.

Wimbledon Foundation Community Fund
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to projects helping to meet social needs and reduce inequalities in Merton and Wandsworth. Since its launch, the Community Fund has awarded £1.7 million through 287 grants to wide-ranging projects, helping more than 45,000 local people in Merton and Wandsworth. We also provide further support to grant recipients though Community Fund Plus grants which aim to strengthen the sustainability and resilience of smaller user-led organisations supporting under-represented communities.

Get Set, Get Active Fund
Grants of up to £3,500 are available to local community groups and sports clubs in Merton and Wandsworth for projects helping to increase opportunities for local people of all ages and abilities to participate in sport and exercise.

Health and Wellbeing Fund
Multi-year grants of up to £30,000 per year are awarded to projects helping to tackle a variety of mental and physical health issues across Merton and Wandsworth.

 

Partnerships

British Red Cross
The Foundation makes an annual donation to the British Red Cross Disaster Fund which provides support to those affected by emergencies both internationally and in the UK.

Crisis
Building on our support of homelessness charities in Merton and Wandsworth, the Foundation supports Crisis’ Rapid Rehousing Programme which supports people into safe and sustainable accommodation as quickly as possible and ultimately leave homelessness behind for good.

WaterAid
Since 2017, our partnership with WaterAid has helped to bring clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to communities in nine countries around the world. Over the next four years, our partnership will help transform healthcare faciltiies in Malawi, Mozambique and Pakistan through the installation of WASH facilities helping to improve the quality of care received by thousands of people.

 

Thank you to the Wimbledon Foundation for ensuring healthy lives full of potential through clean water.
WaterAid

Programmes

Set for Success
Set for Success is our flagship national programme, delivered in partnership with Barclays and Youth Sport Trust. It supports young people in under-served communities, who may be at risk of not achieving their full potential for a variety of factors. Through the power of sport and sessions delivered by athlete mentors and teachers, participants develop essential life and leadership skills.

Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative (WJTI)
Led by the AELTC coaching team, the WJTI visits state primary schools in Merton and Wandsworth introducing children to tennis. Around 300 children attend free weekly training sessions learning not only how to play tennis but the life-skills and values sport brings.

Work at Wimbledon
Delivered in partnership with the AELTC HR team, our Work at Wimbledon initiative helps local people facing barriers to employment to access job opportunities at The Championships. We work with our local charity partners in Merton and Wandsworth to offer a supported pathway into employment. 

The opportunity and support offered by the Foundation for 10 young people to work at The Championships was wonderful. It is difficult to overstate the impact this had on the young people.
CARAS (Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers)

In-Kind Support

We aim to be more than just a funder and use the resources of the All England Club and The Championships to help our charity partners in as many ways as possible. Each year, the Foundation organises bespoke workshops and tours for our charity partners and helps to donate items including clothing, toiletries, towels and plants from The Championships. 

We want to express our immense gratitude for the kind donation of plants from The Championships to our dedicated NHS staff. A heartfelt thank you!
St George's Hospital Charity
IBM provided an amazing training session with lots of useful and practical tips to start or refresh our marketing. The Foundation is responsive, intuitive and we really appreciate all that you do to support the wider voluntary sector across Merton and Wandsworth.
Merton Connected