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The Earley Charity

The Earley Charity Grants to Organisations

One-off grants, normally £500 to £5,000, from a large local grant-making charity for charitable, voluntary and community organisations working with people in its area of benefit in Earley and east and central Reading. Grants are for specific projects or equipment, not running costs. Requests of £3,000 and under close on 16 October 2026 (decision 5 November); requests over £3,000 close on 6 November 2026 (decision 25 November).

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£500 – £5,000
Closes in
19 days left
6 November
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Local charitable, voluntary and community organisations working to help and support people living in the area of benefit: 'the Ancient Liberty of Earley and the neighbourhood thereof', in practice all of Earley (Lower Earley and old Earley), the northern part of Shinfield, Winnersh, south Reading (including Whitley), east Reading (including Newtown), central Reading as far west as the Reading West railway line, Sonning and lower Caversham
  • The website map has a postcode checker
  • Organisations that do not work exclusively with people from the area may still apply, but any grant is based on the proportion of beneficiaries from the area
  • Public sector bodies and national organisations are generally not accepted
  • Grants above £5,000 are considered for organisations the trustees know well

What it funds

  • One-off non-recurrent funding for specific projects or equipment
  • Particular interests for 2026 to 2028:
  • Working with local community initiatives, especially through local community and resource centres
  • Community transport
  • Musical activities, especially community and child-focused work
  • Performance and drama activities, for children and communities
  • Access to computers, especially for children from deprived backgrounds
  • Environmental improvements generally; also, woodlands and walks; planting initiatives; horticultural therapy, etc
  • Support for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET)
  • Support for early years work and pre-school education
  • Projects supporting excluded children
  • Educational activities which benefit schools and pupils in need (open to creative providers of additional educational and child-centred activities but not the schools themselves)
  • Projects that improve public health

What it will not fund

  • Open-ended salaries
  • Running or core costs
  • General charitable appeals
  • Religious activities
  • Public sector bodies (generally)
  • National organisations (generally)
  • Schools themselves (for educational activities)

How to apply

  1. Check you are in the area of benefit using the map's postcode search
  2. Request an application form by emailing ec@earleycharity.org.uk or completing the online pre-application questionnaire
  3. Prepare your application covering all the points on the form
  4. Post or email the application and supporting documents to arrive by 12 noon on the closing date: 16 October 2026 for £3,000 and under, 6 November 2026 for over £3,000

organisation applications are considered four times a year. You can phone 0118 304 9369 to talk to someone.

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