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Funding with purpose

Kent Community Foundation is a trusted grant maker in Kent and Medway.
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Your feedback matters!

Help shape the future of Kent Community Foundation. If you've applied for funding, received a grant, or engaged with us, we'd love to hear about your experience. Your feedback helps us improve and support local communities. Complete our short survey for a chance to win a £50 Macknade voucher.
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Dartford Borough Council Community Infrastructure Fund
Dartford Borough Council Community Infrastructure Fund

Funding for communities in Dartford

Delivered in partnership with Dartford Borough Council, the Dartford Borough Council Community Infrastructure Fund offers grants of up to £20,000 to support voluntary and community organisations working in the unparished areas of Dartford.
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Kent Community Foundation 25th anniversary logo

Celebrating 25 years of funding with purpose

Join us as we celebrate 25 years of supporting grassroots initiatives and transforming lives across Kent and Medway. Discover stories of resilience, hope and thriving communities that inspire us every day. Together, we can make the next 25 years even more impactful.
Our impact
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About us

For over 25 years, Kent Community Foundation has partnered with local donors and grassroots charities to fund community projects that create lasting change across Kent and Medway.

Our work is guided by local insight and a deep understanding of community needs - ensuring support reaches the people and places who need it most. By connecting purposeful giving with real, on‑the‑ground impact, we help communities across Kent and Medway thrive today and for the future.

We are a trusted and experienced grant maker, distributing over £60 million in charitable funding to hundreds of grassroots charities and community groups.

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How we help

We connect individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations with grassroots charities and community groups creating positive change across Kent and Medway.

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For charities, community groups and individuals

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we provide funding and support for local causes - helping grassroots charities and individuals across Kent and Medway to thrive.

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For donors and fundholders

We make giving simple and meaningful. With flexible options for individuals, businesses, trusts, and advisers, you can support the causes and communities that matter most across Kent and Medway.

How giving transforms lives

Discover inspiring stories from local projects funded by our generous donors, and see the real difference their support is making across Kent and Medway. 

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Connecting communities through shared meals

Food Friends

Bringing people together through food and friendship.

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Strengthening families through cooking

Celebration Church

A community food initiative helping families across Kent cook healthy, affordable meals together.

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Reusing construction waste for community impact

Bon Volks | Circular Margate

Circular Margate is a Bon Volks programme reducing construction waste by reusing building materials for community benefit.

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It was funding via Kent Community Foundation that first established our Older Men's Shed, and without this and additional support for other projects since, we wouldn't still be here.

Liz and Jon, The Octopus Foundation

Funding from Kent Community Foundation has superpowered our ability to reach such a disadvantaged community. Your grants allow us to continue creating days of joy, rest and connection for the estimated 170,000 unpaid carers across Kent. The walks may be short, but the impact is lasting.

Sue Mott, founder of Stepping Out with Carers CIC

Kent Community Foundation got to know us, presented us with causes they knew would resonate, and made our giving much more effective and wide-reaching.

Rosalind Riley, The Brook Trust Fund for Kent

Latest updates from Kent Community Foundation

Ashford and Tenterden Umbrella - Chatty Café

30th September 2026

Getlink Customs Services donated £150,000 to local communities since 2019
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03rd September 2026

New Gravesham fund seeking local residents to shape grant decisions
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01st September 2026

New community fund launched for Sandwich residents