Our Impact
Since the Isle of Wight Foundation was launched in 2014, we have given around £900,000 to local good causes, helping to tackle social exclusion on the Island.
The latest groups receive support with grants totalling more than £89,000 are:
Age UK Isle of Wight – £3,600 to help it expand its volunteer programme. The charity will be able to support more older Islanders thanks to this grant.
Arreton Cricket Club – £16,000 for a new artificial wicket at its Haseley Lane ground in the village. Arreton CC has become a disability hub for Isle of Wight Cricket and also supports junior and women’s teams as well as a 1st team.
Care In the Garden – £12,000 grant enabling it to buy an accessible vehicle to transport its clients with additional needs and mental health issues to its Wootton headquarters.
Cowes Sailability – £7,250 to allow this Cowes-based charity to give people with disabilities the chance to spend time on the water. Specifically by hiring the specially adapted Wet Wheels Hamble vessel for sessions in 2026.
Havenstreet Community Association – The £5,860 grant will help make the community centre more accessible for the elderly, young families and those with disabilities. It will be used to create a wheelchair accessible entrance at the front of the building and reverse the current side entrance/fire doors to allow them to open outwards.
Isle of Wight Search and Rescue – The £12,000 it received will help Isle of Wight SAR in its vital work of finding missing Island people. The money will go towards a new drone and medical kit.
The Phoenix Project – £15,662 for this charity which helps adults with moderate to profound learning disabilities, physical disabilities and neurological conditions will allow it to improve the main room of its Haylands HQ in Ryde, with a new wooden divider plus new furniture and radiators.
Porchfield Cricket Club and Island Bakeries Cricket Club – The £7,525 grant received by these two clubs, which share the Coleman’s Lane ground, will enable them to improve the shower and toilet facilities, making them more accessible to all cricketers, as well as people using the ground for other activities.
The Way Forward – A £10,000 grant for this charity that works with people with learning and physical disabilities, will enable to purchase a support vehicle to take clients to activities. Some of these clients are uncomfortable travelling in larger minibuses.
Our Annual Reports
Find out more about the work of the Isle of Wight Foundation in our annual reports
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What groups have to say about the Isle of Wight Foundation
Jan Brookes CEO Isle Access “The funding for bikes and storage facility have enabled us to create a cycling programme for people who cannot ride regular two-wheeled cycles. The people using the bikes are gaining new skills such as, confidence, balance, coordination, and they are now enjoying a sport that they previously couldn’t take part in. We are very grateful to the Foundation for funding this project.” Isle Access: £16,000 for accessible cycling equipment (social integration – community life)
Trudie Augustus-Harris Administrator YMCA Young Carers “The ‘Me Time’ project benefitted the Young Carers in a diverse amount of positive ways. It was great to be able to give them the opportunity to do something just for themselves ranging from learning a new instrument to being able to buy equipment for a new hobby that they’d always had a passion for. It really has made a positive difference to their lives. Thank you Isle of Wight Foundation!” YMCA Young Carers: £6,000 to fund individual grants to young carers (building better communities – social integration)
Luke Kerr IW Beach Soccer “Beach soccer is continually growing in popularity due to its accessibility, health and social benefits. The new goals funded by the Isle of Wight Foundation have helped to secure our future and allow us to focus on our strategy to work more closely with Island schools to give even more young people the opportunity to enjoy and benefit from beach soccer.” Isle of Wight Beach Soccer: £3,657 for new sets of goals (Access to employment – youth and citizenship)
Abbie James IW Coordinator Wave Project “The grant that we received from the IW Foundation has been pivotal in strengthening the project and has allowed us to reach even more young people. Throughout the whole process, the team at Island Roads were really helpful and super supportive. Thank you!” Wave Project: £9,750 for equipment to help vulnerable children and young people to access surf therapy sessions (Building better communities – social integration)
Chris Bagnall Wight Home Care “The new bus has made a huge difference to our members who really look forward to their trips out with the club. The new bus is larger and able to accommodate up to three wheelchair users at once, which is hugely beneficial. As well as enabling our members to do some shopping or visit an attraction, the Daisy Chain Club has important social benefits. Our members love catching up with friends – and meeting new ones – while out and about.” Wight Home Care: £15,000 to help fund a new minibus for the Daisy Chain Club (Building better communities – social integration)