Towards a fairer, happier and healthier Midlands.
We are the Community Foundation for the West Midlands and Warwickshire. As the leading, independent grant making foundation in the region we have proudly awarded over £40 million to over 8,000 great causes since 1995.
Latest News & Insights.
Award winners!
Heart of England Community Foundation has been awarded Excellence in Charity / Third Sector at the Solihull Chamber of Commerce Awards. The Foundation was crowned at the Solihull Chamber’s annual dinner and awards ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on 7th...
HoECF Celebrates!
Wednesday 6th October saw the Foundation celebrate its year of giving for 2021 - 22, awarding almost £3M through 596 grants concluding another successful year of supporting the West Midlands' and Warwickshire's brilliant communities. The Heart of England Community...
Foundation launches Cost-of-Living Appeal.
The Foundation is acting against the cost-of-living crisis with its latest appeal. With the help of donations across the region, the charity has launched the Cost-of-Living Appeal to help local charities in crisis with the rising costs of running their organisation,...
Creating happier, healthier lives.
As part of the Foundation's work to becoming an equitable, accessible, and diverse funder for the West Midlands and Warwickshire, we commissioned Forever Consulting to evaluate our grant making over three years to ensure we're on the right path to achieving our goal....
Further grants awarded to improve access to nature across the West Midlands.
Three more applicants have successfully secured grants from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to help better connect people in the region to nature. Kingstanding Regeneration Trust, Feeding Coventry and Caldmore Community Garden in Walsall have each received...
We’re on the road again!
The Heart of England Community Foundation team are travelling across the region to deliver funding workshops and more! After the pandemic we're keen to get back out and meet with our communities across the West Midlands and Warwickshire! In September and...