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.
Foundation supports Birmingham exhibition sharing people’s stories in response to the war in Ukraine.
The Foundation recently supported a local Birmingham exhibition sharing stories of people from Ukraine. The exhibition, We Are Here: From Ukraine, shares stories of people who have sought refuge in other countries amid the Russian invasion. The work, which also shares...
£1M Warwickshire County Council funding set to make an impact for Warwickshire’s communities.
Community organisations across the county are set to benefit from funding to help them tackle inequality and social inclusion, following the announcement of the beneficiaries of the Warwickshire County Council Social Impact Fund. 21 organisations will receive funding...
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....
Foundation and partners offer funding for LGBTQ+ communities.
Joining forces with the Coventry City of Culture Trust and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Heart of England Community Foundation has launched its LGBTQ+ Community Grants. In line with the Foundation's commitment to representation and inclusion for all, the fund has been...
£93k funding is supporting Nuneaton’s community centre.
Warwickshire CAVA has announced it has been awarded £93,000 from the Foundation's Warwickshire County Council Social Impact Fund to make essential capital improvements to its Nuneaton community centre, the Newtown Centre. The Newtown Centre hosts over 20 regular...
UK Community Foundations visits HoECF!
In the first week of March, the UK Community Foundation team visited Coventry - a region supported by the Foundation. Their purpose? To gain further insights into the delivery of local funds, and to identify and learn about the current challenges community groups and...