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.
International Women’s Day 2022: WAITS Spotlight.
The theme for this years International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias, asking everyone to imagine a gender equal world which is free of biases, stereotypes and discrimination against women. The Foundation would like to spotlight the organisation Women Acting in Today's...
They feel lighter after.
Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies [BCAT] are a mental health organisation providing therapeutic workshops to benefit the wellbeing of the older community across Birmingham. In January 2021, Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies [BCAT] were awarded £10,000 from the...
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...
Supporting children’s mental health.
A grant from the Foundation's Peddimore Community Fund is helping to fund a new Theraplay workshop for children and parents, organised by Beacon Family Services to help deal with family trauma. It’s the second time the Sutton Coldfield based charity has been awarded a...
Foundation supports HER DAY Opera; giving voices to the women of Coventry.
A powerful new female-led opera, HER DAY will premiere in Coventry in March 2022 to mark International Women's Day 2022 and as part of Coventry UK City of Culture. Written by Sayan Kent (composer/music) and Vanessa Oakes (librettist/words), this new opera will be...
easyfundraising is a great way to raise funds for your organisation.
"easyfundraising is a great way to raise funds for our organisation. It is so simple and like the name, so EASY to set up and do" say Happy at Heart CIC. As an online fundraising platform, easyfundraising offers free unrestricted funding to voluntary organisations,...