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.
Tina Costello: Community foundations are key to small charity revival.
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to take a toll on the Third Sector, public support for charities is at an all-time low, with charitable donations decreasing by almost 20% since 2013. Despite the drop in donations for charities across the UK, there has been a...
Foundation appoints new Patron.
At the Foundation's AGM, Sally Carrick, the charity's longest standing Trustee was recognised for her 15 years of support by being appointed the Foundation's Patron. Sally has been a firm supporter and champion of the charity since 2006 and the Foundation wanted to...
Foundation partners with Make Good Grow to kick start the festive season with Christmas campaign.
The Foundation and the team at Make Good Grow will kick start the 2021 festive season by launching the Christmas Count-Up campaign to match 24 local Good Causes with 24 skilled volunteers (Passioneers) to support the organisations in delivering a range of time-boxed...
Redeemer Church Birmingham.
Redeemer Church aim to work for the good of the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical wellbeing of Birmingham. They were awarded £2,000 from the Coronavirus Resilience Fund to support the continuation of their Citizen Enablement Fund. The Citizen Enablement Fund...
They make you feel like you belong.
What a difference a grant makes. The transformation at St Basils' Lorna Esien Court is phenomenal. Previously a rundown, outdated nursing facility, £1m has created homes to be proud of for vulnerable young adults in Coventry and Warwickshire. Progress Coordinator,...
Foundation invests £42K in local projects tackling addiction in the region.
The Foundation is investing support in local drug and alcohol abuse services in order to help tackle the West Midlands addiction crisis. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation has awarded six grants across the region, providing over £42,000 to projects fighting...