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.
It’s given me something to wake up for.
Solihull Moors Foundation, a charity that aims to make positive pathways through the power of sport, were recently awarded £5,000 from the Solihull Winter Wellbeing & Recovery Fund to safely deliver outdoor football sessions for children and young people with...
I’d be lost without them.
Happy Mamas Solihull, a support network for new mums, received a £2,000 grant from the Solihull Winter Wellbeing & Recovery fund, enabling them to continue their Walk & Talk sessions and bring some much-needed social contact back for the mums in the borough....
Donor Spotlight: Coventry Building Society.
The Coventry Building Society has grown to become the second-largest building society in the UK after being founded in 1884. It provides a range of financial products including savings accounts, bonds and mortgages for its members. They have had their own charitable...
Our volunteers loved spreading the joy.
St. Francis Employability received a grant from the Foundation which has boosted their 5 Doors Down project over the Christmas holidays, supporting vulnerable people in Coventry. The pandemic has affected the way St. Francis’ support their community. Usually, they’d...
Donor Spotlight: IM Properties
IM Properties launched a £270,000 community fund to assist local projects surrounding their Peddimore employment park. Part of that was The Peddimore Community Fund, managed by the Foundation it launched in 2019 and the fund has been supporting projects based in...
The items provide hope for the future.
Loaves n Fishes, a charity set up in 2004, provide furniture, household items and clothing for those in need. During the pandemic they've received less donations, but thankfully they've been able to turn to the Foundation for sport. With £2,000 from gbpFoundation and...