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.
Spreading some festive cheer.
After launching the Winter Wellbeing campaign the Foundation opened the Festive Fun Fund for one-off projects just in time for Christmas! In just three weeks we've supported 52 organisations that've spread festive cheer to a massive 16,472 beneficiaries. We've awarded...
It felt like I was meeting with a new child.
The Foundation supported Ampersand Projects’ ‘Grow Your Road’ with a grant of £3,000 from the Coronavirus Resilience Fund. The project gave people in Birmingham the tools, skills, and community support to grow their own vegetables at home. Due to the pandemic, the...
The Lorna Esien Court opened!
St Basils Coventry’s Lorna Esien Court has opened its doors this week, ready to support young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Built following a £1M grant by the Foundation’s Building Better Lives programme, the 32 newly-completed service-managed...
The Serenity Garden.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust have been given the green light for their plans to build a therapeutic ‘Serenity Garden’ for stroke and dementia patients after receiving a grant of £10,000 from the Foundation’s Coventry Building Society Fund. In June 2018 Shabina...
Warming winter in Solihull.
Following the launch of the Winter Wellbeing campaign the Foundation has teamed up with Solihull Council, adding a new strand to support the region over the dark months ahead. The Winter Wellbeing & Recovery Fund will support community and grassroots organisations...
Lifespace Trust.
We’ve supported some amazing organisations during COVID-19, including Lifespace Trust who have received a total of £18,075 from the Coronavirus Resilience Fund and our Doing Things Differently Fund. Lifespace provide one to one mentoring for children and young people,...