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 £65 million to over 14,000 great causes since 1995.
Latest News & Insights.
New support for young women affected by domestic violence.
Young women and girls who have witnessed or experienced domestic abuse can now access specialist support from Citizen Coaching CIC, a leading provider of counselling and personal development services in Birmingham. ‘Hidden Voices’ has been launched by Citizen Coaching...
Coventry Tree Warden Network.
Coventry Tree Warden Network have received more support from the Foundation with a £2,000 grant to educate local people and recruit new members as they attempt to turn the neglected piece of history into a thriving community space. Nestled against the A444, we met the...
New funding stream from CBS.
Coventry Building Society, with the support of the Heart of England Community Foundation, is launching a new fund providing grants of up to £10,000 to community projects in Coventry and Warwickshire. The Society has funded 125 projects across the West Midlands since...
Foundation celebrates in style.
Last night saw the Foundation celebrate its quarter century milestone, marking a whopping £20 million awarded to almost 6,000 projects across the region. Since its inception on Valentine’s Day in 1995, the charity has put the community at the heart of its giving. From...
Foundation funds exhibition.
The Foundation has helped bring the Journey of Justice civil rights exhibition to Birmingham! The exhibition, open to the public from 7th February to 27th April at the Library of Birmingham, highlights important moments of UK and global history in a bid to galvanise...
We’ve found this so rewarding.
Established by Ian Poole, Everyone 4 Sport aims to tackle a lack of participation in sport helping to provide opportunities to those who usually wouldn't partake. They were awarded £1,993 from the Foundation's Coventry Building Society Small Grants. Walking through a...