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.
Property expert added to Board.
As the Foundation gears up to its 25th birthday, we've appointed a new trustee; Russell Bailey. Russell, who is currently a Regional Director at Faithful+Gould, is the latest representative to join the board, and brings his 15 years’ of business expertise to the...
Emotionally it helps you offload.
DigiKick is a community led charity which provides digital skills, raises confidence and improves independence. Their Digital Storytelling project uses an accessible coding engine which offers those who are terminally ill, or have difficult tales to tell, a creative...
We Need You.
1) The Foundation needs your support to run the latest round of the #iwill Fund! The #iwill Fund encourages young people to get involved in social action. It is an investment in developing the skills and confidence of the students, employees, employers, entrepreneurs...
Tampon Tax Fund hits 6.9m.
Grassroots groups working in the West Midlands will get much-needed grants worth £167,530 to help support local women and girls facing a range of challenges! 19 projects will receive grants of between £5,000 - £10,000. This is the second time the Foundation has...
I was in the right place.
Friends of Castlewood School were awarded a £5,000 grant from the Youell Family Fund to help continue their work for children with additional needs, including the run of a Saturday club. It’s Saturday morning and there’s a stampede of children as the doors at...
Fund launched alongside Foundation.
The Foundation has launched a new fund alongside the Longleigh Foundation in response to the growing numbers of people affected by hate crime across the Black Country. Charities, community and voluntary organisations across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton...