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.
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Weaving a rich tapestry of life.
‘A Bigger Weave’ were awarded a grant of £4,000 from the Foundation’s Coventry UK City of Culture Fund to help connect communities and get them actively involved in an art project.The ‘travelling show’ has been seen around different locations in the city...
I’ve fallen in love with it.
In March the Foundation had the honour of attending Underground Lights’ first public performance.Underground Lights is an independent community theatre organisation run for adults experiencing social disadvantage, homelessness and/or mental health...
I was so inspired by their story.
There’s heaps of potential within Friar Park Millennium Centre, but who’s going to harness it?We met centre manager, Anam Choudhary, outside the Friar Park Centre in Wednesbury:“This is it, there’s a lot of space. We’ve a lot of vacant offices and...
We’ve Moved!
As of today, we’re now housed in PSA’s Coventry headquarters. Our new address is: Heart of England Community Foundationc/o PSA GroupPinley House2 Sunbeam WayCoventryCV3 1ND We look forward to hearing from you!
We have the knowledge to target your funds to the passions that are close to your heart.
Through our unique understanding of the West Midlands and its communities we are the charity that can maximise your generosity.With almost 25 years of grant giving experience, the Foundation has distributed more than £16m to local community groups, many of...
Basketball team nets funding.
The Leicester Warriors, a community-led basketball club that aims to increase sports participation in the city, has secured £3,000 in funding from the Wesleyan Foundation.The Wesleyan Foundation is managed by the Heart of England Community Foundation. The...