Festive Period Notice

On December 19th, the Foundation will hold a team away day, during which our team will be unavailable. Following this, resources will be limited as staff take seasonal leave, and the Foundation will be closed from December 24th to January 2nd for the festive period.

During this time, responses to phone calls and emails may be delayed. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

We wish you a joyful and safe holiday season.

£4m donation to hit homelessness.

£4m donation to hit homelessness.

The Foundation is celebrating an extra-special Christmas present after receiving £4 million from an anonymous donor that will make a huge difference for homeless people in the region. We are sending out a heartfelt thank you after being given a seven-figure sum which...
Coventry crowned City of Culture.

Coventry crowned City of Culture.

After a fantastic campaign, involving organisations, businesses and communities across the City, the announcement came live on the BBC’s One Show that Coventry had pipped Swansea, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland and the town of Paisley to the post in the race to...

Thanks a billion.

Community Foundations hit the one-billion-pound mark Local charities make up the lifeblood of our communities. They make a daily difference to millions of people. That’s why Community Foundations are proud to announce, on Local Charities Day, that collectively ONE...
Fighting talk.

Fighting talk.

A Birmingham charity will be able to expand its weekly choir session for women battling breast cancer after receiving a four-figure grant. Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer has received £7,000 from the Foundation to support its popular choir. The good cause was...
A Christmas cracker!

A Christmas cracker!

Businesses in the West Midlands started their festive celebrations with a bang, putting their knowledge to the test and raising more than £2,000 for community causes. The Foundation hosted its first Christmas quiz at PSA (Peugeot) Group’s headquarters in Coventry,...