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.

Applying for Grants.

Heart of England Community Foundation makes it easy to apply for funding.

Our grants team would love to speak to you about your project before you begin your application.

This is a general guide  – you should always check our available grants for additional information on about our funds.

If you are not sure please get in touch with our grants team for advice and support.

What we’ll fund:

  • Applications must be from within Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull – if you are based outside this area contact your local Community Foundation
  • Groups must usually have less than £500,000 income (this may vary depending on the funder)

Your project must demonstrate:

  • A wider community benefit for a local area involving local people, and an identified need e.g. health, young people, elderly, community cohesion etc.