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Solihull Moors Foundation, a charity that aims to make positive pathways through the power of sport, were recently awarded £5,000 from the Solihull Winter Wellbeing & Recovery Fund to safely deliver outdoor football sessions for children and young people with...

Happy Mamas Solihull, a support network for new mums, received a £2,000 grant from the Solihull Winter Wellbeing & Recovery fund, enabling them to continue their Walk & Talk sessions and bring some much-needed social contact back for the mums in the...

The Coventry Building Society has grown to become the second-largest building society in the UK after being founded in 1884. It provides a range of financial products including savings accounts, bonds and mortgages for its members. They have had their own...

St. Francis Employability received a grant from the Foundation which has boosted their 5 Doors Down project over the Christmas holidays, supporting vulnerable people in Coventry. The pandemic has affected the way St. Francis’ support their community. Usually,...

IM Properties launched a £270,000 community fund to assist local projects surrounding their Peddimore employment park. Part of that was The Peddimore Community Fund, managed by the Foundation it launched in 2019 and the fund has been supporting projects based in...

Loaves n Fishes, a charity set up in 2004, provide furniture, household items and clothing for those in need. During the pandemic they've received less donations, but thankfully they've been able to turn to the Foundation for sport. With £2,000 from gbpFoundation...

In 2014 the news of the closure of Birmingham & Black Country Community Foundation left a huge gap in the community foundation network. In early 2015 Heart of England extended their geography to cover Birmingham and the Black Country. The Jabbs Foundation were...

In August 2020 the Foundation joined forces with Hammerson PLC and Bullring & Grand Central to support them with their Giving Back Project. The scheme saw £20,000 distributed to 10 amazing organisations around Birmingham who were providing vital work during the...

Thanks to Coventry Building Society's backing of the Foundation's Coronavirus Resilience Fund, Shine A Light Support Service, who provide support to families affected by cancer, received £2,000 to fund their 'Shiny Hampers of Support'. Shine A Light has lost 80% of...

In 2019 gbpartnerships joined forces with the Foundation to launch the gbpartnerships Community Fund, forming part of the company's gbpFoundation. Since its launch the gbpFoundation has awarded over £20,000 through the Foundation to groups based within a 10-mile...