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The Foundation is running a drop-in webinar to provide advice and support on funding opportunities here at the Heart of England Community Foundation. This is a great opportunity for you to ask our team questions about our available grants as well as receive help...

Launched in 2017 by Wesleyan Assurance and Heart of England Community Foundation, the Wesleyan Foundation has awarded more than £2.9m across the UK.  Adding to the work Wesleyan already did with other charitable organisations, the Wesleyan Foundation has supported...

Men in Sheds tackles loneliness and isolation amongst a group of men locally. The Foundation awarded the Men in Sheds project a grant of £2,000 from the Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire Fund to help them purchase their new lodge. Walking through the corridors...

The Foundation has worked with Orbit, a leading housing provider, for several years forming a strong relationship which has supported the communities in which Orbit serves. The Orbit Hardship Fund was launched in 2015 and provides support for their tenants,...

The Harry Payne Trust was founded in 1939 (as the Harry Payne Trust) by Harry Payne, a Birmingham businessman. He was a man of strong faith – a pacifist who spent some years in prison in the first world war. His business was one of the early models of...

The Foundation is pleased to announce another two organisations have been awarded funding from the Solihull Winter Wellbeing and Recovery Fund.  The fund was established at the end of last year in partnership with Solihull Council, to provide money to support local...

Thanks to a grant of £8,700 awarded in July 2020 from the Wesleyan Foundation, Empower-U's SheWins Project is working with 90 girls ages 12 - 16 providing a range of varied sessions from sports and cookery to self-development and beauty! It’s a cold Saturday...

Alfred Youell MBE, ONZM was a patron of the Foundation between 2002 and 2012. A lifelong philanthropist, local builder and property developer, he contributed significantly to the growth of our Foundation during his life and remains one of our largest donors to...

Fundraising was tough in 2020 so here’s one simple thing you can do to make it easier in 2021 – make sure your organisation is registered with easyfundraising. The Foundation partnered with easyfundraising to help organisations fundraise with ease! By simply...

The first two grants from the Solihull Winter Wellbeing & Recovery Fund were awarded last week by the Foundation to two local organisations. The grants, which will hopefully be the first in a series of many, were awarded to Happy Mamas Solihull and Balsall...