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Coventry Building Society, with the support of the Heart of England Community Foundation, is launching a new fund providing grants of up to £10,000 to community projects in Coventry and Warwickshire. The Society has funded 125 projects across the West Midlands...

Last night saw the Foundation celebrate its quarter century milestone, marking a whopping £20 million awarded to almost 6,000 projects across the region. Since its inception on Valentine’s Day in 1995, the charity has put the community at the heart of its giving....

The Foundation has helped bring the Journey of Justice civil rights exhibition to Birmingham! The exhibition, open to the public from 7th February to 27th April at the Library of Birmingham, highlights important moments of UK and global history in a bid to...

Established by Ian Poole, Everyone 4 Sport aims to tackle a lack of participation in sport helping to provide opportunities to those who usually wouldn't partake. They were awarded £1,993 from the Foundation's Coventry Building Society Small Grants. Walking through...

As the Foundation gears up to its 25th birthday, we've appointed a new trustee; Russell Bailey. Russell, who is currently a Regional Director at Faithful+Gould, is the latest representative to join the board, and brings his 15 years’ of business expertise to the...

DigiKick is a community led charity which provides digital skills, raises confidence and improves independence. Their Digital Storytelling project uses an accessible coding engine which offers those who are terminally ill, or have difficult tales to tell, a...

1) The Foundation needs your support to run the latest round of the #iwill Fund! The #iwill Fund encourages young people to get involved in social action. It is an investment in developing the skills and confidence of the students, employees, employers,...

Grassroots groups working in the West Midlands will get much-needed grants worth £167,530 to help support local women and girls facing a range of challenges! 19 projects will receive grants of between £5,000 - £10,000. This is the second time the Foundation has...

Friends of Castlewood School were awarded a £5,000 grant from the Youell Family Fund to help continue their work for children with additional needs, including the run of a Saturday club. It’s Saturday morning and there’s a stampede of children as the doors at...