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Reflections from our Annual Celebration Evening 2023 Last night, we had the privilege of hosting our Annual Celebration Event at the IM Properties Headquarters in Solihull, and I'm excited to share some highlights from the evening. The event held particular...

Dear Friends and Partners, As the Chief Executive of the Heart of England Community Foundation, I'm incredibly proud to present our Yearbook for 2022-2023, offering a window into our work over the last year. This Yearbook is also a celebration of our key...

Heart of England Community Foundation has completed the takeover of South Birmingham Friends Institute to provide it with a lasting legacy of supporting disadvantaged communities in the West Midlands.

An innovative new fund that will invest in the power of communities has been given the green light by Warwickshire County Council. The £2.5m Warwickshire Social Fabric Fund will provide a route to explore the development of local projects and initiatives that will...

Refugee Week (19th - 25th June) is the worlds largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, resilience and creativity of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. The Foundation is honored to have had the opportunity to fund creative projects to be...

The Foundation is committed to the health and wellbeing of it's employees and has demonstrated this through achieving the Thrive at Work Bronze Level accreditation. Thrive at Work is a workplace commitment with criteria and guidelines on creating a workplace that...

The Wesleyan Foundation has now awarded a total of £5million to good causes across the UK since its launch with the Heart of England Community Foundation 5 years ago. The Foundation was set up by Birmingham-based financial services mutual Wesleyan in 2017 to...

The Breathe Better Air Community Fund, launched on 5th June to mark World Environment Day, will help grassroots community groups raise awareness and tackle air pollution. The focus of the Breathe Better Air Community Fund is to tackle air pollution at a local level...

Grants of up to £10,000 are now available to community-based organisations that are seeking to deliver activities to tackle health inequalities and the drivers of poor health in Solihull. As part of an initiative developed by partners in the Birmingham and Solihull...

More than £400,000 has been awarded to 16 projects that are improving residents access to nature since the West Midlands Combined Authority launched its Community Green Grants programme in partnership with the Heart of England Community Foundation last year. In the...