Towards a fairer, happier and healthier Midlands.
We are the Community Foundation for the West Midlands and Warwickshire. As the leading, independent grant making foundation in the region we have proudly awarded over £40 million to over 8,000 great causes since 1995.
Latest News & Insights.
Arden Active CIC’s Empowering Work in Solihull
MP and health leaders visit project aimed at helping disabled and isolated older people. Meriden MP Saqib Bhatti joined leaders from health and care in Solihull to see first-hand a project working to help disabled and isolated older people to become more physically...
£200k awarded to Positive Youth Foundation for Go Parks Project
A charity which supports young people across Coventry has been awarded £200,000 to deliver a year-long project providing free access to healthy activities in the city’s parks and community centres. Positive Youth Foundation (PYF) has been awarded the funding by grant...
Three year programme launches to support young care leavers in the West Midlands
Today, a new national programme of support for young care experienced adults has been launched throughout England. Managed by UK Community Foundations, the Care Leavers Programme has a primary focus of improving the life chances of care leavers through decentralised funding into regions around the country.
First Grants Announced from the Inclusive Communities Fund
We are pleased to announce that the first grants have been awarded from the Inclusive Communities Fund with over £4.7 million awarded through 147 grants across the West Midlands. One the first grants to be awarded is a grant of £200,000 to Active Black Country for...
£2.46m grants scheme launches for new community projects to improve health and care
Organisations in Birmingham are being urged to bid for new funding to launch innovative community projects that will improve health and care for residents across the city. Applications open today (20 March) for community organisations to bid for Citywide Small Grants,...
Inspiring Inclusion in the West Midlands
Businesses and organisations from across the West Midlands joined together for an inspirational event in Birmingham which celebrated women and girls from the region and highlighted the importance of championing inclusivity all year round. The Foundation joined forces...