Latest News.

The first theme covered in our Helping Communities Thrive campaign is 'Disadvantages'. It's a large theme and you could say all our grants support disadvantages in communities but we've narrowed it down! Crime & Safety, Employment, Training & Education and...

An emergency Coronavirus Appeal backed by His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge has raised nearly £100million for UK charities since its launch a year ago, and more than £3.5million of this has reached the Foundation, supporting grassroots charities and groups...

As part of the UKCF network we’re pleased to have teamed up with Made By Sport to offer local sports clubs and organisations the opportunity to apply for a grant which can help support young people as they start to recover from the effects of the latest lockdown....

In 2017 the Foundation received a phone call from a donor who wanted to create three long-standing, capital build projects supporting vulnerable people with housing solutions in the West Midlands! Building Better Lives was born.  The donors had a vision of offering...

Every Monday evening opposite Coventry City Council, Cheryl pulls up with her team of vigilant volunteers. It’s 6:30pm and, although half an hour early, a crowd has gathered waiting for the imminent arrival of God’s Coffee Shop. Cheryl Soonius, Director, is here...

Working with the Foundation since 2016, Deutsche Bank have awarded over £40,000 worth of funding to the West Midlands.  In recent times, DB a leading German bank, have supported the Foundation's COVID-19 response while also launching the Deutsche Bank Opportunity...

Launching a £10M fund in April 2020, SEGRO, a leading owner, manager and developer of warehousing and industry space, created the Centenary Fund with the Foundation. Over the next decade SEGRO will make a positive impact in communities throughout the UK and Europe....

We're partnering with Business in the Community (BITC) to deliver our Funding and Business Support Workshop. In the current landscape, generating income for your organisation can feel increasingly challenging and many organisations, just like yours, are in need of...

In March 2020 the Foundation launched the Northfield Neighbourhood Network Scheme Fund (NNS) thanks to Birmingham City Council. The Foundation have been delivering the fund alongside Age UK Birmingham, Gateway Family Services and Northfield Community Partnership...

After pledging a further £50,000 to the Titan Partnership the Wesleyan Foundation has now awarded over £3,000,000 to organisations across the UK. In 2017 Wesleyan Assurance launched the Wesleyan Foundation as part of their commitment to supporting great causes that...