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St. Francis Employability received a grant from the Foundation which has boosted their 5 Doors Down project over the Christmas holidays, supporting vulnerable people in Coventry. The pandemic has affected the way St. Francis’ support their community. Usually,...

IM Properties launched a £270,000 community fund to assist local projects surrounding their Peddimore employment park. Part of that was The Peddimore Community Fund, managed by the Foundation it launched in 2019 and the fund has been supporting projects based in...

Loaves n Fishes, a charity set up in 2004, provide furniture, household items and clothing for those in need. During the pandemic they've received less donations, but thankfully they've been able to turn to the Foundation for sport. With £2,000 from gbpFoundation...

In 2014 the news of the closure of Birmingham & Black Country Community Foundation left a huge gap in the community foundation network. In early 2015 Heart of England extended their geography to cover Birmingham and the Black Country. The Jabbs Foundation were...

In August 2020 the Foundation joined forces with Hammerson PLC and Bullring & Grand Central to support them with their Giving Back Project. The scheme saw £20,000 distributed to 10 amazing organisations around Birmingham who were providing vital work during the...

Thanks to Coventry Building Society's backing of the Foundation's Coronavirus Resilience Fund, Shine A Light Support Service, who provide support to families affected by cancer, received £2,000 to fund their 'Shiny Hampers of Support'. Shine A Light has lost 80% of...

In 2019 gbpartnerships joined forces with the Foundation to launch the gbpartnerships Community Fund, forming part of the company's gbpFoundation. Since its launch the gbpFoundation has awarded over £20,000 through the Foundation to groups based within a 10-mile...

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...