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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...

The Foundation has worked with Orbit, a leading housing provider, for several years forming a strong relationship which has supported the communities in which Orbit serves. The Orbit Hardship Fund was launched in 2015 and provides support for their tenants,...

The Harry Payne Trust was founded in 1939 (as the Harry Payne Trust) by Harry Payne, a Birmingham businessman. He was a man of strong faith – a pacifist who spent some years in prison in the first world war. His business was one of the early models of...

The Foundation is pleased to announce another two organisations have been awarded funding from the Solihull Winter Wellbeing and Recovery Fund.  The fund was established at the end of last year in partnership with Solihull Council, to provide money to support local...