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Fighting talk.

A Birmingham charity will be able to expand its weekly choir session for women battling breast cancer after receiving a four-figure grant. Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer has received £7,000 from the Foundation to support its popular choir. The good cause...

A Christmas cracker!

Businesses in the West Midlands started their festive celebrations with a bang, putting their knowledge to the test and raising more than £2,000 for community causes. The Foundation hosted its first Christmas quiz at PSA (Peugeot) Group’s headquarters...

10k donation boosts hospice.

A charity which cares for people with life-limiting illnesses will continue its vital work over the holidays thanks to a donation the Foundation has awarded. A £10,000 donation was given to The Shakespeare Hospice in Stratford-upon-Avon to help its...

Grant award to increase inclusivity.

A Dudley charity running activity sessions for people with disabilities has launched a new group for children with complex needs.   Dudley Inclusive Activities has received £1,061 from the Foundation to launch a group for young people who are...

Space for imagination.

Written by Chris O'Connell - Artistic Director, Theatre Absolute Working as we do at the Shop Front Theatre, we get through a lot of activity! Almost every week someone knocks on our door, or we say yes towards enabling or facilitating a new project in...

Sold out.

We're delighted to announce our Christmas Quiz has officially sold out! The Foundation would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who bought a ticket for the big night! The next installment of our quiz dynasty, kindly sponsored by Quilter Cheviot...

Theatre? Absolutely.

Coventry is ready to come alive as Theatre Absolute host the UK’s first ever shop front festival! Taking place in March 2018, the highly anticipated two-day spectacle will see some of the UK’s most established and emerging artists execute pop-up...

High Standards

High standards. Last week, our Foundation received Quality Accreditation Level 4 (QA4), awarded by our affiliated national body UK Community Foundations. The award, which follows a framework closely aligned to Charity Commission recommended standards, reviewed our...

A year to remember

A year to remember. On Thursday 12th October we welcomed over 100 esteemed friends and guests to join us in celebration of our achievements during the last year. On Thursday 12th October we welcomed over 100 esteemed friends and guests to join us in celebration of...

Creative confidence.

A Coventry youth charity is set to help people reflect on their life using creative arts thanks to funding from the Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire Fund. Bardsley Youth Project has received £1,291 from the Foundation to host Peaced Together...