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.
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Donor Spotlight: IM Properties
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...
The items provide hope for the future.
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 and...
Donor Spotlight: Positive Futures Fund.
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 a...
Donor Spotlight: Hammerson PLC and Bullring & Grand Central.
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...
It’s just been so uplifting for us all.
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...
Donor Spotlight: gbpartnerships.
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...