Heart of England Community Foundation is a place-based community foundation for the West Midlands that channels donor funding into local projects improving wellbeing, opportunity, and community connection. Its grantmaking is strongly focused on disadvantaged, vulnerable, and socially excluded people, with many funds targeted to specific neighborhoods and age groups in Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Warwickshire, and the Black Country. It also manages donor or partner funds on behalf of other foundations, which means applicants can see a mix of small local grants and some larger, program-specific awards.
Primarily rolling, place-based grantmaking through named funds; many awards are small grants for local community groups, with some funds supporting core costs and a few larger multi-year program grants. Applications are usually routed through specific fund pages rather than a single open general application, and eligibility is tightly tied to geography, age group, or beneficiary need.
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Check the relevant fund page carefully for geography and beneficiary-age requirements, since most grants are restricted to very specific local areas or cohorts. Several programs are rolling, but some do not list deadlines in the excerpt, so applicants should confirm the current round status and whether core costs, project costs, or multi-year funding are eligible before applying.
Current and upcoming funding from Heart of England Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Community-led projects in the West Midlands, priority to communities with green deprivation.
Deadline: Multiple windows/rounds were described; small grants £3,000–£25,000 and large grants £25,000–£100,000. Round details on fund page.
Who can apply: Organisations within the specified radius; small causes; individuals not accepted.
Deadline: Rolling Programme
Who can apply: Organisations aligned with Wesleyan Foundation priorities; specifics vary by round.
Deadline: Rolling Programme
Who can apply: Organisations must be based in the geographic area; individuals are not accepted. Groups usually have income under £500,000 (may vary by fund).
Deadline: Rolling programme
Who can apply: Organisations based in CSW area; individuals not accepted. Group income limits typically apply.
Deadline: Rolling Programme
Who can apply: Organisations delivering projects for young adults in Coventry.
Deadline: Rolling Programme
Who can apply: Organisations in CSW area working on energy improvements; individuals not eligible.
Deadline: Rolling Programme
Who can apply: Organisations based in Birmingham; individual applications not accepted.
Deadline: Rolling Programme
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