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Who can apply: Organisations working with young people in Birmingham.
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.
Grants parsed from this funder's most recently published annual report.
| Recipient | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Country Women’s Aid | £800,000 | 2021 | Building Better Lives programme to refurbish and expand the refuge |
| Made By Sport | over £249,000 | 2021 | Clubs in Crisis Fund for clubs and community organisations using sport to improve young people’s lives |
| Wesleyan Foundation | £136,818 | 2021 | supporting projects in the West Midlands |
| Our Community Foundation | £1,745 | 2021 | eight-week programme of educational workshops to raise awareness of the challenges facing young people |
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| Deaf World |
| — |
| 2021 |
| Life Skills Driver Training Programme for twelve young people aged 17 to 25 |
Black Country Women’s Aid
£800,000Building Better Lives programme to refurbish and expand the refuge
Made By Sport
over £249,000Clubs in Crisis Fund for clubs and community organisations using sport to improve young people’s lives
Wesleyan Foundation
£136,818supporting projects in the West Midlands
Our Community Foundation
£1,745eight-week programme of educational workshops to raise awareness of the challenges facing young people
Deaf World
Life Skills Driver Training Programme for twelve young people aged 17 to 25
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: Organisations working with young people in Birmingham.
Who can apply: Priority is given to projects in communities where there is green deprivation.
Deadline: Rolling or multi-round programme; specific deadline not stated in provided content.
Who can apply: Eligible organisations only; individual applications are not accepted.
Deadline: Rolling Programme; funds close to new applications on a rolling basis throughout July 2026, with a full pause through August and relaunch scheduled for the week commencing 7 September 2026.
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 aligned with Wesleyan Foundation priorities; specifics vary by round.
Deadline: Rolling Programme
Who can apply: Eligible organisations only; individual applications are not accepted. Applications must be from within the fund's geographic area and groups must usually have less than £500,000 income, though this may vary by fund.
Deadline: Rolling programme.
Who can apply: Organisations based in Birmingham and the Black Country working with people affected by or at risk of homelessness.
Deadline: Open for new applicants as of March 2026; no closing date provided in the scraped content.
Who can apply: Eligible organisations only; individual applications are not accepted. Applications must be from within the specified geographic area and groups must usually have less than £500,000 income (may vary depending on the funder).
Deadline: Rolling Programme
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