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    Charity grants and funders in the West Midlands

    Our directory lists 776 local funders and community foundations in the West Midlands, 2 of which publish their grants through 360Giving. In all, 836 funders are active in the West Midlands, including national funders with published grants here. Below are the community foundations and local trusts based here, the funders that have made the most published grants into the West Midlands, and open rounds open to charities.

    Local and community foundations

    Community foundations based in the West Midlands, and local trusts based here or whose register area of operation is only in the West Midlands.

    Community foundations

    Local trusts and foundations

    Largest funders active in the West Midlands

    Ranked by the number of published 360Giving grants to places in the West Midlands, then by total published grants.

    1. 1.Herefordshire Community Foundation

      1,945 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £500 to £530 · Arts, culture and heritage, Community and economic development, Disability

    2. 2.Heart of England Community Foundation

      1,877 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £3,000 to £4,900 · General charitable purposes

    3. 3.St. Martin-in-the-Fields Charity

      1,683 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £350 to £500 · Poverty relief

    4. 4.Sport England

      1,325 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £9,900 to £13,000 · Education and training, Sport and recreation

    5. 5.Garfield Weston Foundation

      735 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £11,000 to £30,000 · General charitable purposes

    6. 6.Benefact Trust Limited

      359 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £2,600 to £8,300 · Community and economic development, Disability, Education and training

    7. 7.Birmingham City Council

      296 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £4,600 to £9,600 · Community and economic development

    8. 8.The National Lottery Heritage Fund

      252 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £67,000 to £140,000 · Arts, culture and heritage

    9. 9.The Henry Smith Charity

      205 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £8,600 to £42,000 · Community and economic development, Disability, Health

    10. 10.The Foyle Foundation

      197 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £5,000 to £7,500 · Arts, culture and heritage, Education and training

    11. 11.The Haberdashers' Foundation

      140 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £1,000 to £2,000 · Education and training

    12. 12.The Clothworkers' Foundation

      127 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £7,000 to £12,000 · General charitable purposes

    13. 13.The Berkeley Charitable Foundation

      104 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £890 to £5,200 · Community and economic development, Disability, Education and training

    14. 14.The National Foundation for Youth Music

      75 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £25,000 to £62,000 · Arts, culture and heritage, Education and training, Sport and recreation

    15. 15.The Archbishops' Council

      54 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £1,400 to £2,000 · Community and economic development, Education and training, Environment and conservation

    16. 16.The Allen Lane Foundation

      49 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £4,600 to £6,000 · General charitable purposes

    17. 17.The National Churches Trust

      45 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £4,400 to £6,600 · Arts, culture and heritage, Environment and conservation

    18. 18.The Mercers' Company

      36 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £78,000 to £88,000 · Community and economic development, Education and training, Housing

    19. 19.Power to Change Trust

      34 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £8,000 to £10,000 · Community and economic development, Education and training, Poverty relief

    20. 20.The Forte Charitable Foundation

      28 published grants in the West Midlands · Most grants £9,100 to £10,000 · Arts, culture and heritage, Community and economic development, Disability

    Funders by cause in the West Midlands

    Open rounds in the West Midlands

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    Questions about funding in the West Midlands

    How many grant-making funders are there in the West Midlands?
    Our funder directory lists 776 local funders and community foundations in the West Midlands: funders based there, or whose register area of operation is only in the West Midlands. 2 of them publish grant data through 360Giving. A further 60 national funders have published grants to organisations in the West Midlands.
    What is the community foundation for the West Midlands?
    The main community foundations based in the West Midlands are Herefordshire Community Foundation, Heart of England Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire. Each covers specific counties or cities, so check which one covers your area.
    How big are typical grants in the West Midlands?
    Of the 62 funders active in the West Midlands with a typical grant size band from their published 360Giving grants, 50% are in the band "typically under £10,000". Check each funder's page for its published grant range.
    Are there open grant rounds in the West Midlands right now?
    We currently track 7 open rounds that name the West Midlands or come from funders based there, such as Birmingham and Black Country Communities Fund and Coventry Community Fund.

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