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Charity grants in West Midlands
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving with a registered address in West Midlands.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most in West Midlands in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefact Trust | 26 | £407k | £5,950 |
| The Veterans' Foundation | 10 | £388k | £30k |
| John Ellerman Foundation | 2 | £280k | £140k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 15 | £245k | £15k |
| The Leathersellers' Foundation | 4 | £230k | £63k |
| Heart of England Community Foundation | 54 | £188k | £2,200 |
| The Greggs Foundation | 4 | £160k | £40k |
| Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust | 1 | £155k | £155k |
| Freemasons’ Charity | 5 | £146k | £15k |
| A B Charitable Trust | 5 | £125k | £25k |
Open and recurring programmes
Funder programmes behind these grants that have made grants in at least two years, so are likely to run again. Check each funder's website for current deadlines.
| Programme | Funder | Grants (12 months) | Years with grants | Latest grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bham Friends Institute Fund | Heart of England Community Foundation | 14 | 2023, 2025 | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Community Impact Grants | Benefact Trust | 13 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Building Grants | Benefact Trust | 11 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Harry Payne Fund | Heart of England Community Foundation | 11 | 2021 to 2025 | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Birmingham & Black Country Communities Fund | Heart of England Community Foundation | 7 | 2022 to 2025 | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Standard | The Veterans' Foundation | 6 | 2023 to 2026 | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Community | Garfield Weston Foundation | 6 | 2017 to 2026 | 7 May 2026 |
| Iron Fund | Herefordshire Community Foundation | 5 | 2022 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Small Grants Programme | The Clothworkers Foundation | 5 | 2018 to 2025 | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Shelter and Security - Strengthened communities | Making a Difference Locally | 5 | 2024, 2025 | 5 Dec 2025 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
69 open schemes on Find a Grant covering West Midlands (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focal award: EPSRC and MHCLG Fire Engineering Skills Hub (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | £1 to £5.9m | 3 Nov 2026 |
| DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5 | Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will work with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) and the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) | £2.5m to £20m | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Access to Elected Office Fund | Cabinet Office | £1 to £500k | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Purchase mid-range equipment for biomedical research: MRC Equip (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council | £200k to £1m | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme | Department for Education (DfE) | £10k to £1m | 9 Nov 2026 |
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Source: grants data published by each funder through 360Giving (GrantNav), grants awarded 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 to registered charities, companies and other organisations (grants to individuals are left out). Cause and region come from the recipient charity's entry on the Charity Commission register (its registered charitable purposes and the postcode area of its registered address), so cause and region snapshots cover recipients registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Open government schemes are from Find a Grant (UK Government) via Grant Radar. "Recurring" programmes have grants in at least two calendar years. Figures are our own summary.
Licences: each funder publishes its data under its own open licence; we use only data licensed CC BY 4.0, CC0 or the Open Government Licence. Data from A B Charitable Trust, Allen Lane Foundation, Benefact Trust, CHK Foundation, Charles Hayward Foundation, Cheshire Community Foundation, Freemasons’ Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, Heart of England Community Foundation, Herefordshire Community Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, Making a Difference Locally, Northamptonshire Community Foundation, Rank Foundation, The Ballinger Charitable Trust, The Clothworkers Foundation, The Dulverton Trust, The Foyle Foundation, The Greggs Foundation, The Leathersellers' Foundation, The Three Guineas Trust, The True Colours Trust, The Veterans' Foundation, Westminster Foundation, Wolfson Foundation, Youth Music: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from Barnwood Trust: Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Find a Grant: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check each funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to these funders.