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The BIG idea The Grassroots Endowment Challenge Coventry and Warwickshire is an exciting opportunity to double the impact of charitable giving that strengthens your local community. Between 2008 and 2011, because of a special government incentive, every £1 that you give will be matched by a special government incentive so that it is worth £1.92. If you are a higher rate tax payer you may claim tax relief so the gift only costs you 75p – more than doubling your impact.
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We fund the long term growth of local small charities and voluntary organisations – organisations which provide really effective support to people in need, such as friendship clubs for older people, support groups for people with disabilities and positive activities for young people. We are experts in supporting organisations in Coventry and Warwickshire, ensuring the grants that are made are relevant to local needs. We have been independently assessed as meeting quality standards endorsed by the Charity Commission. Any donations that are made, together with the match funding, are invested in special endowment funds for the long term benefit of local people. In that sense, your gift will keep on giving. Who have we been helping? Organisations recently awarded Grassroots Grants funding by the Heart of England Community Foundation include: community and cultural associations; scout groups; silver bands; a living history society; readers’ groups; a wheelchair basketball academy; community theatre groups; specialist health networks; sports clubs; a multi-cultural festival; over 50s and luncheon clubs; parent and toddler groups; residents’ associations; youth clubs; an allotment association; village hall committees and a riding school for disabled and disadvantaged children. Projects have included celebratory events, community plays, professional sports coaching, information packs, training, building improvements and repairs, craft workshops, awareness raising events, disabled access to facilities, purchasing kit and equipment, and storytelling and poetry reading events. Gifts of any size may be made, but if you give over £10,000 you can also be involved in specifying the kinds of issues and geographical areas where your gift may be used. Please contact us directly using the major donor enquiries button below.