REV, the City of Birmingham, and the Regional Planning Commission of Birmingham have partnered to launch a local BikeShare program, the first electric-assist system in North America, in the Fall of 2015. The system will include 400 bikes and 40 docking kiosks deployed in the City Center. Riders will be able to check out bikes…
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We are excited to be to able update all our donors and community partners on one of Birmingham’s biggest projects! Thanks to Tom Cosby we were fortunate to get a sneak peek of the progress being made inside the oldest existing Birmingham theatre, the Lyric! Cleaning and restoring of Harry Hawkins mural, “Allegory of the Muses,”…
On February 9, 2015, Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) launched its second digital classroom, a partnership with Locust Fork High School. BSC received a $120,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham to design and build two blended learning classrooms, one on campus and one at the high school in Blount County. The classrooms—which are modeled after a…
The Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services is now accepting grant proposals for the 2015 grant cycle. Remy Fund grants support nonprofit organizations that work with traditional companion animals such as dogs, cats and horses. Grant applications for rescue/shelter programs, spay/neuter programs, animal assisted therapy programs, education and advocacy programs and service dog programs…
If you are a non-profit organization that serves our five-county area (Jefferson, St. Clair, Blount, Shelby, and Walker), then you have an opportunity coming up soon to join with the Community Foundation as we work together to achieve results for our community! Our next available grant round is Cycle 1, which will open for brief proposals on January 26,…
Thanks to generous donors who want to offer a helping hand, the Community Foundation is announcing the 2015-2016 school year scholarship opportunities are now available for applications. For the 2014 school year, $354,000 was awarded to benefit 120 students. This makes more than $4.1 million total over the years to help young men and women move ahead…
On December 16 the Senate passed a one-year tax extenders package. The IRA rollover is included in this package, but the rollover will only be extended through the end of this year (2014), and it will expire again on December 31. The language is the same as in previous years in that you may not make a…
Grant will be used to develop new park between Trails of Africa and Asian Passage exhibits The Birmingham Zoo attracts nearly 575,000 visitors a year, with one of its most popular attractions being the Trails of Africa. Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation and additional private donations, visitors will soon be able to…
Yolanda Sullivan, a member of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Board of Directors, has been named CEO of the YWCA of Central Alabama. She has led the agency on an interim basis since January. Sullivan, who had a 30-year career with Vulcan Materials before taking over at the YWCA, became the eighth woman to serve…
Donors support grants focusing on two Results for region Communities are Sustainable, Livable & Vibrant and Individuals and families are economically secure. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has announced $1,431,000 in grants to 27 area nonprofits that focus on improving economic security and further developing sustainable, livable communities in Jefferson, Blount, Shelby, St. Clair…