Igniting passion for transformational change
Change happens when bold leadership meets opportunity. Our Community Foundation is dedicated to addressing our communities’ most challenging issues and providing hope for the future. By bringing together the dedication of community members and the generosity of philanthropic partners, we work to be a center for progress and a catalyst for change.
Recent Grants
Alabama Symphonic Association, Inc.
$20,000 to provide education concerts for students of all ages in Title I schools in Blount, Walker, and St. Clair counties who have little access to arts programming, as well as providing curriculum for classroom teachers to continue music education.
Youth Towers
$25,000 to support the provision of basic needs for youth that aging out of foster care and are at high risk for homelessness. Each youth participates in creating an individualized action plan, learns basic adult living skills, and receives support in pursuing education or employment.
Alabama Symphonic Association, Inc.
$20,000 to provide education concerts for students of all ages in Title I schools in Blount, Walker, and St. Clair counties who have little access to arts programming, as well as providing curriculum for classroom teachers to continue music education.
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Our grantmaking framework is the vehicle that provides funding to nonprofits creating impact, empowering the people and organizations that best understand how to serve their communities with the resources they need. These investments are powered by the generosity of donors who have entrusted the Foundation to meet our community’s needs.
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Employment Opportunity: Program Officer-Operational Leadership and Support
The Community Foundation is currently seeking candidates for the following position: Program Officer-Operational Leadership and Support Position: Full-time, Exempt Department: Programs Reports To: Vice President, Programs
Dreams of Hope Premiere
The concert documentary Dreams of Hope tells the story of a historic performance at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, more than 50 years after a hate crime there killed four African American girls. An initiative called Violins of Hope contributed musical instruments from the Holocaust; these violins were painstakingly restored as symbols of resilience in the face of hate, discrimination and racism.
Woven Together: Overcoming Persistent Poverty with Laura Moore
Our final Woven Together Learning Series, which involves hearing from national experts around each of the Foundation’s five new priorities, focused on Overcoming Persistent Poverty with Laura Moore, Deputy Policy Director at Opportunity Insights.
Community Foundation Names New Board Members
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, the state’s oldest and largest community foundation announced that Kate Danella, Shegun Otulana and Mechelle Wilder are joining the Board of Directors with terms starting in 2020.