Board Meeting Agenda
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Thursday, May 21, 2026
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Nextec Building: Lower Level
1531 3rd Avenue N, Birmingham, AL 35203
Agenda
WELCOME
Consent Agenda For Board Approval: (Action Item)
○ Minutes of March 19, 2026 Board Meeting
○ Non-Competitive Grants and Scholarships (1/1/26 – 3/31/26)
○ Advocacy Policy for Sign on Letters
○ Agency Endowment Fund Policy Update
○ Stephen G. Schaeffer Designated Fund Amendment
○ Bette and Fred Powell Designated Funds Modification
○ 2026 Internal Scholarship Committee Recommendations
○ 2026 External Scholarship Committee Recommendations
○ Board Committee Membership – GREC
○ Competitive Grant Changes – GREC
○ LGBTQ Fund Pass-Through Fund Grant
○ March 31, 2026 CFGB Financial Statements
○ March 31, 2026 Investment Performance Report
○ Building Capacity – Proactive
xxxxx■ Microtransit Pilot – Irondale
xxxxx■ Agency Endowment Challenge
xxxxx■ Nonprofit AI Training
xxxxx■ Capital Collective
xxxxx■ Affordable Housing Market Study
xxxxx■ Underpass Improvements
○ Catalyst Council
xxxxx■ Microtransit Pilot – Irondale
○ Corporate Resolution May 2025
Programs (Action Item)
○ Cycle 1 Grant Recommendations
xxxxx■ 2026 Cycle 1 Competitive Grant Summaries
xxxxx■ 2026 Cycle 1 Grantee List
○ Giving Together Update
○ Staff Giving Together Grant
○ Programs – Proactive/Catalyst Highlights
Board Membership (Action Item)
○ Term Renewals
○ Departing Board Members
○ New Board Members
Presentation on the Birmingham Regional Growth Initiative
Other Business (Action Item)
○ Chris N. asked to serve on Mayor’s/One Roof Executive Committee on the Unhoused
ADJOURN
Next Meetings:
• Thursday, July 23 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Executive Committee
• Thursday, Aug. 20 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Board Meeting
• Thursday, Oct. 15 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Board Retreat