Grant Opportunities
A Community Foundation grant can support your work and our shared vision for a just, prosperous, and unified region where every person is empowered to reach their full potential. Grants are open to nonprofits serving Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, and St. Clair Counties.
The Community Foundation has two grantmaking cycles during which we accept applications in our Priority Areas: Thriving Communities, Equity and Inclusion, Regional Cooperation, Economic Opportunity for All, and Overcoming Persistent Poverty.
Our Spring 2025 Competitive Grant Cycle awarded more than $1.5 million to 56 area nonprofits. View a full list of recipients and brief descriptions here.
The Fall 2025 Competitive Grant Cycle is now closed for brief proposals. Grant announcements will be made in December 2025.
Learn more about our competitive grantmaking guidelines. For more information, contact Nicole Standridge at nstandridge@cfbham.org.
Previous Grants
Field of Interest Funds & Giving Circles
Through the generosity of our donors, the Community Foundation offers funds that support organizations or programs addressing specific issues and needs in our community. Each of these funds has its own grant requirement process.
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Grantee Highlights
Collaboration Over Competition: Central Alabama Riverkeepers
While some nonprofits may feel they need to compete with nearby peer organizations, three Central Alabama Riverkeeper organizations have experienced firsthand the power of collaboration.
Dreaming of a Walkable City
Alabama is the most car-dependent state in the nation, according to previous studies, and we have more cars than people.
Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services awards $90,500 in grants
The Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham is pleased to announce its 2025 grants, awarding a total of $90,500 to companion animal (dogs, cats, and horses) nonprofit organizations that improve the lives of animals and the humans they touch in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker counties.
Women Helping Women: A Giving Circle
When The Women’s Network — a membership group for professional women in Birmingham — voted to disband in 2022, its members were committed to finding a new way to carry on the organization’s mission of empowering women and girls in Jefferson County. They found a way to do just that by using the group’s remaining assets to start a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. With that, The Women’s Network Giving Circle was born.
Meet Urban Impact’s New Program Associates
Sam Pugh and Isaiah Smith both grew up hearing about the importance of Birmingham’s Historic 4th Avenue Business District, one of the only surviving Black Business Districts in the Southeast still operating with a majority Black-owned business ecosystem and property ownership.
Turning Pain into Purpose: Whole Hearts Inc.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics, about 2,000 seemingly healthy people under age 25 die of sudden cardiac arrest each year in the United States. Young athletes, especially those participating in high-intensity sports such as basketball, soccer, and football, are particularly at risk. Research shows that sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes in the US.