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
The Life-Changing Work of Special Equestrians
Kathleen Claybrook receives a lot of fan mail. Her email inbox is filled with messages from parents praising Special Equestrians for being “life-giving” and “life-changing.”
15 Years of the Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services
The Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, in its 15th year of grantmaking, awarded a record $90,500 to nonprofit organizations that improve the lives of animals, and the humans they touch, in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker counties.
LGBTQ Fund Announces 2025 Grant Recipients
The LGBTQ Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham announced recipients of funding for this year’s grant cycle. Since its founding in 2014, the LGBTQ Fund has provided more than $471,250.00 through its grant cycle to support programs in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker Counties. This year’s grant recipients are as follows:
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.