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LGBTQ Fund Provides Grants to Local Organizations
The LGBTQ Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham announced $57,000 in grants awarded to 11 area nonprofits. Since its founding, the LGBTQ Fund has provided more than $300,000 to support programs in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker counties. This year the fund awarded grants that focused on:
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Community Foundations: 'Bringing the Impact Home'
Did you know that Our Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham is one of nearly 800 Community Foundations in the United States? Each Foundation is driven by a shared mission of ‘Bringing Impact Home’ and transforming lives within our respective regions. These foundations bring people together to address various area-specific needs, including supporting thriving communities. Collectively, Community Foundations across the United States grant approximately $1.1 Billion annually to strengthen healthy communities.
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Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services Awards 2023 Grants
The Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services announces its 13th annual cycle of grants, awarding a total of $73,177 to 13 organizations. Since 2011, the Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services has provided more than $580,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations serving companion animals (dogs, cats and horses) in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount and Walker counties.
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Recognition or anonymity: Which one's for you?
Our Community Foundation is committed to working with you and your family to fulfill your charitable goals, whether those goals relate to making an impact, leaving a legacy, saving money on taxes, expressing gratitude, or a combination of objectives. If you have not yet established a fund at the Community Foundation (and even if you have!), it might interest you to know that a donor-advised fund or other type of fund not only offers flexibility to meet your giving goals, but also gives you options for recognition or anonymity, depending on your goals and preferences.
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How “catch-up” contributions can boost clients’ giving
For professional advisors who regularly work with charitable clients, you are well aware of the tremendous benefits to both clients and charities when a client names a charity, such as a fund at the Community Foundation, as the beneficiary of an IRA or other qualified retirement plan.
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Grants and Greenspaces - Giving Together Spring 2023
Donors’ heads tracked the moderator as she jumped along in front of the windows looking out at the Birmingham Zoo. Camille Spratling held attention while she reiterated a point made by the panelists about the maintenance of green spaces. The room at the zoo held donors, Community Foundation staff, and panelists from local parks and governance who gathered on May 9th to celebrate the Community Foundation’s Spring Giving Together with a discussion about the importance of green space in the Birmingham community.
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Community Foundation Awards $1.36 Million in Grants
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has awarded $1,362,000 in grants to 47 area nonprofits serving Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, and Walker counties. These grants are focused on the five priorities identified in our strategic plan: Thriving Communities, Regional Cooperation, Overcoming Persistent Poverty, Equity and Inclusion, and Economic Opportunity for All.
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A Trek Through Titusville
This past Thursday, April 20th, strawberry bushes at the Bush Hill Community Garden and Urban Farm produced their first few tentative fruits as the Community Foundation’s bus-full of donors, staff, and volunteers discussed community initiatives to revitalize the area. Neighborhood revitalization and spring share many characteristics: renewal, growth, and reconnection. So, to get a closer look at the organizations restoring and growing the Western Birmingham neighborhoods, we hopped on a bus for our second annual bus tour, A Trek through Titusville.
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LGBTQ Fund Grant Cycle is Now Open
The LGBTQ Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham is thrilled to announce the release of its Request for Proposal (RFP), launching the 2023 Grant Cycle. Grant applications are due online by midnight the evening of Friday, May 15, 2023.
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Mississippi and Alabama Tornado Relief and Recovery
The tornado outbreak that ripped through Mississippi and Alabama on March 25 leaving at least 26 dead and devastating entire communities. We are monitoring the situation and working to compile a list of trusted organization that are responding to the catastrophe. Here are some ways that you can help with immediate and long-term relief and recovery efforts. We will continue to update this list as we get more information.