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
A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club
$40,000 to support the After School Care and Summer Camp programs in Bessemer’s Southside Homes Unit to offer tutoring, homework assistance, and enriching activities designed by Boys & Girls Clubs of America for youth aged 6-18.
Shelby Emergency Assistance
$30,000 over two years to hire a Food Recovery Specialist to spearhead efforts in food pantry management, garden oversight, and the food recovery program involving local grocery stores, restaurants, and farmers.
Parkinson Association of Alabama
$10,000 to support the Care Navigation program to support one-on-one sessions, provide kits to the newly diagnosed, and to support the online Parkinson’s Disease Resource Center.
Hearts of Wheels
$20,000 to purchase and repair cars for underserved youth as part of the Workforce Transportation Support Program, providing local youth with the means to get to work, trade schools, and college.
Studio By the Tracks
$25,000 over two years to establish an artist residency program benefiting local artists and individuals on the autism spectrum. The program offers paid opportunities, enhanced training, and art sales opportunities for participants.
News & Updates
Community Foundation Moving Into Nextec Building
In early March, the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham will move its headquarters to the Nextec building at 1531 Third Avenue North. Since its 1959 founding, the Community Foundation has invested more than half a billion dollars back into the community through grantmaking, innovative initiatives, and philanthropy, and the new location will further empower its mission as a catalyst for transformational change.
A Decade of LGBTQ Advocacy: A Q&A with Genie and George Taylor
In June 2014, the agreement establishing the LGBTQ Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham was signed — a first-of-its-kind Field of Interest Fund at the Community Foundation, with a mission to cultivate one community that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning individuals and families with the belief that all people should be treated with equal respect and dignity in a welcoming and affirming community.