Funding search · EIN 631209631 · Birmingham, AL
The Community Foundation of Greater
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 1,248
- grants reported
- $98.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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2 grants matching “bama” · $15,000
- $7,500
Bama Bully Rescue · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Family and social services
- $7,500
Bama Bully Rescue · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Family and social services
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham2 grants · $9.0M
- United Way of Central Alabama3 grants · $5.0M
- Lovelady Centerfreedom Rain3 grants · $4.4M
- Grace Klein Community3 grants · $3.6M
- Uab1 grant · $3.4M
- Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia2 grants · $2.0M
- Birmingham Southern College3 grants · $1.9M
- Alabama Symphonic Association2 grants · $1.8M
- Chatham Hall3 grants · $1.6M
- Doulos Partners1 grant · $1.6M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 1,248 grants.
- $5.4M
The University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $4.3M
Lovelady Centerfreedom Rain · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Family and social services; daf funded
- $3.6M
The University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support
- $3.6M
Grace Klein Community · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support
- $3.4M
Uab · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special programs + scholarships thriving communities
- $2.3M
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $1.7M
Alabama Symphonic Association · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Arts & culture
- $1.6M
Doulos Partners · Vestavia Hills, AL · 2024
Family and social services; daf funded
- $1.5M
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Family and social services
- $1.3M
National Christian Foundation Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support; daf funded
- $1.2M
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special program
- $1.2M
Offender Alumni Association · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Special programs
- $1.1M
Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2024
Education; daf funded
- $1.1M
Birmingham-Southern College Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Education; daf funded
- $1.1M
Cawaco Resource Conservation and Development Council · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Environment; daf funded
- $1.0M
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Education; daf funded
- $1.0M
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia · Boone, IA · 2024
Education; daf funded
- $1.0M
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Education; daf funded
- $986,200
Blanket Fort Hope · Columbiana, AL · 2024
Family and social services
- $763,489
Downtown Jimmie Hale Mission · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Family and social services
- $758,336
Birmingham Southern College · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $740,801
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2024
General support; daf funded
- $715,431
Crisis Center · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $699,701
Birmingham Southern College · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support
- $668,973
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Family and social services
- $600,000
Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Special programs
- $584,192
Children'S of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $571,767
Samford University · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Health
- $478,950
Samford University · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + scholarships + special porgram
- $475,000
Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Health; daf funded
- $475,000
Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support
- $456,475
Mountain Brook Baptist Church · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Faith organization
- $425,000
Northstar Soccer Ministries · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Community and economic development; daf funded
- $414,460
Foundry Rescue Mission & Recovery Center · Bessemer, AL · 2024
Family and social services
- $402,511
Birmingham Southern College · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + scholarships + special porgram
- $400,000
Jefferson County Greenways Commission · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Environment; daf funded
- $398,530
Grace House Ministries · Fairfield, AL · 2024
Family and social services
- $396,265
Samford University · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Education
- $393,000
Boys & Girls Club of Martin County · Hobe Sound, FL · 2024
Family and social services; daf funded
- $392,225
Cawaco Resource Conservation and Development Council · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Special programs
- $380,803
Freshwater Land Trust · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Environment
- $380,581
Nature Conservancy · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $379,750
Mountain Brook Baptist Church · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Faith organization
- $345,000
Restoration Academy · Fairfield, AL · 2024
General support
- $338,000
St Vincent'S Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Health; daf funded
- $323,293
Birmingham Botanical Societyfriends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $323,134
Freshwater Land Trust · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special programs + thriving communities
- $313,750
Crisis Center · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $312,500
Crisis Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Family and social services; daf funded
- $310,550
Crimson Tide Foundation · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
Education; daf funded
- $299,472
Ywca · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Family and social services
- $289,600
Red Mountain Theatre Company · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $274,366
Camp Winnataska · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support
- $271,970
Birmingham Botanical Societyfriends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support
- $270,500
Sight Savers America · Pelham, AL · 2024
General support
- $267,804
Red Mountain Theatre Company · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Arts & culture
- $261,850
Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Education
- $255,948
Freshwater Land Trust · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Environment
- $254,750
Woodlawn Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $252,803
Independent Presbyterian Church · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Faith organization
- $252,200
Christian Service Mission · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support; daf funded
- $250,000
But God Ministries · Madison, MS · 2023
Faith organization; daf funded
- $244,500
Friends of Jemison Park · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Community and economic development; daf funded
- $237,500
Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2023
Education; daf funded
- $231,250
Sight Savers America · Pelham, AL · 2023
Health
- $228,000
Urban Ministry · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support
- $225,200
Friends of Jemison Park · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support; daf funded
- $222,500
Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $215,000
Baton Rouge Area Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Family and social services; daf funded
- $211,655
South Cumberland Community Fund · Monteagle, TN · 2024
Community and economic development; daf funded
- $209,446
St Luke'S Episcopal Church · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Faith organization
- $200,000
Birmingham Bio Innovation Corporation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Community and economic development; daf funded
- $200,000
Highlands College · Vestavia, AL · 2023
Education; daf funded
- $200,000
Highlands College · Vestavia, AL · 2022
Special programs
- $198,900
Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Education; daf funded
- $196,851
Alabama Symphonic Association · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Arts & culture
- $194,580
Birmingham Botanical Societyfriends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $194,517
Salvation Army · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General support
- $191,000
Red Mountain Theatre Company · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Arts & culture; daf funded
- $187,195
Nature Conservancy of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Environment; daf funded
- $186,990
Children'S of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Health; daf funded
- $183,936
Cathedral Church of the Advent · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Faith organization
- $182,500
Ywca · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $182,245
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2023
General support
- $181,725
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + persistent poverty + special programs
- $180,451
Cathedral Church of the Advent · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $180,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General support; daf funded
- $177,100
Sight Savers America · Pelham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $173,532
Independent Presbyterian Church · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General support + special porgrams
- $172,369
Cathedral Church of the Advent · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Faith organization
- $171,138
The Salvation Army Birmingham Area Command · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Family and social services
- $163,000
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2022
Scholarships + special programs
- $161,000
United Methodist Children'S Home Dba Embrace Alabama Kids · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Family and social services; daf funded
- $160,094
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
General support + scholarships + special porgram
- $160,000
McWane Science Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Education; daf funded
- $160,000
Deported Asylum Seekers Assistance Project · Leeds, AL · 2023
Family and social services; daf funded
- $156,564
Independent Presbyterian Church · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Faith organization
- $156,000
Prosper Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Community and economic development
- $155,500
Ywca · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Economic opportunity + general support + special porgrams
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