A community of donors working together since 1959.
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a renewed commitment to transform this place we call home. We know the needs of our community and the most effective programs and organizations that serve those needs.  We provide the latest options for flexible and tax-effective giving. And we connect charitable individuals, families and businesses with new ways to use their resources to build a brighter future for everyone. Imagine what we can do together!
  
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Choices in current giving or bequests to support the causes you care about
Helping your clients
Options for the flexible, high-impact, tax-effective giving your clients want   
Assisting nonprofits
Grants to serve the community and tools to engage your donors


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FOR DONOR ADVISORS
Your Community Foundation
Limited access to reports and on-line grantmaking is now available for fund advisors through a new service called Your Community Foundation. For more information about how you can use YourCF for a current advised grantmaking fund, contact Brenda Howell. For information about setting up a new advised fund, contact Erin Stephenson at 327-3805.

Merrill Lynch Community Charitable Fund
For donor advisors using Merrill Lynch Community Charitable Fund, a national partnership program.
Community leadership

New catalyst for future
Join others on the next big initiative to transform our community.
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Gifts hit $21.7 million
Year-end report includes $162 million in total assets, $14.2 million in grants. more

Saying 'yes' to schools
Grassroots effort underway to strengthen Birmingham City Schools.  more

Support for 3 great parks
$15 million from foundations and businesses launches individual campaigns. more

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