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The following are organized by topic, including tornado response, Prize2theFuture and grants, with the most recent press release at the top.

Grants: The Community Foundation focuses grants from Community Funds on four key Results our community has defined as important.

Tornado response: The Community Foundation works with donors through several grantmaking funds dedicated to meeting long-term needs around Birmingham and across the state in response to devastating tornadoes that destroyed lives and livelihoods in April of 2011.

  • Fourth round of grants from Bama Rising Fund, $818,000 across state, 12/15/11: Bama Rising121511
  • Third round of grants from Bama Rising Fund, $340,000 across state, 11/4/11: Bama Rising grants110511
  • Community Foundation total grants to tornado recovery pass $1 million mark, 10/26/11: Tornadorecovery10262011
  • Fact sheet on first six months of tornado response by the Community Foundation, 10/26/11: Sixmonthactivitytimeline10252011
  • Second round of grants from Bama Rising Fund, totaling $350,000 awarded across state, 9/9/11: BamaRisingGrants98
  • Grants from Alabama Tornado Recovery and Emergency Response Funds total $225,000, 8/31/11: ATRFandERFgrants831
  • First grants awarded from Bama Rising Fund, 7/13/11: BAMARISING722
  • The band Alabama announces a benefit concert for Bama Rising Fund, 5/17/11: BamaRisingpressrelease517
  • Medical Properties Trust provides lead gift for Alabama Tornado Recovery Fund, 5/5/11: MPT$100Kgift

Prize2theFuture: The Community Foundation launched Prize2theFuture in January 2011 as an international, on-line idea contest and the start of the first investment from Community Catalyst Funds.

Fast Facts and additional materials are also available or contact Emily Rushing if you need more information.