News Releases
Recent releases:
- Fifth round of grants from Bama Rising Fund, $270,000 across state, 4/10/12: BamaRisingApril2012
- Competitive grants total $1.9 million in 2011: 2011Cycle2grants
Past press releases:
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.
- Second round of grants awarded for 2011: 2011Cycle2grants
- First grants awarded from Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services, 8/1/11: RemyFundGrants8111
- First grants awarded as part of new Results Framework, 5/27/11: 2011Cycle1grants
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.
- Tornado fund report to donors, 4/9/12: tornadoreportapril2012
- Fifth round of grants from Bama Rising Fund, $270,000 across state, 4/10/12: BamaRisingApril2012
- 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.
- Top 3 winners announced for Prize2theFuture, 5/5/11: Prize2theFutureMay5
- Top 10 Finalists announced for Prize2theFuture, 4/26/11: Prize2theFutureApril26
Fast Facts and additional materials are also available or contact Emily Rushing if you need more information.
