Aid to Inmate Mothers, $15,000 to help support the Reentry and Aftercare Initiative in creating opportunities for released women to attend classes, participate in mentoring and receive information regarding services available in the community.
Alabama Council on Economic Education, $4,200 to support the Economics Extravaganza, training educators and providing free materials to assist in integrating economics in teaching of reading, language arts and other subjects.
Alabama Goodwill Industries, $3,700 to help purchase equipment that will make it easier for disabled production employees to work in moving stock from one place to another, benefiting long-term employees as they age and allowing the hiring of additional workers.
Alabama Grief Support Services, $3,600 toward hiring an Associate Director to enhance recordkeeping and reporting, advocacy, community awareness, fundraising, major giving and endowment development.
Alabama Justice Ministries Network, $8,100 toward hiring a fulltime Mentor Coordinator for the Mentoring Birmingham Program, to work with churches and volunteers working with more than 2,000 ex-offenders returning to Jefferson County.
Alabama Poverty Project, $2,100 toward hiring a Faith and Community Partnership Coordinator for the Faith Outreach Program, to promote poverty issues within the faith community, including outreach and education tools for the faith community.
Alabama Symphony Orchestra, $25,000 toward expansion of the Education Concert program, developing quality curriculum and a plan to better serve low-income students and families in Jefferson and Shelby counties.
American Diabetes Association, $1,500 for the Live Empowered Initiative and its year-round educational initiatives for African Americans
Autism Society of Alabama,  $7,100 toward hiring a full-time Information and Referral Coordinator to assist and inform individuals and their families affected by autism.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute,   $20,000 toward operating costs as the institute continues to serve the general public, tourists and students, particularly in kindergarten through second grade.
Birmingham-Jefferson History Museum, $8,900 toward staff expansion at the museum and its prospective partner ArtFolk, which plan to share marketing research and publicity efforts and jointly operate a gift shop and coffee kiosk at the Young & Vann building.
Birmingham Regional Planning Commission, $10,000 to help support a pilot project to study school reuse and neighborhood revitalization in relation to Birmingham City School properties.
Blount County CASA, $3,600 toward fulltime position of volunteer coordinator, to provide sound advocacy and appropriate services for 35 additional children in Blount County.
Blount County Education Foundation, $5,000 toward hiring a part-time Executive Director to plan and implement fundraising, grant writing and promoting of the foundation within Blount County.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama, $8,400 for software and hardware upgrades, including centralized database and upgraded computers for member records and an upgraded donor database supporting this group which serves youth in Jefferson, Walker, St. Clair and Shelby counties.
Camp Smile-A-Mile,  $4,900 toward year-round programs offered to children and their families facing or surviving pediatric cancer.
Campus Counseling Center, $3,100 toward the expansion of counseling services to students, faculty and staff at UAB facing job loss and cutbacks.
Capstone Rural Health Center, $17,000 for the Walker Area Resources and Needs Project, which will serve as the basis for coordinated, referral-based, quality health infrastructure to fill the current void in healthcare services for rural residents of Walker County who are uninsured and underinsured and suffering from debilitating chronic disease. 
Catholic Family Services, $4,600 to expand outpatient psychiatric care for uninsured women and children in metro Birmingham.
Changed Lives Christian Center*,   $5,000 toward programs to help homeless men through housing and opportunities to learn life and employment skills so they can become self-sufficient individuals.
Charity In Action*, $1,500 toward increased promotion and marketing so that more low-income residents of Fairfield will know about classes, seminars and events. CIA is an Information Resource Outreach Center that has operated in Fairfield since 2005.
Christ Health Center, $24,000 for dental office equipment for the Woodlawn Community Health Center, with a clinic set to open in July in Woodlawn, designated as a Medically Underserved Area by the federal government.
City Equity Theatre, $3,000  toward operating costs that will help secure another venue for performances, allowing the organization to operate year round and attract new audiences.
City of Center Point,  $6,500 to support the transformation of the community ball park, the stating point of the Five Mile Creek Greenway, into an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly park through participatory education and using recycled and energy-saving materials. 
Community Furniture Bank, $4,000 toward operating costs as demand for services continued to grow from families in the Birmingham metro area.
Exceptional Foundation, $10,000 for the transportation project and hiring a transportation coordinator, making services more accessible to mentally challenged children in Jefferson, Shelby and St. Clair counties.
Exchange Club Family Skills Center, $2,200 to support the Nurturing Program, a 10-week course for parents and their children that includes discussion of creating family rules, encouraging appropriate behavior, communicating effectively and managing stress.
Fellowship House, $3,900 to assist in providing needs for men and women admitted here, such as linens, basic hygiene items and medications until more permanent arrangements can be made.
First Light, $4,900 for emergency assistance such as medication, transportation and/or utilities for women in the three permanent supportive housing programs; Bessemer HUD Program, Shelter Plus Care Program and 4th Floor HUD Program.
FOCUS On Recovery, $3,600 for general operating support as the organization serves women who have completed or currently involved in certain treatment programs for alcohol or drug addiction.
Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center, $18,000 for furnishings such as beds, mattresses and chests of drawers for a new facility providing drug and alcohol recovery services to women and their children.
Fresh Air Family, $7,500 toward planning process for a strategic plan for this organization providing outdoor and scientific education to families in Greater Birmingham.
Full Life Ahead Foundation, $5,500 for technology enhancements, including making the website more accessible for individuals with disabilities.
Girl Scouts of North- Central Alabama, $6,900 for t technology upgrades and computer training that to improve services for girls and volunteers.
Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham, $5,200 toward the cost of a home for a partner family, which will be matched by funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's HOME funds.
Hands on Birmingham, $5,200 for general operating support to maintain services as a connection to volunteer opportunities for 200 community partners and 6,700 active volunteers throughout metro Birmingham."
Hispanic Church of God, $6,000 to purchase food for the food bank which serves Hispanics in Blount County, included an estimated 3,000 in the Blountsville area.
Impact Alabama, $15,000 toward hiring three full-time Regional Coordinators for this student service initiative, working with FocusFirst (vision screenings) and SaveFirst (tax preparation and financial literacy).
Jefferson County Library Cooperative, $15,000 to support the Big Read, focusing on “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” through movie showings and other activities.
Kid One Transport, $25,000 for general operating support in order to provide access to care for approximately 16,000 children and expectant mothers statewide.
Lakeside Hospice, $1,900 toward the Indigent Care Program, including medical and nursing care and supplies, social workers, chaplains and other support personnel and services for terminally ill patients needing end of life care.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, $2,200 for the Alabama Underserved Blood Cancer Outreach Initiative providing blood cancer education in area clinics, especially focusing on the African American and Latino community has been left out of the educational process about blood cancers.
Magic City Choral Society*, $1,400 toward hiring a part-time Artistic Director to plan and develop music programming and develop audiences and financial support.
March of Dimes Foundation, Alabama Chapter,     $10,000 for the NICU Family Support Project, a collaborative effort with UAB Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, that helps families in their vital role helping premature infants survive and thrive.
Metropolitan Birmingham Services for the Homeless, $6,100 matching grant (with HUD) to provide funding for PromisAL, a Homeless Management Information System that links area agencies providing services to homeless or at-risk clients to one another.
Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Central Alabama*, $3,600 for the Scrollworks program, providing basic instruction, mentoring and support system for underserved youth interested in instrumental music.
Mitchell's Place, $24,000 to support the Greater Birmingham Tele-Autism pilot project, using advanced telecommunications for distance learning, interactive classroom, and assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and related disabilities.
M-POWER Ministries, $13,000 to support the M-Power Free Medical Clinic and allow expansion of hours of service, medical equipment and other needs for people who are uninsured or under-insured.
My A.R.T.S. Kids, $1,200 toward hiring a fine arts instructor for second graders at Walker County Elementary School students, including activities such as music, dance, creative writing and painting/drawing.
N.E. Miles Jewish Day School, $8,000 toward operating costs to support the core educational program for students in grades K-8
Nature Conservancy, $25,000, toward comprehensive conservation efforts, including work on the Cahaba River.
Neighborhood Housing Services of Birmingham,    $15,000 for the Community Fortification Program, designed to encourage financial literacy using technology and on-line services, including innovative training techniques and laptops to conduct financial literacy and foreclosure prevention workshops services at a variety of locations.
Oasis, A Women's Counseling Center, $4,800 toward costs of a new telephone system and software maintenance, including an intercom system to aid in security for staff and clients.
Operation New Birmingham, $20,000 to conduct an extensive community outreach program and produce additional graphics and drawings of the proposed I-20/59 highway design, in order to improve understanding of community needs and goals for this corridor and assess the need for additional studies or activities.
P.E.E.R., Inc. (Promoting Empowerment and Enrichment Resources), $6,500, toward expansion of the Market Box Program and a production garden to supplement boxes of fresh produce delivered to area senior housing, daycare centers and neighborhood residents.
Partners in Neighborhood Growth (PING), $7,500 for the After School Tutorial, Reading and Homework-Help Center programs at eight community centers located in public housing communities, in collaboration with Birmingham City Schools, UAB and Samford University.
Pathways, $25,000 for general operating support in providing shelter beds and meals to women and children who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.
Reach Out and Read Alabama, $1,700 for books to distribute to children from six months to five years of age and their parents or caregivers visiting their pediatric healthcare provider at four Jefferson County Health Department pediatric clinics.
Safehouse of Shelby County, $15,000 for operating support to meet significant increases in requests for emergency shelters and transitional living services.
Shelby County Arts Council, $20,000 toward salaries of executive director and bookkeeper with the goal of managing operations and acquiring on-going funding for arts and cultural programs, facilities and venues in Shelby County.
Society of St. Andrew, $5,300 for general operating support for the Gleaning Network, which uses volunteers to provide fresh produce to local feeding agencies and low-income communities through residential programs, food pantries and soup kitchens.
Spring Valley School  , $5,400 toward hiring a part-time Planning and Development Coordinator to gain additional support for academic initiatives vital to children with dyslexia and attention problems.
St. Mary's GED Program, $5,800 for expansion of GED classes from two days to four days focusing on women and providing free child care.
STAIR (Start The Adventure In Reading), $7,300 for general operating funds for this program providing reading and language help for second graders at Whatley, Avondale, Barrett and Gibson schools.
Studio By The Tracks, $7,800 for operating costs to provide art classes to at-risk children from the Daniel House Residential treatment program at Glenwood, adults with autism, Asperger's syndrome or mental illness and homeless men with mental illness from the Old Firehouse Shelter.
Times Out*, $1,400 for general operating support to provide companion services to adults with mental retardation, mental illness and developmental disabilities. 
Travelers Aid Society of Birmingham Alabama, $7,200 matching grant for New Freedom federal funds to subsidize ride costs for low-income elderly and disabled individuals, including medical transportation.
Virginia Samford Theatre, $5,000 toward arts education programming and the addition of restroom facilities in the backstage area.
Vulcan Park Foundation, $4,000 to support the Learning Adventures Program, providing field trips to broaden understanding among disadvantaged youth.
Walker County Arts Alliance, $5,400 to support a pottery project, using clay to tie into the fourth-grade Alabama History curriculum, and Creative Writing/Story Telling program to boost the writing assessment scores of fifth graders.
Youth Leadership Forum, $4,000 toward the cost of purchasing and implementing an alumni contact management system, serving almost 1,000 alumni ages 17 to 40, originally from Jefferson County.
NOTE: The Board also set aside $200,000 from Community Funds in 2009 for the Housing Stability Fund, $50,000 for the Community Crisis Fund operated by United Way of Central Alabama and $50,000 for future initiatives of the Community Investment staff of the Community Foundation, such as the work of Yes We Can! Birmingham, Ladder to Leadership and Health Action Partners in 2008.