WAYS TO GIVE

We offer a wide range of gifting options and vehicles that you can use to establish or add to a named grantmaking fund today or as part of an estate plan. Since we are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a public charity, donors receive the maximum tax benefits allowed by law. 

Once your fund is established with a minimum gift of $15,000 ($50,000 for scholarship fund), you can add to it at any time and in any dollar amount. 

Read more about some of the flexible giving options you can select for your charitable giving (see links above).  Our staff can suggest even more options after talking with you and your professional advisor about these opportunities in person.  If you have questions, please click here to contact us for more information.
Our donors

Longtime donor celebrates the arts in new fund
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Martha Moore Sykes is once again making a difference for the arts community she loves, by setting up the Martha Moore Sykes Fund for the Arts with an IRA gift. Grants from this component fund of The Community Foundation benefit organizations that are promoting arts and culture at the grassroots level and working to provide access to the arts to all members of the community. Additional gifts can be made to the fund using the DONATE NOW button on this site. more

U.S. Steel fund keeps giving back to Turkey Creek
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The steel industry built Birmingham’s past.  Today, a $1 million gift from U. S. Steel is working to secure its future, through a grantmaking fund at The Community Foundation set up to benefit the Freshwater Land Trust.  more

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Philanthrocapitalism: The Myths and Realities
A new book entitled by Mike Edwards, "Just Another Emperor: the Myths and Realities of ...

TED Prize Winners Advance Ideas for Change
This year's TED Prize winners made big wishes at TED2008. Dave Eggers' talks about his efforts to ...

Ways to give