THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH ALABAMA AWARDS MORE THAN $380,000 TO LOCAL NONPROFITS

The Community Foundation of South Alabama (Foundation) is pleased to announce it has awarded $383,277 to 36 nonprofit organizations across its eight-county footprint in Southwest Alabama. These funds support programs that will narrow the opportunity gap present among our local youth.

The Foundation strives to aid families, specifically kids, in its eight-county footprint. Annually, grant funding supports programs that address mental and behavioral health, family, education, work, racial equity and arts and culture.  

The 2024 Closing the Opportunity Gap grantees include Heart of Mary School, Alabama Possible, Alpha Women’s Resource Center, Dumas Wesley Community Center, Saiasi Foundation, The Cookery Project, Dance Without Limits Foundation, Women’s Resource Center, City of Mobile, Mobile Arts Council, United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc., Prichard Preparatory School, HIPPY Clarke County - Clarke County Development Foundation, Inc., Ransom Ministries, CARE House, Inc., Washington County Public Library, Fuse Project, SAWDC Alabama Works, Palmer Williams Group, Goodwill Industries of the Gulf Coast, Inc., Light of the Village, Dream Center of Baldwin County, Theodore First United Methodist Church, Wilmer Hall Children’s Home, South Baldwin Literacy Council, Teach for America Alabama, Auburn University Foundation, Dauphin Island Heritage and Arts Council, Inc., Dearborn YMCA, VETS (Visualize Everyone That Serves), Thomasville City School District, Restoration Hall, Inc., Gulf Coast Saxophone Ensemble, Mobile Symphony, Mobile Museum of Art, and Eastern Shore Art Center.

"We remain steadfast in our support of nonprofits and programs dedicated to our local youth because we believe in the power of young minds to transform our community,” said Community Foundation of South Alabama President & CEO Rebecca Byrne. “By investing in their growth and potential, we are building a foundation for a brighter future for all."