CFGB Grants: LGBTQ Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits serving Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, and St
- Clair Counties.
Overview
Empowering Equality at the LGBTQ Fund
The LGBTQ Fund is a charitable endowment at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham that supports programs in Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker counties :
Strengthen the infrastructure of organizations led by or serving LGBTQ personsSupport the provision of services to LGBTQ youth, individuals and familiesProvide educational opportunities that highlight the needs of the LGBTQ communityAdvance collaboration between LGBTQ organizations and other community organizationsSupport nonprofit partners working on public policy and social justice issues that intersect with LGBTQ concerns
Eligibility
Grants are open to nonprofits serving Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, and St. Clair Counties.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham's IRS filings)
Alaquest Collaborative for Education
Birmingham, AL · 2021
$6,000
Take - Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering
Birmingham, AL · 2020
$6,150
2 grants in The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham's 2020–2021 filings reference “LGBTQ Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 440
- Total given
- $43.6M
- Median grant
- $21K
- Range
- $5,050–$4.31M
- By dollars: Alabama 84%, Virginia 5%, Iowa 2%. Top recipient cities: Birmingham, AL; Atlanta, GA; Pelham, AL.
- 9% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lovelady Centerfreedom Rain · Birmingham, AL
Family and social services; daf funded
$4.31M
Doulos Partners · Vestavia Hills, AL
Family and social services; daf funded
$1.6M
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL
Family and social services
$1.46M
National Christian Foundation Alabama · Birmingham, AL
General support; daf funded
$1.27M
Chatham Hall · Chatham, VA
Education; daf funded
$1.14M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- LGBTQ
- Youth programs
- Social justice
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