Community Grants

Community Grants

Funder: Community Foundation of West Alabama

Geographic Scope: West Alabama area communities

Established: 1999

Purpose

The Community Foundation of West Alabama makes grants for charitable purposes to benefit communities in the West Alabama area.

Eligible Purposes

Grants may be made for the following charitable purposes:
• Arts and Humanities
• Children and Youth
• Education
• Elder Care
• Environment
• Health & Medicine
• Recreation
• Social Welfare

What They Do NOT Fund

No grants are made to or for:
• Individuals
• Religious organizations for religious purposes
• Dinners, balls or other ticketed events
• Political purposes
• Lobbying activities
• Replacement of government grants or funding
• Endowments or other discretionary pools

Ordinarily, they do not make grants for:

Operating expenses (unless for initial stages of pilot project)

Program expenses that occur regularly (e.g., annual workshop series, regularly needed medical equipment)

Regularly supported activities of fundraising organizations

What They Look For

• Requests addressing critical community needs
• Projects that get at root causes of problems
• Non-duplication of existing services (unless serving unserved populations)
• Pilot projects that can be expanded or duplicated
• Collaboration and cooperation with other organizations
• Effective mechanisms for measuring impact
• Applicant demonstrates expertise and experience
• Organization operates under sound financial principles
• Future funding plan exists
• Solid base of community and financial support
• Preference for partial funding rather than full support

Funding Frequency and Amount

• Applicants will not be funded on ongoing annual basis unless specifically multi-year
• Award amounts vary; specific ranges not published

Applicant Eligibility Requirements

• Must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization
• Must include copy of IRS Tax Determination letter

Application Frequency

• Organizations that received grants should wait 1 year before resubmitting
• Unsuccessful applicants should wait at least 1 year to reapply unless terms changed

Contact Information

Glenn Taylor, Executive Director
• Phone: (205) 366-0698
• Email: gtaylor@thecfwa.org
• Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3033, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
• Physical Address: 700 Energy Center Blvd., Suite 406, Northport, AL 35473