Share Your Story Video Grant
Funding Amount
US $1,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- This challenge is limited to organizations serving residents of the Greater Huntsville area (Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan County).
Geography
- Located in the Greater Huntsville area
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
NOTE: Along with submitting the online application, please create a brief, sixty-second video. In your video, share at least one story of impact that demonstrates how your organization serves low-income members of our community.
Share Your Story Video Challenge
Does your nonprofit work with low-income members in the Greater Huntsville area? If so, we invite you to participate in our fifth annual video grant competition, now known as Share Your Story Video Challenge (formerly #WeBelieveHSV).
Grant Description
The annual Share Your Story video grant challenge mobilizes generosity to local nonprofits in the Greater Huntsville area, focusing on a new theme each year. Nonprofit organizations create a 60-second video showing their impact and sharing their story, then post their video to Facebook and submit a brief application in the Community Foundation’s online grant portal.
Eligibility
All grants from this Fund must be made for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes to any organization that is described Code Section 170(c)(2), 501(c)(3), 2055(a)(2) or 2522(a)(2) (except for private foundations as defined by Code Section 509(a)) ("qualified organization"). Qualified organizations also include schools, religious institutions, or government agencies located in the Greater Huntsville area.This challenge is limited to organizations serving residents of the Greater Huntsville area (Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan County).
What Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 285
- Total given
- $11.7M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,100–$652K
- 48% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 44% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Freed-Hardeman University
Capital Campign and various Scholarships
$652K
City of Huntsville
Huntsville City Football Club Stadium
$600K
Kids to Love Foundation
Davidson Farms and Wellness Support
$382K
University of Alabama in Huntsville Foundation
Endowed Chair, Capital Campaign, and various scholarships
$380K
Maranatha Camp and Conference Center Inc
Agency Withdrawal and General Support
$371K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Poverty alleviation
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