Funding Amount

US $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

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

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Poverty alleviation

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