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Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation was established in 2003 to pull together human and financial resources to improve life in the area by funding projects that brings about permanent improvement and change to the region.
The Black Belt Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to work with all of our citizens to help improve the quality of life in a region that stretches from Mississippi to Georgia . The 12-county area that is our focus is almost one-sixth of the land area of the state. It is home for nearly a quarter of a million people. Rich in human, geographic, cultural and economic diversity, Alabama 's Black Belt got its name from the rich, dark soil found here. The area also is home to the highest percentage of African American residents in Alabama .
Web Address
www.blackbeltfound.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @BlackBeltFound
The Black Belt Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to work with all of our citizens to help improve the quality of life in a region that stretches from Mississippi to Georgia . The 12-county area that is our focus is almost one-sixth of the land area of the state. It is home for nearly a quarter of a million people. Rich in human, geographic, cultural and economic diversity, Alabama 's Black Belt got its name from the rich, dark soil found here. The area also is home to the highest percentage of African American residents in Alabama .
Web Address
www.blackbeltfound.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @BlackBeltFound
Assets and Giving for Black Belt Community Foundation
Assets
2018 - 3,499,261
2017 - 2,410,810
2016 - 1,279,303
2018 - 3,499,261
2017 - 2,410,810
2016 - 1,279,303
Domestic Grants
2018 - 606,228
2017 - 84,648
2018 - 606,228
2017 - 84,648
Recent News from Black Belt Community Foundation
More than $80000 in grants awarded by BBCF
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
By Adam Dodson | The Selma Times-Journal. Groups spanning 11 counties received some financial assistance from the Black Belt Community Foundation at its arts grants ceremony Saturday morning in the...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
By Adam Dodson | The Selma Times-Journal. Groups spanning 11 counties received some financial assistance from the Black Belt Community Foundation at its arts grants ceremony Saturday morning in the...more
Black Belt Community Foundation to award $80000 on May 5 during Arts Grants Ceremony
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Twenty-nine nonprofit organizations from across the Black Belt region of Alabama will come together on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in Selma, Alabama for the Black Belt Community Foundation's 13th Black...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Twenty-nine nonprofit organizations from across the Black Belt region of Alabama will come together on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in Selma, Alabama for the Black Belt Community Foundation's 13th Black...more
Delta leaders come together in Selma
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
“Learn what's working and what is not in their communities.” Black Belt Community Foundation president Felicia Lucky, Mayor Darrio Melton and Ward 2 Councilwoman Susan Youngblood are all alumni...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
“Learn what's working and what is not in their communities.” Black Belt Community Foundation president Felicia Lucky, Mayor Darrio Melton and Ward 2 Councilwoman Susan Youngblood are all alumni...more
BBCF hosting legacy camp for Black Belt students
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
This summer, the Black Belt Community Foundation will continue its partnership with Auburn University for the week-long Black Belt Legacy Camp to better prepare high school students for their next...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
This summer, the Black Belt Community Foundation will continue its partnership with Auburn University for the week-long Black Belt Legacy Camp to better prepare high school students for their next...more
Black Belt Community Foundation opens new head start facility
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The city of Selma has a new place of learning: the Black Belt Community Foundation recently opened up its new Head Start facility. Shenetta Jackson is like most parents focused on helping her three...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The city of Selma has a new place of learning: the Black Belt Community Foundation recently opened up its new Head Start facility. Shenetta Jackson is like most parents focused on helping her three...more
Black Belt Community Foundation unveils new Head Start facility
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Selma's brand-new Black Belt Community Foundation Head Start facility hosted its first ever open house Thursday, as they introduced themselves as the city's newest place of learning. The...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Selma's brand-new Black Belt Community Foundation Head Start facility hosted its first ever open house Thursday, as they introduced themselves as the city's newest place of learning. The...more
Grant cycle open for Black Belt Community Foundation art grants
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Throughout March, Selma will be the host of numerous art workshops put on by the Black Belt Community Foundation to benefit children from 12 different counties. Each year, the BBCF applies for grant...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Throughout March, Selma will be the host of numerous art workshops put on by the Black Belt Community Foundation to benefit children from 12 different counties. Each year, the BBCF applies for grant...more
Grant cycle open for Black Belt Community Foundation art grants
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Throughout March, Selma will be the host of numerous art workshops put on by the Black Belt Community Foundation to benefit children from 12 different counties. Each year, the BBCF applies for grant...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Throughout March, Selma will be the host of numerous art workshops put on by the Black Belt Community Foundation to benefit children from 12 different counties. Each year, the BBCF applies for grant...more
Soil samples collected to honor the fallen
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
National members of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, members of the Black Belt Community Foundation, the Equal Justice Initiative and Selma public figures all met at the old jail site bright and early at...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
National members of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, members of the Black Belt Community Foundation, the Equal Justice Initiative and Selma public figures all met at the old jail site bright and early at...more
2018 Arts Grants Cycle announced by the Black Belt Community Foundation
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
SELMA, AL - March 1,2018: The Black Belt Community Foundation is announcing its 2018 Arts Grant Cycle. Community-based organizations from Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon,...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
SELMA, AL - March 1,2018: The Black Belt Community Foundation is announcing its 2018 Arts Grant Cycle. Community-based organizations from Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon,...more
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