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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
Lucky will speak at Brown Chapel program
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Felecia Lucky is the president of the Black Belt Community Foundation. The foundation was established to support community efforts that contribute...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Felecia Lucky is the president of the Black Belt Community Foundation. The foundation was established to support community efforts that contribute...more
Philanthropy vs. Racism: Inside Kellogg's Quest for "Healing and Transformation"
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, MacArthur Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Woods Fund of Chicago
She believes that philanthropy has played a role in “a shift in the quality of ... extraordinarily well-timed—which is often a key to philanthropic...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, MacArthur Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Woods Fund of Chicago
She believes that philanthropy has played a role in “a shift in the quality of ... extraordinarily well-timed—which is often a key to philanthropic...more
Philanthropy vs. Racism: Inside Kellogg's Quest for "Healing and Transformation"
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, MacArthur Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Woods Fund of Chicago
For a long time, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been a steadfast ... nearly $24 million in grants went out to partner organizations in fourteen...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, MacArthur Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Woods Fund of Chicago
For a long time, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been a steadfast ... nearly $24 million in grants went out to partner organizations in fourteen...more
SEWELL: Fighting for Head Start in the Black Belt
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Because of these efforts, and because of the hard work of local leaders like Felecia Lucky with the Black Belt Community Foundation and...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Because of these efforts, and because of the hard work of local leaders like Felecia Lucky with the Black Belt Community Foundation and...more
EDITORIAL: Head Start cuts disheartening
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
We first reported a little more than two weeks ago that the Black Belt Community Foundation had been awarded a $1.4 million grant to oversee...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
We first reported a little more than two weeks ago that the Black Belt Community Foundation had been awarded a $1.4 million grant to oversee...more
Number of Head Start students to be cut in half
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation, which was recently awarded $1.4 million to operate Head Start centers in Dallas, Choctaw, Marengo...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation, which was recently awarded $1.4 million to operate Head Start centers in Dallas, Choctaw, Marengo...more
Marengo County students attend Black Belt Legacy Camp
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Participants experienced presentations on the history and significance of the Black Belt and the Black Belt Community Foundation from...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Participants experienced presentations on the history and significance of the Black Belt and the Black Belt Community Foundation from...more
Dallas County students attend Black Belt Legacy Camp
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Participants experienced exciting presentations on the history and significance of the Black Belt and the Black Belt Community Foundation...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Participants experienced exciting presentations on the history and significance of the Black Belt and the Black Belt Community Foundation...more
Selma receives $3 million to fight racism
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Felecia Lucky, President of the Black Belt Community Foundation said that this grant is monumental not only for Selma, but for the state of Alabama...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Felecia Lucky, President of the Black Belt Community Foundation said that this grant is monumental not only for Selma, but for the state of Alabama...more
Foundation shares information on Kellogg grant
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) held a press conference Friday with the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) held a press conference Friday with the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation...more
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