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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
Black Belt Community Foundation Hosts Head Start Job Fair
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation was chosen to manage head start programs in Dallas, Choctaw, Marengo and Wilcox counties. The...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation was chosen to manage head start programs in Dallas, Choctaw, Marengo and Wilcox counties. The...more
Selma to receive grant money to fight racism
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
At this point, we do know the Black Belt Community Foundation will receive money and a portion of that money will be allocated to the Selma...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
At this point, we do know the Black Belt Community Foundation will receive money and a portion of that money will be allocated to the Selma...more
WK Kellogg Foundation announces 14 Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation engagements ...
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, First Alaskans Institute, Chicago Community Trust, Kellogg Foundation, Woods Fund of Chicago
In Buffalo, New York, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo wrote that the "fundamental purpose" of their TRHT engagement is to advance...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, First Alaskans Institute, Chicago Community Trust, Kellogg Foundation, Woods Fund of Chicago
In Buffalo, New York, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo wrote that the "fundamental purpose" of their TRHT engagement is to advance...more
Head Start grant awarded to BBCF
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
It's been three days since the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) found out they were awarded a $1.4 million grant to run a Head Start...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
It's been three days since the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) found out they were awarded a $1.4 million grant to run a Head Start...more
Grant serves as great investment in children, community
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
A $1.4 million grant awarded to the Black Belt Community Foundation to run a Head Start program for Dallas, Choctaw, Marengo and Wilcox...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
A $1.4 million grant awarded to the Black Belt Community Foundation to run a Head Start program for Dallas, Choctaw, Marengo and Wilcox...more
The Black Belt Community Foundation
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Black Belt Community Foundation Receives $1.4 M Grant as Official Head Start Grantee. Will Administrate Work Across Four Counties of...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Black Belt Community Foundation Receives $1.4 M Grant as Official Head Start Grantee. Will Administrate Work Across Four Counties of...more
Spokesman: Cosby Plans Tour to Educate Youth on Misbehavior
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Bill Cosby participates in the Black Belt Community Foundation's March for Education on May 15 in Selma, Ala. (Photo: David A. Smith/Getty...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Bill Cosby participates in the Black Belt Community Foundation's March for Education on May 15 in Selma, Ala. (Photo: David A. Smith/Getty...more
Black Belt Community Foundation awarded $1.4 million Head Start grant
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Thanks to a new federal Head Start grant, an estimated 307 children in Alabama's Black Belt will be able to receive critical investment in their...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Thanks to a new federal Head Start grant, an estimated 307 children in Alabama's Black Belt will be able to receive critical investment in their...more
Annual Black Belt Legacy Camp visits Tuskegee sites
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
... is a collaborative project between Auburn University's Center for Educational Outreach and Engagement and the Black Belt Community...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
... is a collaborative project between Auburn University's Center for Educational Outreach and Engagement and the Black Belt Community...more
Art community welcomes Chu
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
ArtsRevive, the Black Belt Community Foundation, the Alabama State Council on the Arts and Gallery 905 will host Chu while on her visit. “We're...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
ArtsRevive, the Black Belt Community Foundation, the Alabama State Council on the Arts and Gallery 905 will host Chu while on her visit. “We're...more
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