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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 gives back
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The Black Belt Community Foundation awarded $80,000 in grants Saturday to support the arts in Dallas and surrounding counties. The...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation awarded $80,000 in grants Saturday to support the arts in Dallas and surrounding counties. The...more
Foundation awards $80000 in art grants
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The Black Belt Community Foundation awarded $80,000 in grants supporting the arts in a ceremony Saturday morning at the Selma-Dallas...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation awarded $80,000 in grants supporting the arts in a ceremony Saturday morning at the Selma-Dallas...more
Black Belt Community Foundation to Award $80000 on Saturday, April 29th at Selma-Dallas ...
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$80,000 in arts grants will be awarded to arts organizations across 12 counties of the Alabama Black Belt. 27 non-profits from across 12 counties to...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
$80,000 in arts grants will be awarded to arts organizations across 12 counties of the Alabama Black Belt. 27 non-profits from across 12 counties to...more
Foundation to award arts grants April 29
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Since 2005, the Black Belt Community Foundation has been providing grants to various community organizations over a 12-county area of Alabama...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Since 2005, the Black Belt Community Foundation has been providing grants to various community organizations over a 12-county area of Alabama...more
Black Belt Community Foundation to Host 2017 Arts Grant Ceremony April 29, 11AM at the Selma ...
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Over $80,000 will be awarded to community based arts organizations across twelve counties of the Alabama Black Belt. Ceremony on April 29th...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Over $80,000 will be awarded to community based arts organizations across twelve counties of the Alabama Black Belt. Ceremony on April 29th...more
Black Belt Community Foundation announces grant cycle
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The Black Belt Community Foundation recently announced its 2017 Arts Grant Cycle. Community-based organizations from Bullock, Choctaw,...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
The Black Belt Community Foundation recently announced its 2017 Arts Grant Cycle. Community-based organizations from Bullock, Choctaw,...more
Black Belt Community Foundation Announces 2017 Arts Grant Cycle
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Selma, AL, February 09, 2017 –(PR.com)– The Black Belt Community Foundation recently announced its 2017 Arts Grant Cycle....more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Selma, AL, February 09, 2017 –(PR.com)– The Black Belt Community Foundation recently announced its 2017 Arts Grant Cycle....more
Black Belt Community Foundation names 2016 Legacy honoree, continues philanthropic mission
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
... Foundation names 2016 Legacy honoree, continues philanthropic mission ... The foundation continues its mission of partnering in philanthropy...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
... Foundation names 2016 Legacy honoree, continues philanthropic mission ... The foundation continues its mission of partnering in philanthropy...more
Black Belt Community Foundation will honor Johnny Johns
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Since 2004, the Black Belt Community Foundation, based in Selma, Alabama, has worked hard across the Alabama Black Belt. In total land area,...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
Since 2004, the Black Belt Community Foundation, based in Selma, Alabama, has worked hard across the Alabama Black Belt. In total land area,...more
Felicia Lucky and Sheryl Smedley have been named to the 2016 Women who Shape the State list.
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“I'd love to think that it is the idea that through the Black Belt Community Foundation … that they saw more than anything else that we are working...more
Foundation: Black Belt Community Foundation
“I'd love to think that it is the idea that through the Black Belt Community Foundation … that they saw more than anything else that we are working...more
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