imaginekids.gif

Imagine a brighter future for greater Birmingham
Imagine the impact of collective giving to transform this place we call home.

Since 1959, your community foundation has transformed private giving into public good -- seeding parks, enriching education, expanding arts and more.  For our 50th anniversary, visionary leaders are creating Community Catalyst Funds as new agents for transformational change.

Shared vision + pooled gifts = transformational change.
That's the formula for what you can do through Community Catalyst Funds, a strategic, collective resource for transformational community change.  

Invest at any level
and be sure that your gift will target high-impact initiatives with the power to transform this place we love. Click on Make a gift to find out more about how you can contribute.

Don’t take our word for it.
Read what our donors imagine at right. Check out our Imagine blog to see what people care about and how they are using a gift to Community Catalyst Funds to turn what they imagine into a reality.

Learn more about your Community Foundation and how we help all kinds of nonprofits and all kinds of donors across the greater Birmingham area, including specific initiatives such as Three Parks, School Readiness and Yes We Can! Birmingham.

Contact us for details about how to reach our staff and find what we can do -- together -- to make this a better place for everyone to live.

Great parks.  Improved schools. Dynamic downtown. Amazing medical center. That's what transformation looks like. Join us and discover the power of doing more -- and doing it together.

Get involved

Contact us

Make a gift

What do you imagine?
Click here for a new way to share your dreams or click here for our Imagine blog..

Imagine with us

Alan Hunter
"I want to be part of solutions that have long term, sustainable benefits for the city, are big in scope and attract national/international attention." more

Brooke Battle
"I imagine a Birmingham that embraces its history to develop a culture of openness, acceptance and tolerance." more

Cameron Vowell
"I imagine a community in which each of us understands, appreciates and takes responsibility for our dependence and impact on each other and our surroundings." more

Geoff Connor
"I imagine clean, brightly lit, safe, city streets, and vibrant and attractive shopping, entertainment, and art districts...a Birmingham that I can show off to my friends from elsewhere and say, 'this is why you should live here.'"
more

Guin Robinson

"I imagine a region that recognizes and lives up to her potential. That potential includes speaking as a unified voice that is inclusive and embracing of who we are as a community."

more

Matt Menendez
Community Catalyst Funds offer Matt and Emily Menendez the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than they can do on their own. more

Sandy Killion
"I imagine a community where every nonprofit has the support needed to do high-impact grantmaking and serve the most vulnerable among us." more

What we're doing

Birmingham Education Foundation hires leader
Froning to lead Birmingham Education Foundation in supporting voice of community. more

Grants respond to economy
First results promising, but needs still great. more

Leadership
CO-CHAIRS
Neal R. Berte
Edward M. Friend III
C. Dowd Ritter
William D. Ritter
Cameron M. Vowell more

Support for 3 great parks
$15 million from foundations and businesses helped to launch three park initiatives, creating, expanding and improving open space for area residents to enjoy. more

Community Catalyst Fund