Racial Equity Fund
We believe that this community has the resources to address our most pressing problems. The Community Foundation commits to do what we do best: mobilize generosity to address community needs. That’s why we, through the generosity of our Founding Donors, launched the Racial Equity Fund. This fund provides discretionary grant funding for those nonprofit organizations who are on the front lines addressing the issue of racism and inequity in our community.
We believe all residents in our community should have the opportunity to fulfill their highest potential. When we tackle the existing gaps in racial equity, we will expand opportunities to many people across our community. Then, our community will experience the necessary change to be a place where all our residents can learn, work, and further contribute to a healthy, thriving and prosperous place to call home.
Community Capital to Address Equity Issues
The Racial Equity Fund will support both current year grantmaking, as well as serve as a permanent source of funding to address the ongoing needs for racial equity. Fifty percent of all donations will be deployed for current year grants, and fifty percent of all donations will be added to the Racial Equity Endowment to provide a lasting legacy of support for this issue.
Grantmaking
The Racial Equity Fund will provide grant funding to address equity gaps in the following areas that affect quality of life:
- Education
- Economic Opportunity
- Health and Wellness
- Neighborhoods and Communities
2022 Grant Recipients:
These twelve nonprofit organizations were awarded a total of $90,000 in grant funding by the Racial Equity Fund Grants Committee for programs and projects that span the focus areas of the Racial Equity Fund.
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Bartley Bridge: Black Entrepreneurship Academy for Teens (BEAT) - $10,000.00 Provides youth in Northwood and other underserved communities with the knowledge, abilities, and resources necessary to become successful entrepreneurs.
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Family Services Center: Financial Literacy & Housing Counseling Services - $10,000.00 Offers wrap-around financial literacy and housing counseling services on an array of financial concepts and practices to under-served and low-to-moderate income individuals and families in the community.
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The CornerStone Initiative: Faith and Finances - $10,000.00 Provides a comprehensive, 12-week financial literacy course designed to transfer basic, financial management skills to vulnerable people in low-to-moderate income families and creates plans for success to address specific financial challenges common to those living in poverty.
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Village of Promise: Family Connections - $10,000.00 Equips families with the knowledge and skills needed to help advance them out of poverty through a two-generation literacy program that includes four key areas of education, social & emotional growth, physical health & wellness, and professional development.
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National Child Advocacy Center: Direct Therapy Services for Sexually Abused Children from Minority and Underserved Populations - $8,540.00 Provides free therapy for minority and underserved children in Huntsville, Madison, and Madison County who have been sexually abused.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of The TN Valley: Part of the Village - $7,820.00 Recruits, trains, and matches men to act as role models/Big Brothers for local youth men by providing activities to promote social, emotional, and educational well-being.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama: Driving Academy - $7,820.00 Prepares our underserved youth, who face daily transportation challenges for employment and school, for the permit and driver’s license exams and to drive safely.
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Huntsville Housing Authority: Workforce Development Initiative - $7,820.00 Bolsters training/employment outcomes for HHA residents, creates/enhances partnerships that identify opportunities to place HHA residents into jobs created by HHAs’ Business Capital Projects, and helps HHA meet the statutory and regulatory requirements of Section 3 of the HUD Development Act of 1968.
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Clinica Medica Moscati, Inc.: Medical Testing Equipment - $5,000.00 Provides low-cost primary care for uninsured patients and under-served members of our community at the nonprofit primary medical clinic.
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Huntsville Inner City Learning Center: Junior High Summer Growth Camp - $5,000.00 Provides structured junior high summer program addressing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of at-risk students.
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Decatur Youth Symphony, Inc.: World Percussion and Breakfast with the Classics - $4,000.00 Operates two free before and after school music programs focused on providing high quality music instruction with an emphasis on racial equity and at-risk youth.
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Huntsville Community Drumline: All Area Youth and Retirees Free Percussion Instruction Program - $4,000.00 Offers tuition free professional music education for 1st-9th grade children, youth, and retirees with a focus on percussion instrument while also providing tutoring and mentoring support for the children and youth with performance opportunities for all.
303 Williams Ave SW, Ste 1031 | Huntsville, Alabama 35801
