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The Central Alabama Community Foundation is a nonprofit philanthropic foundation created by and for the people of central Alabama.  Individuals and corporate donors make gifts and bequests of any size for the betterment of our community.  Though our grants program, the Foundation addresses a wide variety of needs and opportunities, supporting programs and projects in education, human services, health, cultural arts, and other civic concerns.

Alabama Gives Day

On February 2, 2012 CACF (along with the Alabama Association of Nonprofits, in partnership with the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Razoo Foundation) is doing something in Alabama that’s never been done. We’re taking one day to harness the power of individual contributions statewide, connecting new and existing donors with thousands of Alabama nonprofits.

Let's make Alabama #1 by competing against these other states and cities:
  • Colorado Gives Day: $12 million in 2012
  • Minnesota’s Give to the Max Day:  $13.4 million in 2012
  • North Texas Gives Day: $5 million
  • Pittsburgh Day of Giving:  $2.8 million
  • Seattle’s GiveBig:  $3.5 million

Foundation Appoints New President

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Central Alabama Community Foundation (CACF) is pleased to announce the appointment of its new president, Burton Upchurch Ward.  Burton has served as the Foundation’s Development Director since 2008.

“We are pleased Burton accepted this position and look forward to her leadership,” said Albert Striplin, CACF Board Chair.

Prior to working for the Foundation, Burton was a private banker for Compass Bank and a senior trust officer at SouthTrust Bank.  She is a graduate of Hollins University and married fellow Montgomery native Will Ward in 1995.  The couple has two wonderful sons, Ken (14) and Sidney (11) who enjoy Boy Scouts and baseball, respectively.  Burton is very involved at First United Methodist Church and also loves spending time at Lake Martin.

 “I am both honored and humbled to be chosen to lead such a wonderful Foundation," said Burton.

Burton also will be overseeing CACF’s four affiliates including the Autauga Area Community Foundation, Elmore County Community Foundation, Southeast Alabama Community Foundation (serving Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties), and the Montgomery Education Foundation.

Assisting Citizens Impacted by the Recent Tornadoes

The Central Alabama Community Foundation has established AL Cares, a fund to help citizens impacted by the recent tornadoes. Donate via our secure Paypal account.

 

Leadership Alabama, Inc. has established the Leadership Alabama Tornado Relief Fund. Donations may be made by check to CACF, 434 N. McDonough Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 (please note on the check that the donation is for the Leadership Alabama TRF) or through CACF's secure Paypal account.

New Alabama Giving Grantmaker Guide

New low price of $50 and an updated order form.

 

2010 Community Trust Grant Recipients

  • Aid to Inmate Mothers
  • Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts
  • Alabama Kidney Foundation
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Montgomery
  • Capri Community Film Society
  • Child Advocacy Center of East Alabama
  • Common Ground Montgomery, Inc.
  • Divine Inspirational Ministries
  • Easter Seals Central Alabama
  • Empowering Communities Helping Ourselves
  • Envision 2020
  • Family Promise of Montgomery
  • Family Service & Resource Program - Family Guidance Center of Alabama
  • Family Sunshine Center
  • Hampstead Institute, Inc.
  • Helping Montgomery Families Initiative
  • Holy Cross Episcopal School
  • Hospice of Montgomery
  • Kid One Transport, Inc.
  • Lowndes County Success by 6-STEP
  • Love Center International Church
  • Montgomery Area Council on Aging (MACOA)
  • Medical Outreach Ministries
  • Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless
  • Montgomery Public Schools
  • Montgomery STEP Foundation
  • New Beginnings Resource Center
  • Renascence, Inc
  • Second Chance Foundation
  • Society of St. Andrew – Alabama
  • Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth of Alabama
  • Success by 6-Family Guidance Center of Alabama
  • Tuskegee Main Street Development Foundation
  • Tuskegee Medical & Surgical Center

2010 Technical Assistance Grants Recipients

  • Alabama Shakespeare Festival
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Montgomery
  • Center for Child and Adolescent Development
  • ClefWorks
  • Hampstead Institute, Inc.
  • Hospice of Montgomery
  • Impact Alabama: A Student Service Initiative
  • Montgomery AIDS Outreach
  • Montgomery Area Community Wellness Coalition
  • Montgomery Habitat for Humanity
  • Montgomery STEP Foundation
  • New Beginnings Resource Center
  • Take Root Montgomery
  • Tuskegee Medical & Surgical Center

2010 Women's Giving Circle Grants

  • Aid to Inmate Mothers
  • Children First Foundation
  • The Salvation Army
  • Therapy Dogs on Call
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Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb visits with grant winners Frances McGowin of Therapy Dogs on Call and Rebecca Morris of Second Chance.
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Former CACF Board Member Thomas McPherson, his wife (Judge Vanzetta McPherson), and current CACF Board Member Milton Davis helped celebrate the many nonprofits receiving grant monies this year.
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Barbara Williams of STEP/Lowndes County Success by 6 talks with Edwina Campbell.
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Martha Jinright (left) and Carol Butler (far right) present one of the four grants awarded by CACF’s Women’s Giving Circle to Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb and Christy Mehaffey of Children First Foundation.

 

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Latest News

CACF Announces 2011 Grant Recipients

New Fund to Assist Tornado Victims pdf

CACF News Archive

2012 Board of Directors

Lynda Borden
Chairman
Kyle Johnson
Co-Chairman
Greg Sellers Secretary/Treasurer
Burton Ward
President

Terms Expiring 2012

Samarria M. Dunson
Laura Harmon
Jennifer McDonald
Percy Thomas
Tomi Selby
Philip Young

Terms Expiring 2013

Robert L. Davis
David Jamison
Martha Jinright
Lucie Lee Lanoux
Vickie J. Locke
Paul “Chip” Norris

Terms Expiring 2014

Rita O. Brown
Milton C. Davis
Louise Jennings
Riley Roby
Shannon G. Speir
K. Roger Teel, Jr.
Clay Torbert