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The Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville combines large community-scale grants with donor-advised and fund-based programs that reach across education, health, basic needs, religion-related work, and neighborhood development. Among the largest recent awards, it gave $1,602,765 to Hawaii Community Foundation in 2024 and $1,596,494 to Friends of Huntsville Parks and Recreation in 2023, showing that its funding can support both local civic projects and partners outside Alabama. The foundation also backed Kids to Love with $911,300 in 2024, then followed with another $412,500 in 2023, a pattern that points to repeated support for the same organization over time. Other large awards went to Whitesburg Baptist Church, the Huntsville Madison County Botanical Garden Society, and the City of Huntsville, indicating a mix of faith-related, lifestyle, and public-space priorities. Its public program portfolio also includes scholarship administration and themed funds for civic engagement, historic preservation, environmental conservation, and digital inclusion. Overall, the foundation’s grantmaking reflects a broad community-benefit model rather than a single-issue strategy.
Education is one of the foundation’s clearest funding lanes. It gave $500,000 to Baron Critical Weather Institute for education, and $230,000 to Al School Cyber Tech & Eng for education as well. Scholarship activity is also embedded in its program structure through multiple administered scholarship funds and scholarship catalogs for Huntsville and Greater Huntsville students. Health and wellness is another recurring area: the foundation awarded $384,244 to Heals Inc for health and $364,173 to Huntsville Hospital Foundation for health. In basic needs, it supported Kids to Love with $911,300 for basic needs, while workforce-related and community-development priorities also appear through its active funds, including support for housing, regional skills training, and local quality-of-life projects. Religion-related grantmaking shows up too, with major awards to Whitesburg Baptist Church and Maranatha Camp and Conference Center.
Typical grants cluster around the middle five figures: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $35,000. That spread sits alongside a much larger set of flagship awards, which suggests a dual pattern of broad small-to-mid grantmaking plus selected high-dollar commitments. The recent grants list also shows recurring support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Friends of Huntsville Parks and Recreation, Kids to Love, Whitesburg Baptist Church, Maranatha Camp and Conference Center, and Hudson Alpha Foundation. The foundation is a mixed community foundation, and its active programs include both unsolicited scholarship opportunities and fund-based grantmaking, including donor-funded and corporate-backed programs.
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$66.3M
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Most grants fall between $10K and $35K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Most grants land in Alabama, with 76% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient map is broader than Huntsville alone, however, and the top state by grant count is Virginia. Recent awards also reached Honolulu, Hawaii, showing that the foundation’s grantmaking is not limited to one metro area. Within Alabama, Huntsville appears repeatedly alongside Madison and Scottsboro, reflecting a strong Greater Huntsville footprint alongside a smaller number of grants elsewhere.
Its active focus areas include education, digital inclusion and technology access, women and families, environmental conservation, basic needs, health and wellness, workforce development, and arts and culture. Recent grants also show support for neighborhood development, religion-related programming, healthcare access, and homelessness services.
Typical grants are in the five-figure range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $35,000. The recent grants list also includes several much larger awards above $500,000.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeat awards to Friends of Huntsville Parks and Recreation, Kids to Love, Whitesburg Baptist Church, Maranatha Camp and Conference Center, and Hudson Alpha Foundation across more than one year, which indicates ongoing relationships with some recipients.
Its geographic scope is regional, with 76% of grants going to recipients in Alabama. The recent grants list also shows awards to recipients in Huntsville, Madison, Scottsboro, and Honolulu, and the top state by grant count is Virginia.
Yes. The foundation administers scholarship programs through a Community Foundation scholarships catalog, and it also runs named scholarship funds such as the Vector Community Scholars Fund, the Vector Wealth Strategies Defense Industry Scholarship, and the Dr. Andrew Howard Nichols Memorial Scholarship Fund.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofits and community-based projects serving the Greater Huntsville area; selected by the give256 membership process.
Deadline: Grant Cycle: July 1 - August 31, 2026
Who can apply: Nonprofits working in homelessness, veterans, and women & children focus areas; aligned with MartinFed priorities.
Deadline: Grant Cycle: August 1 - September 30, 2026
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freed-Hardeman University | — | $651,700 | 2025 | Capital Campign and various Scholarships |
| City of Huntsville | — | $600,000 | 2025 | Huntsville City Football Club Stadium |
| Kids to Love Foundation | — | $381,650 | 2025 | Davidson Farms and Wellness Support |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Foundation | — | $379,716 | 2025 | Endowed Chair, Capital Campaign, and various scholarships |
| Maranatha Camp and Conference Center Inc | — | $371,034 | 2025 | Agency Withdrawal and General Support |
| Whitesburg Baptist Church | — | $357,015 | 2025 | Religion, Capital Campaign, and Missions |
| The Museum of Information Explosion (SIGNALS) | — | $356,500 | 2025 | Capital Campaign |
| HudsonAlpha Foundation | — | $316,009 | 2025 | Healthcare Research |
| Huntsville Hospital Foundation Inc | — | $202,500 | 2025 | Capital Campaign, Sponsorships, and General Support |
| Houston PetSet | — | $200,000 | 2025 | General Support Sponsorship |
| Enable Madison County | — | $187,756 | 2025 | Warehouse Capital Campaign and Wheelchair Capital Campaign |
| Oberlin College | — | $169,035 | 2025 | Scholarship |
| Downtown Rescue Mission | — | $156,983 | 2025 | Capital Campaign |
| Church of the Highlands | — | $156,938 | 2025 | Offerings, Religion |
| Land Trust of North Alabama | — | $139,800 | 2025 | Capital Campaign, Tollgate Greenway Campaign |
| Twickenham Church of Christ | — | $137,000 | 2025 | General Support, Religion |
| Huntsville Learning Center | — | $135,400 | 2025 | Operations Support, Capital Campaign |
| Still Serving Veterans | — | $134,500 | 2025 | General Support |
| Daffy Charitable Fund | — | $129,222 | 2025 | Transfer DAF to DAFFY |
| WellStone | — | $121,547 | 2025 | Emergency Services for Children, Capital Campaign |
| Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater & Academy | — | $121,000 | 2025 | Agency Withdrawal and Campital Campaign |
| Village of Promise | — | $110,209 | 2025 | General Support, Capital Campaign |
| Saint Bernard Abbey | — | $110,000 | 2025 | Renovation Fund and General Support |
| The Schools Foundation Inc | — | $108,082 | 2025 | Capital Campaigns, Operations Support |
| Heart of the Valley YMCA | — | $105,733 | 2025 | Agency Withdrawal |
| Intentional Faith | — | $104,500 | 2025 | General Support |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama | — | $103,312 | 2025 | EmpowHer, Scholarships, Capital Campaigns |
| U S Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation | — | $102,300 | 2025 | Naming Sponsorships and General Support |
| North Alabama Zoological Society | — | $99,096 | 2025 | Agency Withdrawal |
| Willowbrook Baptist Church | — | $98,000 | 2025 | Religion, General Missions/Support |
| The University of Alabama | — | $97,120 | 2025 | Scholarships, Capital Campaign |
| Holy Family School | — | $87,200 | 2025 | Capital Campaign |
| Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering | — | $82,500 | 2025 | Cyber Room Upgrades, General Support |
| HEALS INC | — | $82,350 | 2025 | Capital Campaign, Mobile Clinic |
| Graces of Gurley | — | $76,500 | 2025 | General Support, Capital Campaign |
| Mayfair Church of Christ | — | $74,208 | 2025 | Religion, General Support, Missions |
| United Way of Madison County | — | $70,725 | 2025 | Ride United Capital Campaign |
| McNairy Economic Development Foundation | — | $70,000 | 2025 | Downtown Redevelopment Plan |
| First Stop Inc | — | $69,000 | 2025 | Capital Campaign, General Support |
| 305 8th Street | — | $67,750 | 2025 | General Support, Wellness Assistance |
| ShowerUp Huntsville | — | $67,525 | 2025 | Mobile Shower Unit, General Support |
| Operation Green Team Foundation | — | $66,100 | 2025 | Downtown Huntsville Bike Share Program |
| Central Presbyterian Church | — | $60,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Catholic Center of Concern | — | $60,000 | 2025 | Emergency Utilities Assistance |
| Fellowship Bible Church - Brentwood Campus | — | $60,000 | 2025 | Capital Campaign, General Support |
| Auburn University Foundation | — | $59,750 | 2025 | Scholarships |
| Madison Visionary Partners | — | $58,850 | 2025 | General Support, Recreation Center Campaign |
| The Caring Link Inc | — | $58,775 | 2025 | Care Closets, General Support, Schools kits |
| Highlands College | — | $58,179 | 2025 | General Support |
| Calhoun Community College Foundation Inc | — | $58,000 | 2025 | Scholarship, STEM Summer Academy |
City of Huntsville
$600,000Huntsville City Football Club Stadium
University of Alabama in Huntsville Foundation
$379,716Endowed Chair, Capital Campaign, and various scholarships
Maranatha Camp and Conference Center Inc
$371,034Agency Withdrawal and General Support
Whitesburg Baptist Church
$357,015Religion, Capital Campaign, and Missions
The Museum of Information Explosion (SIGNALS)
$356,500Capital Campaign
Church of the Highlands
$156,938Offerings, Religion
Twickenham Church of Christ
$137,000General Support, Religion
WellStone
$121,547Emergency Services for Children, Capital Campaign
Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater & Academy
$121,000Agency Withdrawal and Campital Campaign
Village of Promise
$110,209General Support, Capital Campaign
Saint Bernard Abbey
$110,000Renovation Fund and General Support
The Schools Foundation Inc
$108,082Capital Campaigns, Operations Support
Heart of the Valley YMCA
$105,733Agency Withdrawal
Intentional Faith
$104,500General Support
North Alabama Zoological Society
$99,096Agency Withdrawal
Willowbrook Baptist Church
$98,000Religion, General Missions/Support
The University of Alabama
$97,120Scholarships, Capital Campaign
Holy Family School
$87,200Capital Campaign
Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering
$82,500Cyber Room Upgrades, General Support
Graces of Gurley
$76,500General Support, Capital Campaign
Mayfair Church of Christ
$74,208Religion, General Support, Missions
McNairy Economic Development Foundation
$70,000Downtown Redevelopment Plan
305 8th Street
$67,750General Support, Wellness Assistance
Operation Green Team Foundation
$66,100Downtown Huntsville Bike Share Program
Central Presbyterian Church
$60,000General Support
Catholic Center of Concern
$60,000Emergency Utilities Assistance
Fellowship Bible Church - Brentwood Campus
$60,000Capital Campaign, General Support
Madison Visionary Partners
$58,850General Support, Recreation Center Campaign
The Caring Link Inc
$58,775Care Closets, General Support, Schools kits
Highlands College
$58,179General Support
Calhoun Community College Foundation Inc
$58,000Scholarship, STEM Summer Academy