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BBCF Logo BLACK BELT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

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Our vision is of a transformed Black Belt where all residents contribute to healthy communities by taking what we have to make what we need.

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  • Celebrating our Cultural Heritage at BBCF's first ever Arts Extravaganza
  • Community and Arts Grants afford students the opportunity for enriching trips and activities
  • Students learning the fine art of letterpress at Black Belt 100 Lenses Summer Camp
  • Sucarnochee Review's Jacky Jack White
  • Through a BBAI Arts Grant, Linda Munoz has taught youth the art of Mosaic making and the history of Gees Bend's Quilters
  • BBCF's Community Associates are integral partners who assist with carrying out the Mission and Vision in each community
  • Bullock County's Red Door Theatre, recipients of a BBAI Grant
  • BBCF's Communities Helping Communities Fund assists Black Belt area victims of natural disaster
  • Black Belt 100 Lenses student, Alex Sullivan, learning the art of silkscreen at Summer Camp
  • BBCF Logo

The Black Belt Community Foundation’s MISSION is to forge a collective stream of giving - transforming our twelve-county region and connecting those interested in having an impact in our area with the nonprofits that are making a difference today.

Founded in 2005 with the idea that those living and working in the Black Belt best knew the area’s challenges and opportunities, the Black Belt Community Foundation actively puts needed resources into the region to make a lasting impact. The foundation operates in three main areas:

Giving – BBCF awards community-program and arts grants to over 100 nonprofits in the region each year.

Receiving - BBCF is actively working to raise the profile of philanthropy in the region, encouraging gifts from individuals of all sizes from across the state and around the world.

Growing – BBCF offers leadership training, organizational capacity building, and community collaboration to grow the skills needed to transform our communities.

Our VISION is of a transformed Black Belt where all of our residents contribute to healthy communities and reap the benefits of our shared gifts and a productive regional economy.

Alabama 's Black Belt stretches across the middle of the state from Mississippi almost to the Georgia line. Rich in human, religious, geographic and political diversity, the Black Belt got its name from the region's rich, dark soil. It is also home to the highest percentage of African Americans in Alabama.

Into this setting comes the Black Belt Community Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization supporting community efforts that contribute to the strength, innovation and success of the region.

WE NEED YOU - The Foundation serves as a partner in philanthropy, making it possible for individuals, families and organizations to give back to the community in many ways. For example creating a personal fund, participating in a professionally managed fund, sponsoring a student at Black Belt 100 Lenses Summer Camp, serving as a Community Associate, and in many other ways.

Our principles are honesty, diversity and courage in the stewardship of charitable resources. We value the strengths of pluralistic communities where economic, racial and social justice are practiced in a spirit of trust and sincerity.

We value relationships and connections that protect and perpetuate these values.

Please join with us in “taking what we have to make what we need.”

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  1. JANICE M JONESJANICE M JONES 02/03/2012 at 12:18 AM ET
    The BBCF is a great organization that has been a blessing to our area. May they continue to grow and give and grow. And may those that benefit from the Foundation be compelled to give to the Foundation so that others may be helped.
  2. Billie YoungBillie Young 02/03/2012 at 12:04 AM ET
    BBCF is a fountain of hope for the Alabama Blackbelt!
  3. DAVID LUCKYDAVID LUCKY 02/02/2012 at 10:48 PM ET
    The Black Belt Community Foundation is helping to transform the entire community. This organization is truly a diamond in the rough. Thank you BBCF for all you do.
  4. Samory PruittSamory Pruitt 02/02/2012 at 10:05 PM ET
    We are truly taking what we have to make what we need...
  5. FELECIA JONESFELECIA JONES 02/02/2012 at 08:50 PM ET
    I consider it a personal privilege to go to work each day and to serve my Black Belt family. Thank you to each of you for the opportunity and for all that you have shared and will continue to share.
  6. Cecil WilliamsonCecil Williamson 02/02/2012 at 07:26 PM ET
    In celebration for what you have accomplished and what you will accomplish
  7. George D H McMillanGeorge D H McMillan 02/02/2012 at 06:19 PM ET
    Congratulations to the BBCF on all it is accomplishing in the Black Belt!
  8. Ann McMillanAnn McMillan 02/02/2012 at 06:12 PM ET
    The BBCF is making a positive difference.
  9. Christopher SpencerChristopher Spencer 02/02/2012 at 06:12 PM ET
    I'm from the Black Belt and I'm committed to doing anything that I can positively to make the Black Belt a better place to live, work and play.
  10. Baki ServicesBaki Services 02/02/2012 at 06:09 PM ET
    It is such a JOY to give to the Black Belt Community Foundation!
  11. Monica TabbMonica Tabb 02/02/2012 at 05:57 PM ET
    You all do a wonderful job, keep up the GREAT work!
  12. Katharine D Schutt IIKatharine D Schutt II 02/02/2012 at 05:48 PM ET
    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
  13. Annie WaltonAnnie Walton 02/02/2012 at 04:13 PM ET
    BBCF has enable us to provide more and different services to our community, and we greatly appreciate them. They are really enforcing their statement "taking what we have to make what we need."
  14. Beverly HawkBeverly Hawk 02/02/2012 at 03:50 PM ET
    BBCF is a treasure in our community.
  15. Florence O WilliamsFlorence O Williams 02/02/2012 at 03:46 PM ET
    The Black Belt Community Foundation's board, Community Associates, and staff taught me so much while I was there! I could never repay the region and it's people for what it has given to me. Thanks so much! Just made my donation and sending the email to my friends! Keep up the good work! Love YALL!!!
  16. LILLIAN WIDEMANLILLIAN WIDEMAN 02/02/2012 at 02:53 PM ET
    BBCF is truly an outstanding organization that is transforming the Black Belt one county at a time.
  17. Ross and Judy DillRoss and Judy Dill 02/02/2012 at 02:36 PM ET
    We appreciate all your efforts to make life better for folks in the Black Belt! Keep up the good work!
  18. Cassandra BurtonCassandra Burton 02/02/2012 at 01:38 PM ET
    Thank you for ALL you do !!!!
  19. FELECIA JONESFELECIA JONES 02/02/2012 at 01:03 PM ET
    thank you all for the donations and words of support!!!
  20. Veronica DrakeVeronica Drake 02/02/2012 at 12:10 PM ET
    Thanks to BBCF for supporting our communities!
  21. Patricia CadePatricia Cade 02/02/2012 at 12:09 PM ET
    The work of the BBCF is outstanding. They are truly "taking what they have to make what they need." We thank you for what you do.
  22. Alan McGregorAlan McGregor 02/02/2012 at 09:07 AM ET
    Even folks in North Carolina are celebrating Alabama Gives Day because we know how important the Black Belt Community Foundation is as a model of community philanthropy.
  23. Wendell ParisWendell Paris 02/02/2012 at 06:21 AM ET
    The BBCF is making a positive impact in the counties of the Alabama black belt, especially in the lives of its youth. I only wish that such an organization existed when I was growing up!
  24. Norma M JacksonNorma M Jackson 02/01/2012 at 08:28 PM ET
    BBCF is one of the most progressive, inovative organizations I know. I love the fact that it encourages people in the Black Belt of Alabama to "take what we have to make what we need". Because of the BBCF youth from Macon County were able to visit the nation's capitol in 2011! I can't say enough about BBCF!
  25. barbara evansbarbara evans 01/30/2012 at 07:39 PM ET
    BBCF does so much for Lowndes County and our Black Belt! And they encourage us to think outside the box and truly take what we have to make what we need. Love them!

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