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Photo by Claudia Raya on Unsplash‘Tis the season for giving back! Here at Bham Now, we love supporting our local nonprofits that do so much for Birmingham.
Keep reading to learn more about several amazing non-profits and ways to get involved this holiday season.
Support Education
Birmingham Ed is helping local students shine. (Birmingham Ed)1. Better Basics, Inc.
Better Basics is a local nonprofit that provides children in schools in Birmingham and throughout Central Alabama with educational equity.
2. STREAM Innovations
STREAM Innovations provides students with everything they need to further their passions in Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
3. I See Me, Inc.
I See Me aims to lead children of color out of the “School-to-Prison Pipeline” by providing them with literature that promotes cultural and personal reflection.
- Address: 2101 6th Ave N. Ste #700, Birmingham, AL, United States, Alabama
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4. Birmingham Education Foundation
The Birmingham Education Foundation helps the students in the Birmingham City Schools on their path to academic excellence and preparing them for life beyond academics.
- Donate
- Phone: (205)201-1150
- Email: info@edbirmingham.org
5. Girls Inc. of Central Alabama
Girls Inc. aims to help girls ages 6-18 learn to value themselves, be successful, build on their strengths and navigate life’s challenges.
6. I3 Academy
I3 Academy is an education program that focuses on empowering students to be productive problem solvers. They serve students in kindergarten through ninth grade on three campuses in the Greater Birmingham area.
7. Legacy Prep
Legacy Prep’s mission is to help empower their students to impact their communities, build connections and become strong leaders.
8. McWane Science Center
McWane is our local hands-on science center that we know and love. Their facility holds tons of interactive science exhibits, an aquarium and an IMAX theater! It is a powerhouse of fun learning right here in Birmingham.
9. Poze Bazaar Foundation
The Poze Bazaar Foundation believes in the importance of art education for our upcoming generations. They work to expand access to art programs, and also offer scholarships to young creatives.
10. Mason Music Foundation
The Mason Music Foundation works to bring music education to children. Their core belief is that music makes a major difference in the growth and lives of children.
- Donate
- Address
- Hoover location: 761 Shades Mountain Plaza, Hoover, AL 35226
- Cahaba Heights location: 3187 Cahaba Heights Rd, Vestavia Hills, AL 35243
- Highway 280 location: 5406 US-280 b103, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Mountain Brook location: 2903 Cahaba Rd, Mountain Brook, AL 35223
- Woodlawn location: 5503 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35212
- Website
11. STAIR Birmingham
STAIR is a local program that works to improve the literacy of young children. STAIR trains volunteer tutors to work with early elementary students to start their reading journeys.
Support the arts and culture
(Ben Johnson / Bham Now)12. Sidewalk Film
Sidewalk is a beloved Birmingham nonprofit that supports local film lovers and artists through tons of events like festivals, competitions, film showings and more.
13. The Alabama Theatre
The Alabama Theatre has been a focal point of the arts in Birmingham since 1927 and hosts tons of amazing events all year round.
14. Girls Rock Bham
Girls Rock Bham is a local nonprofit that helps young girls grow their confidence, develop musical skills and embrace their inner rockstar!
15. Birmingham Boys Choir
The Birmingham Boys Choir has been a valued part of Birmingham’s art culture since 1973 that helps their members create a sense of community through performance.
16. Alabama Ballet
The Alabama Ballet helps to give the art of dance to our communities through their fantastic performances and dance education.
17. Alabama Symphony Orchestra
The Alabama Symphony Orchestra brings creativity and passion to communities through their amazing orchestral performances, education and creativity.
18. Birmingham Museum of Art
The Birmingham Museum of Art is a focal point for creativity here in Birmingham. With their extensive collection, events, exhibitions and even classes, they create a powerful creative space for all art lovers.
19. Magic City Performing Arts
Magic City Performing Arts is a non-profit organization that is all about about giving back to our Birmingham community through dance and culture.
20. Bare Hands Inc.
Bare Hands Inc. is a non-profit that works locally to create immersive art spaces that celebrate culture as well as art education.
21. Opera Birmingham
Opera Birmingham is a long-standing local opera company that has spread the art of opera to tons of audiences for over 65 years.
22. Virginia Samford Theatre
The Virginia Samford Theatre is one of our beloved local theaters here in Birmingham. They aim to promote cultural opportunities for the communities of Birmingham through performance and arts education.
Support locals with special needs and disabilities
Easterseals of Birmingham (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)23. Easterseals
Easterseals of Birmingham’s mission is to provide life-changing support and solutions to children and adults with special needs as well as their families.
24. Mitchell’s Place
Mitchell’s Place is a local nonprofit that specializes in helping and supporting children with autism and other developmental disabilities.
- Donate
- Address
- Southside location: 2305 Arlington Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Overton location: 4778 Overton Rd, Birmingham, AL 35210
- Website
25. United Ability
United Ability’s mission is to connect people with disabilities to their communities and to empower them to live fulfilling lives.
26. Lakeshore Foundation
Lakeshore Foundation is home to Birmingham’s state of the art rehabilitation center that offers fitness, recreation, athletic and educational programs to those with disabilities.
27. The Exceptional Foundation
The Exceptional Foundation is a local program that serves individuals with special needs by providing them recreational and social services that are not normally met by educational institutions and the broader community.
28. Glenwood Inc.
Glenwood Inc. serves children, teens and adults with autism and other behavioral health needs as well as their families. They provide all-encompassing support covering any and all needs from education, therapy and residential services.
29. The Bell Center
The Bell Center provides early intervention services and therapy to infants and toddlers that are at risk for developmental delay.
30. WE Inc.
WE Inc. assists people living with disabilities to find employment and to contribute to the community. They believe that everyone, regardless of ability, have positive things to offer!
Support animals and the environment
Josh, an African lion at the Birmingham Zoo. (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)31. Birmingham Zoo
Our beloved zoo is home to tons of amazing animals. Your donation would go towards helping the zoo provide food, specialized medical care and general care for their animals.
32. Greater Birmingham Humane Society
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society has been helping people and animals here in Birmingham since 1883. Their mission is to “promote the humane treatment of people and animals through education, advocacy, and services”.
33. Birmingham Botanical Gardens
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a local go-to for seeing the beauty of nature on full display. Your donation would go towards helping them to preserve and nurture their gardens.
34. Alabama Environmental Council
The Alabama Environmental Council aims to provide awareness, education and solutions for for Alabama’s environmental issues.
35. Alabama Audubon
Alabama Audubon works to promote the knowledge and conservation of birds and their natural habitats here in Alabama.
36. Alabama Spay and Neuter
Alabama Spay and Neuter is a non-profit animal clinic that aims to significantly reduce overpopulation and removing the need for euthanizing perfectly healthy and adoptable pets.
37. Hand in Paw
Hand in Paw brings loving animals to support the people that need them all over North Central Alabama and Tuscaloosa. They bring animals to visit terminally ill patients, at-risk youth, children with special needs and struggling students.
Support health services
Children’s of Alabama (Matthew Niblett / Bham Now)38. Children’s of Alabama
Children’s of Alabama is a nonprofit medical center that provides ongoing and specialized medical care for sick and injured children.
39. Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center
Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center provides all kinds of wellness support to breast cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones.
40. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama
The Ronald McDonald House offers all-around wellness support to hospitalized children and their families in their time of need.
41. Children’s Harbor
Children’s Harbor’s mission is to provide strength, support and comfort to the families of ill children through various resources.
- Donate
- Address
- Birmingham location: Family Center, 1600 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294
- Lake Martin Location: 434 Childrens Hbr Dr, Eclectic, AL 36024
42. AIDS Alabama
AIDS Alabama provides individuals and communities dealing with HIV/AIDS with health and wellness resources, housing, support and advocacy.
43. Alzheimer’s Association | Alabama Chapter
The Alzheimer’s Association is actively working to find and end for Alzheimer’s and all other forms of dementia.
44. American Heart Association
The American Heart Association works to fight the impact of heart disease and stroke.
45. American Red Cross
The American Red Cross helps to prevent and alleviate struggle and suffering in emergencies by the power of their volunteers and donors.
46. Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation works to find a cure for breast cancer, funding research and raising awareness.
47. Laura Crandall Brown Foundation
The Laura Crandall Brown Foundation works to raise awareness, fund research and provide resources for ovarian cancer.
- Donate
- Address: 410 Lorna Rd, Hoover, AL 35216
- Website
48. Make-A-Wish Alabama
Make-A-Wish works to grant the wishes of terminally ill children and giving them life-changing experiences.
49. YMCA of Greater Birmingham
The YMCA aims to improve the wellbeing, development and healthy living for people of all ages.
- Donate
- Address
- Alabaster location: 117 Plaza Cir, Alabaster, AL 35007
- Greystone location: 5414 US-280, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Hoover location: 2250 AL-150, Hoover, AL 35244
- Mountain Brook location: 2401 20th Pl S, Birmingham, AL 35223
- Pelham location: 2610 Pelham Pkwy, Pelham, AL 35124
- Shades Valley location: 3551 Montgomery Hwy, Homewood, AL 35209
- Trussville location: 5920 Valley Rd, Trussville, AL 35173
- Website
50. Mike Slive Foundation
The Mike Slive Foundation aims to save the lives of men impacted by prostate cancer through raising awareness and funding research.
51. National MS Society
The National MS Society helps to fight Multiple Sclerosis through research, advocacy and strengthening community connections.
52. The Marilyn Foundation
The Marilyn Foundation provides resources, support and works to create a more equitable society for those with Type-1 Diabetes.
Support social and local causes/organizations
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Bham Now)53. Greater Birmingham Ministries
Greater Birmingham Ministries has been providing aid in response to urgent human and justice needs in the greater Birmingham area since 1969.
54. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a nationally recognized authority on the history of the Civil Rights Movement. The institute brings people from all over and aims to enlighten future and current generations on civil and human rights.
55. Magic City Acceptance Center
The Magic City Acceptance Center works to serve the LGBTQ community in Birmingham and all over Alabama by providing support and community for people of all ages.
56. Jimmie Hale Mission
The Jimmie Hale Mission helps to transform the lives of those impacted by addiction and homelessness through support and faith here in Birmingham.
57. Addiction Prevention Coalition
Addiction Prevention Coalition works towards the elimination of addiction in Central Alabama.
58. Adult and Teen Challenge Alabama
Adult and Teen Challenge of Alabama works to help those suffering from addiction and aims to provide them with faith-based recovery.
- Donate
- Address: 450 Drew Ave, Lincoln, AL 35096
- Website
59. Alabama Humanities Alliance
Alabama Humanities Alliance aims to make our state a more vibrant, engaged and connected place.
60. Alabama Holocaust Education Center
The Alabama Holocaust Education Center works to educate people on the history and impact of the Holocaust.
61. Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization
The Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization was established in 2011 to provide a space for the local Caribbean community to come together and share their culture with Birmingham.
62. Children’s Aid Society of Alabama
The Children’s Aid Society of Alabama is a child welfare organization that works to provide services to children and families in need or at risk.
63. Our Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham works to bring positive change to the Birmingham community by facing the issues that challenge its growth.
64. Foundry Ministries
Foundry Ministries aims to serve those dealing with addiction through faith and supportive programs.
65. Heart Gallery of Alabama
Heart Gallery Alabama works to connect children and youth in the foster care system with adults who provide them with stability and guidance.
66. Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama (¡HICA!)
¡HICA! is a community based organization that works towards equality and social justice for Latino and Immigrant families in Alabama.
67. Junior League of Birmingham
Junior League of Birmingham aims to get women involved in leadership positions through training, volunteer work and community outreach.
68. KultureCity
KultureCity works to make venues a more sensory-inclusive environment for those who have sensory needs and invisible disabilities.
69. Levite Jewish Community Center
The Levite Jewish Community Center is a wellness that welcomes people of all faiths and backgrounds to come and improve their wellbeing and health.
70. Women’s Foundation of Alabama
The Women’s Foundation of Alabama is driven to create a society where economic opportunities, power and possibilities are not bound by gender.
71. Momentum Leadership
Momentum is a leadership program that provides women in promising positions the training and mentorship to overcome challenges that women may face in leadership positions.
72. Pathways
Pathways works to empower women and children facing homelessness and provide the with a path out of their situation through hospitality, houseing and hope.
73. United Way of Central Alabama Inc.
United Way of Central Alabama is an organization that focuses on bringing people together to meet the needs of the community and help others.
74. Sozo Children
Sozo Children is an organization that provides faith-centered childhood development in Uganda. They work to rescue children from poverty, trafficking, abuse and abandonment.
75. Vulcan Park Foundation
The Vulcan Park and Museum is home to one of Birmingham’s biggest icons, our Vulcan statue! The foundation is a non-profit that works to promote and preserve Vulcan as Birmingham’s symbol and to advance education and knowledge about our history and culture.
76. Will Bright Foundation
The Will Bright Foundation is an organization that focuses on bringing people out of addiction and providing them with the resources to live productive and positive lives. They offer transitional living, counseling, job readiness training and placement.
77. Woodlawn United
Woodlawn United works to create a more sustainable, vibrant and connected neighborhood in Birmingham’s Woodlawn community.
Any we missed? Let us know @bhamnow!
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