Community foundation scholarships in Alabama
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 10 community foundations in Alabama with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Alabama (by assets)
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
All 10 in Alabama
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | Birmingham | $351 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Walker Area Community Foundation | Jasper | $196 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of South Alabama | Mobile | $120 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc. | Montgomery | $107 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama | Anniston | $102 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville | Huntsville | $66 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of West Alabama | Tuscaloosa | $34 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Black Belt Community Foundation Inc. | Selma | $26 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Greater Brewton Foundation | Brewton | $2.5 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Guin Area Charitable Foundation Inc. | Guin | $1.9 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.