Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama Blog

Pictured L to R: CFNEA Trustee Judge John Rochester, Congressman Mike Rogers of Alabama’s 3^rd District, and Fred Smith, CFNEA Grants & Partnerships

CFNEA focuses on three things effective donor philanthropy, impactful grant-making, and collaborative community partnerships. The month of March has been busy.

Among serving our donors and community partners, we saw the relationship between philanthropy and advocacy at work. Foundations on the Hill (FOTH), an annual convening in Washington, D.C., was held from February 27^th – March 1^st, 2023. This event brought together foundation leaders nationwide to speak with our elected officials about the critical importance of philanthropy and our communities. CFNEA consistently sends a representative to join the Alabama delegation led by Trustee Judge John Rochester each year.

Our visit was productive, insightful, educational, and informative. Two areas we advocated for were maximized incentives that will benefit donors concerning universal charitable deductions and donor advised funds. To learn more about philanthropic statistics in the southeast, click FOTH_2023_state_summary_statistics_AL.pdf.

The 3^rd District covers seven of CFNEA’s nine counties, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, St. Clair, and Talladega.