Your ultimate guide to Giving Tuesday in Birmingham

Every year, we kick off the season of giving with Giving Tuesday, a day where people all over the globe support causes that matter to them. Birmingham has no shortage of outstanding nonprofit organizations who make our city better every single day. We’re making it easy for you to support local this Giving Tuesday—check it out.

What Exactly is Giving Tuesday?

Giving Tuesday happens every year on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. According to its official website, it’s a day that encourages people to do good.

“Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world.”

Birmingham has certainly seen firsthand how much influence people and organizations can have on communities—and there’s no shortage of Birminghamians trying to do good.

Here at Bham Now, we love our local nonprofits. They do so much incredible work in our community, from supporting people in need to protecting our natural world and much, much more.

When 2020 hit hard, we wanted to make it easy for locals to pour back into the community that’s given us all so much. Check out our local nonprofit directory and get info on almost 150 organizations with all kinds of missions.

Although Giving Tuesday only comes around annually, we publish Birmingham nonprofit guides year-round. Want your favorite local nonprofit to be featured in one? Be sure to send them this form so they can sign up for free.

Support Arts and Culture

1. The Alabama Theatre

Built in 1927 by Paramount Studios, The Alabama Theatre stands as a living piece of history. They depend on events for income, but the COVID-19 pandemic has jeopardized the future of our historic venues.

The Alabama Theatre needs donations more than ever to make sure our Birmingham Landmarks survive this crisis.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 1817 3rd Ave N, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 252-2262
• Website

2. The Alabama Symphony Orchestra

The Alabama Symphony Orchestra is a full-time orchestra, passionately pushing the boundaries of music through concert, education, and creativity.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 2621 6th Avenue South, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 314-6908
• Website

Bonus: don’t miss these!

• Red Mountain Theatre Co. | DONATE HERE
• Birmingham Boys Choir | DONATE HERE
• Birmingham Children’s Theatre | DONATE HERE

Follow this link to find more organizations supporting the arts in Birmingham.

Support Locals with Special Needs

1. United Ability

United Ability provides a wide variety of innovative services connecting people with disabilities to their communities and empowering individuals to live full and meaningful lives.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 100 Oslo Circle, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 944-3900
• Website

2. Mitchell’s Place

Mitchell’s Place specializes in improving the lives of children affected by autism and other developmental disabilities. They employ highly qualified and caring therapists, analysts and teachers to implement each child’s treatment and instruction.  

“Together, with dedicated parents and families, we are committed to unlocking each child’s potential with the aim of improving the quality of life for our clients and families.”

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 4778 Overton Road, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 957-0294
• Website

Bonus: don’t miss these!

• Hand in Paw | DONATE HERE

Follow this link to find more organizations supporting people with special needs in Birmingham.

Support Education

1. Better Basics, Inc.

Better Basics provides literacy intervention and enrichment programs for students in Birmingham and Fairfield City Schools, and Talladega County Schools.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 1231 Second Ave S, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 218-9304
• Website

2. STREAM Innovations

STREAM Innovations is committed to helping students to develop and explore their passion for Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STREAM) by providing exposure, experiences, and engagement with high expectations for their success.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 209 20th Street North; Suite 138, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 418-8227
• Website

3. I See Me, Inc.

The mission of I See Me, Inc. is to dismantle the “School-to-Prison Pipeline” by increasing the literacy rates in children of color by engaging them in literature that reflects their culture and mirrors their image.

• DONATE HERE
• Contact: Email | (205) 377-8844
• Website
• We got an inside look at their partnership with a local brewery this year—check it out.

Bonus: don’t miss these!

• GirlSpring | DONATE HERE

Follow this link to find more organizations supporting education in Birmingham.

Support Animal Welfare

1. Birmingham Zoo

One of the state’s most popular attractions, the Birmingham Zoo, is an ever-evolving adventure. The Birmingham Zoo features animals from all over the world, with signage highlighting the Zoo’s amazing animal care, conservation initiatives, and Species Survival Plans.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 2630 Cahaba Rd, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 879-0409
• Website

2. Greater Birmingham Humane Society

Greater Birmingham Humane Society exists to promote the humane treatment of people and animals through education, advocacy and services.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 300 Snow Dr, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 942-1211
• Website

Follow this link to find more organizations supporting animal welfare in Birmingham.

Support Children in Need

1. Kid One Transport System, Inc.

In every community throughout Alabama, there is a great need for safe, reliable transportation for children and expectant mothers to their medical appointments. Kid One is the only nonprofit of its kind in the state and one of only a handful of nonprofit transportation providers targeting children in the US.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: P. O. Box 11864, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 978-1017
• Website

2. Make-A-Wish Alabama

Make-A-Wish Alabama creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Although it’s a national organization, all operations take place at a grassroots level—and the Alabama chapter is headquartered right here in Birmingham.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 400 Vestavia Parkway, Suite 402, Birmingham
• Phone: (334) 750-1595
• Website

Bonus: don’t miss these!

• Ronald McDonald House | DONATE HERE
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham | DONATE HERE
• Grace House Ministries | DONATE HERE

Follow this link to find more organizations meeting the needs of children in Birmingham.

Follow this link to find more organizations bringing unforgettable experiences to kids in Birmingham.

Support our Environment

1. Black Warrior Riverkeeper

Black Warrior Riverkeeper’s mission is to protect and restore the Black Warrior River and its tributaries. They are dedicated to promoting clean water for the sake of public health, recreation and wildlife habitat throughout their patrol area, the Black Warrior River watershed. 

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 712 37th Street South, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 458-0095
• Website

2. Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens

As a Friend of the Gardens, you keep one of Birmingham’s most important and beloved cultural institutions growing—strengthening our community while enriching the lives of all who visit.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 2612 Lane Park Rd, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 414-3950
• Website

Bonus: don’t miss these!

• Alabama Rivers Alliance | DONATE HERE

Follow this link to find more ways to support the environment in Birmingham.

Support Families of all Shapes and Sizes

1. Heart Gallery Alabama

Heart Gallery Alabama is a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding forever families for children in Alabama’s foster care system by raising awareness and educating the public.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 3100 Independence Drive, Suite 200, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 445-1293
• Website

2. King’s Home

For over 46 years King’s Home has been home to hundreds of youth, women & kids seeking refuge, hope, and help from domestic violence, neglect, abandonment, homelessness and other difficult and impoverished conditions and circumstances.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 221 King’s Home Drive, Chelsea
• Phone: (205) 775-1804
• Website

Follow this link to find more ways to support families and child advocacy in Birmingham.

Support Health Services

1. Children’s of Alabama

Since 1911, Children’s of Alabama has been a place of healing and hope for Alabama’s most critically ill children. It’s the only medical center in the state dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 638-9100
• Website
• Check out how 3 local groups turned tragedy into possibilities for Children’s of AL.

2. Children’s Harbor

Children’s Harbor provides children with serious illnesses and their families a place to be themselves, have fun and relax while also receiving no-cost services that make life a bit easier for the whole family.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 1 Our Children’s Highway, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 847-4632
• Website

3. AIDS Alabama

AIDS Alabama has been committed to helping people living with HIV/AIDS in Alabama for over 30 years. They focus on housing, policy and advocacy, supportive services, HIV prevention and education, as well as free and confidential HIV testing.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 3529 7th Ave S, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 324-9822
• Website

Bonus: don’t miss these!

• Alzheimer’s Association | DONATE HERE
• Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama | DONATE HERE
• National MS Society | DONATE HERE
• Crisis Center | DONATE HERE

Follow this link to find more ways to support health services in Birmingham.

Support Social Justice

1. Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) stands as a national authority on the history of the Civil Rights Movement. BCRI reaches more than 150,000 individuals each year through their programs and services, and the Institute itself brings people from all over the country.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 520 16th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
• Phone: (205) 328-9696
• Website

2. Greater Birmingham Ministries

Greater Birmingham Ministries (GBM) was founded in 1969 in response to urgent human and justice needs in the greater Birmingham area. GBM is a multi-faith, multi-racial organization that provides emergency services for people in need and engages the poor and the non-poor in systemic change efforts to build a strong, supportive, engaged community and pursue a more just society for all people.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 2304 12th Ave N, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 326-6821
• Website

Bonus: don’t miss these!

• Jefferson County Memorial Project | DONATE HERE
• YWCA AmeriCorps | DONATE HERE

Follow this link or this link to find more ways to support social justice in Birmingham.

Support Homeless Services

1. Jimmie Hale Mission

The Jimmie Hale Mission has been serving the Birmingham area since its humble beginning as a storefront chapel in 1944.

For more than 75 years the ministry has helped restore and transform thousands of lives by addressing homelessness and addiction through the love of Jesus Christ and the generosity of people in our community and across the great state of Alabama.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 3420 2nd Ave N, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 323-5878
• Website

2. Firehouse Ministries

The Firehouse Shelter now operates 6 facilities ranging from transitional housing, a Safe Haven for men with serious mental illnesses, permanent supportive housing, to affordable low-income permanent housing in various neighborhoods throughout the Birmingham metro area.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 626 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 252-9576
• Website

Follow this link to find more ways to support the homeless population in Birmingham.

More Ways to Support

1. United Way of Central Alabama

United Way operates with the idea that everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. Their partners and initiatives make those opportunities a reality for residents of Central Alabama.

• DONATE HERE
• Address: 3600 8th Ave S, Birmingham
• Phone: (205) 251-5131
• Website

2. Historic Birmingham Mineral Railroad Signs Project

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The Historic Birmingham Mineral Railroad Signs Project is installing signs at various locations around the Birmingham area and in surrounding cities where the 253-mile-long Birmingham Mineral Railroad ran during its century-long era so that people will become more aware of that part of this area’s history.

• DONATE HERE
• Contact: Email | (205) 908-0179
• Website

Bonus: don’t miss these!

• Alabama Goodwill | DONATE HERE
• Asbury United Methodist | DONATE HERE
• Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | DONATE HERE
• EDPA Alabama Launchpad | LEARN MORE HERE
• Highlands Church | DONATE HERE
• McWane Science Center | DONATE HERE
• Vulcan Park | DONATE HERE
• American Red Cross | DONATE HERE
• Chabad of Alabama | DONATE HERE
• REV Birmingham | DONATE HERE

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