Remy Fund: $69K+ awarded to animal nonprofits in Greater Birmingham

If you are an animal lover this is one of the best announcements you will hear all year.

Today, The Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham awarded 11 grants totaling $69,200 to companion animal (dogs, cats, and horses) nonprofit organizations, serving Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker counties. 

Remy Fund established in 2011

Established by Birmingham area community volunteer, animal lover, and philanthropist Ken Jackson in 2011, The Remy Fund is a Field of Interest Fund of the Community Foundation.

Jackson has contributed more than $750,000 to the fund to honor the memory of his late dog, Remy. One of the most recognizable projects he has funded is Remy Park at Red Mountain Park.

This year’s recipients range from Hand in Paw to Kitty Kat Haven.

Below is the 2024 list of grantees:

• Alabama Spay Neuter, $10,000, for the Remy SNIP program, providing low-cost spay/neuter surgeries, reducing the number of unwanted animals in our community. 
• Bama Bully Rescue, $7,500, to provide care and adoption services for bully breeds, and to support community dogs belonging to low-income owners. 
• Birmingham AIDS Outreach (BAO), $2,000, for the Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)program, which provides food and services for pets of HIV-positive individuals who require financial assistance. 
• The Country Cattery, $2,500, to support veterinary expenses, housing, and food costs for the animals in care, as well as the feeding of feral colonies. 
• Hand in Paw, Inc, $5,000, for the Wags for Wellness (Wags) program, a mental health and stress relief program that benefits healthcare workers and first responders. 
• KatDadde, Inc, $10,000, to support comprehensive care of rescued and outdoor colony cats, and to enhance their capacity to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome cats. 
• Kitty Kat Haven, $10,000, to support veterinary costs of the hundreds of cats and kittens KKH serves annually, including severely ill or injured animals. 
• Rescuers United for Furbabies (RUFF), $2,500, for the purchase of a new AC unit for current transport van. 
• Special Equestrians, $4,700, to provide comprehensive care for horses in their animal-assisted equine therapy program. 
• Sugarbelle Foundation, $5,000, to further the mission of keeping pets and people together by providing comprehensive medical care, safe shelter, and training/evaluations to pet owners in need, and for spay/neuter services. 

Walker County Humane Society, $10,000, to provide spay and neuter resources in Walker County.

Remy Fund has disbursed nearly $650,000

Since 2011, the Remy Fund has awarded over $649,000 in grants.

The Remy Fund Grant Committee members include Debra Linton (Chair), Cathy Adams, Bert Gaddis DVM, Sheryl Kimerling, James “Murphy” Lynch DVM, Maggie McDonald, Isabel Rubio, Cameron Vowell, and Laura Wainwright. Ken Jackson serves as an ex-officio member of the Committee. 

To learn more about the Remy Fund visit the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham’s Remy Fund webpage..

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