As North Alabama’s regional community foundation, it’s our job to understand the pulse of our local communities better than anyone, enabling donors and nonprofit partners to tackle our most critical needs and build a thriving community that can adapt and persist through changing circumstances.
The Compass Society implements collaborative, high-impact projects that have a significant and sustainable impact across the eight areas of our community’s quality of life. It is one of the collective impact funds in the “Now & Later” family of funds – an innovation of the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville that allows donors to give today with a focus on tomorrow.
This innovative approach leverages the power of connection by co-investing funds to support future-shaping solutions that position Greater Huntsville for a brighter tomorrow.
“The Community Foundation engages strategic generosity to improve the quality of life across our community. The Compass Society is one of these unique strategies, attracting donors that wish to invest in innovative solutions to become a catalyst of positive change in our area. I am privileged to serve in the Compass Society as we apply our community’s spirit of innovation to generosity and map the future in new and exciting ways.”
– G.W. Boon III
Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation
Alabama A&M University
Angela Walker
Anonymous
Aviation and Missile Solutions
Beth and Bill Fleming
Beth B. Richardson
Betty G. (Jean) Lee
BG(Ret) and Mrs. Phil Coker
Bill and Lisette Colson
Blue Summit Supplies
Bree and Rick Wilbourn
Brian and Valarie Magerkurth
Brian Seay
Butterfly Frog Fund
Cadence Community Reinvestment Fund
Carmelita Palmer and Rick Brown
Carol and Leon Bell
CFD Research
Chad and Natalie Donald Foundation
Chris Russell and Sharon Doviet
Cindi and Bob Ludwig
Cindy and Tim Howard
Cindy Walz
Dale and Kristen Jobes
Dennis and Josephine Clements
Dr. Jeanette Jones
Freedom Real Estate & Capital, LLC
Gary Donald
George and Peg Heeschen
Greg and Kathy Hopper
Helen and Vincent Harrand
Hinson & Hinson – In Honor of Jean Lee
Hunter and Nancy Washington Vaughn
Investor’s Resource
James and Violet Gilbert
Jan Smith
Jason and Kelly Gallaspy
Jay and Valerie Chandler
Jeff and Cecilia Showalter
Joe and Pam Alexander
John and Candy Burnett
John and Patti Gipson
Jonathan and Angela Pettus
Karen Stanley
Kem and Nancy Robertson
Kevin Byrnes and Paula Payton
Larry and Amanda Lowe
Laura Lester and Dennis Madsen
Lauren and Doug Martinson
Leah and Paul Gradl
Levis Family
Linscomb Williams
Lisa and Kapil Pant
Little Drummer Girl Fund
Lucinda K. and Gary Griner, Jr. Family Fund
Lynn and Elaine Oakes
Lynn and John Troy
Marc and Vicki Highsmith
Marie C. Newberry
Matt and Deanna Bender
Melissa and Tom Thompson
Michael and Jana Moody
Michael and Leta Hornbuckle DeMaioribus
Michele Armstrong
Mike and Patty Lowe
Mike and Theresa Durboraw
Paul and Audrey Byrge
Paula Steigerwald
Peter and Erika Alvarez
Polly Ann Cayson
Randy and Jan Reynolds Family Fund
Ray and Lia White
Rick and Sherry Smith
Rick Myers and Wendy Yang
Rob and Laurie Heard
Roland Walker, Jr.
Russ Curtis and Erin Bloxham Curtis
Sam Thompson
Sameer and Ruchi Singhal
Sami and Nawal Habchi
Sandra and John Moon Memorial Fund
Sangeeta and Ashok Singhal
Sarah Savage-Jones
Scott and Amy Schnorrenberg Family Fund
Sheri Robinson
Smalligan Giving Fund
Sonrisa Fund
Steve Cayson
Tenth Leper Fund
The Moore Family
Thomas and Elizabeth Abel
Tim and Sharon Holcombe
Todd and Zara Lowry
Torch Technologies
Triple E Fund
United Community Bank
Vaughn Defense Services
Vector Wealth Strategies, LLC
Visually Handicapped Teacher Fund
Wes and Sundown Kelley
Womack & Associates, LLC
Although all gifts are appreciated, donors who contribute at least $1,000 are invited to become members of the Compass Society. Donors of all Compass Society giving levels will be recognized on the Compass Society webpage.
The Community Foundation can accept not only cash and credit cards, but also non-cash gifts such as stocks and bonds. Assets such as real estate and other personal property may also be accepted, but are subject to Board approval.
Fifty percent of your gift will be deployed in current year grantmaking. Fifty percent of your gift will be added to the Compass Endowment. Each year, earnings from this fund are used to make grants addressing community needs. The principal of the fund will remain intact. In this way, your gift – and all future earnings from your gift and the gifts of others – will be a permanent source of community capital, helping to do good work forever.
You receive the full tax benefits associated with your gift in the year your gift is made.
Annually, the Compass Society Grants Committee will make grants decisions for the fund.
An endowment provides a stable source of income to address community needs forever, and contributions to the Compass Society provide a lasting legacy of the donors who support it. The impact of these investments will continue to benefit the community long after the donations have been made. Additionally, our community is growing and changing each year, and the needs of tomorrow may be different from our needs today. Compass Society will be here to meet the needs of the community both now and forever.
An honorary or memorial donation to the Compass Society is a perfect way to honor those who loved this community and called it “home.”
The Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville is North Alabama’s regional community foundation and has a mission to mobilize generosity to improve quality of life across
