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Honor Jo Ann Bland with a gift today

It is with profound sadness and immense gratitude that we celebrate the life and legacy of our founder Jo Ann Bland who passed away on February 19, 2026. Ms. Bland was a lifelong warrior for civil rights and gave everything she had to preserve Selma’s history and pave the way for the next generations of leaders. She was a foot soldier, a bold visionary and a force for change. Now, it is our turn to let her vision guide us and keep her spirit alive.

Your gift will honor her work, sustain her legacy and help us make her vision a reality.

“What people don’t understand or don’t think about [is that] the [Civil Rights] movement was not a Black movement. They couched it like that and wrote our history like that, but women didn’t vote, poor people of any color didn’t vote. The rights that [we have today] fought for by people like me, people right here in Selma. And Selma deserves the best. Selma gave so much to this nation. It’s time for someone to give back. Let it be your time.”

— Jo Ann Bland, Foot Soldiers Park founder and 1965 foot soldier

Donations by Mail

We gratefully accept donations via checks payable to “Foot Soldiers Park INC.”and sent to following address:

Foot Soldiers Park
1018 Water Ave, Suite 1
Selma, AL 36702

To receive your tax deductible receipt, please include your first and last name and your email or street address.

Wire Transfers

If you wish to transfer donation funds directly to our account, please contact us at info@footsoldierspark.org and type “Request for info re: wire transfer” in the subject line. Our team will follow up with the required information and assist you.

Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)

Designate a gift from your donor–advised fund today to commemorate the everyday people who fought for our freedoms in the 1960s and to activate the next generation of civil rights activists.

Please find our most recent 990 and W-9. Our EIN number is 86-1479452.

Stocks

Donors can support our work through a gift of stock or other securities. Please request a stock gift transfer through your broker using the following information:

Account/Beneficiary: FOOT SOLDIERS PARK, INC.
Account Number: Z40-282950
DTC#: 0226
Brokerage: Corporation

If you plan to give a gift of stock, please let us know! Stock gifts often don’t include the names of donors, and we want to be able to thank you for your generosity. Send us an email at info@footsoldierspark.org and include your name, mailing address, name of stock, and number of shares.

Still have questions? Contact us at (334) 412-6604.

Foot Soldiers Park INC. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (EIN 86-1479452).
Please find our most recent form 990 and W-9. 

Your donation to Foot Soldiers Park is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Please keep your receipt as your official record of your donation. We’ll send it to you once we have successfully processed your payment.