Hill Family Foundation 2025 Annual Report & 2026 Event Summary
HFF Annual Report outlines 2025 initiatives that support our vision of advancing and networking youth and young adult mental health care. HFF sponsors wellness centers, athletes, and coaches through scholarships, increased training, and improved access to recovery centers, providing Christ- centered real solutions. Hill Family Foundation is committed to funding the development of local and regional outpatient counseling facilities that offer Christ-centered, trained professionals.
Our Mission: Hill Family Foundation provides research, support, and encouragement to advancestate-of-the-art treatment methods. Hill Foundation continues extensive research and meets withhealth care professionals across Alabama and the Southeast to share knowledge about emerging treatment methods. Severe depression among North Alabama youth is at epidemic levels, and we are committed to bringing highly trained health care resources to our community.
Our Focus: Hill Family Foundation conducts extensive research into methods that are both FDA-approved and on the cutting edge of treatment for patients who are resistant to traditional therapy. Traditional treatments, including behavioral talk therapy and prescription medications, have an alarming failure rate, averaging 30 percent. Additional mental health treatment interventions and modules are being developed in the hope of bridging the gap between science and true help.
2026 Events Scheduled
Hill Family Foundation 2026 events will include two fundraisers at Cherokee Ridge Country Club, in Huntsville. The dates for each event are:
4-5 June 2026 – 5th Annual Grant Hill Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting Kids to Love
The 5th Annual Tournament will be hosted with an AM flight on Thursday, 4th June and AM/PM flights on Friday, 5th June. Please get in touch with Bailey Hill early to reserve your flight at Bailey@hillfamilyfoundation.net
10 October 2026 – Freedom in the Fairways Concert & Tournament benefiting Hill Family Foundation Mental Health
The 2nd Annual Freedom In the Fairways tournament will be a 8:00AM flight only 4-person scramble golf tournament, followed by a 2:00 PM concert featuring DOVE recording artists at Cherokee Ridge Country Club.
Initiatives from 2025
Kids To Love Grant Hill Mental Wellness Team (Huntsville, AL)
Hill Family Foundation is continuing the partnership with Kids to Love through 2025 donations of over $214,000 in commitments to building the Smith Family Wellness Center. This facility hosted its grand opening on August 21, 2025, with a ribbon cutting and several community members present.
The Hill Family Foundation funds the Grant Hill Trauma Team, which is a team of mental health professionals working to heal trauma in Huntsville, AL. The Smith Family Wellness Center is 17,000-square-foot building housing four areas of community support, including the Grant Hill Trauma Team, the Isenberg Center for Education and Innovation, the Curtis Cares Center, and, in 2026, the Kids Clinic.
The foundation greatly appreciates all support from the Kids to Love team, including providing support to fundraisers and opportunities. For more information on the Smith Family Wellness Center and trauma therapy, please see the sources section at the close of this report.
Left/Top to Right/Bottom: Smith Family Wellness Center Ribbon Cutting on 21 August 2025; Brad Hill speaking during the ribbon cutting presentation; Attendees of ceremony; Smith Family Wellness Center Tribute Painting to Grant Hill. Photos courtesy of Kids to Love
The foundation was privileged to provide a check of $158.885.00 to Kids to Love from the Annual Grant Hill Memorial Golf Tournament in 2025. This check is the largest fundraiser to date for the foundation and we thank our donors for their generosity! A special thank you to the Kids to Love team for volunteering and all support for the tournament! We hope to see everyone back out at Cherokee Ridge Country Club June 4-5, 2026!
Left to Right: Hunter Hill, Bailey Hill, Heather Carlton, Lee Marshall, Stacey Hill, Brad Hill
The Hill Family Foundation is so grateful and recognizes all Platinum, Gold, Silver, Breakfast, Lunch, Snack/Drink and other key sponsors. We genuinely appreciate the time, effort, and financial support that helps fund mental health transformation for our community. We would not have had a record year without your support, thank you!
A list of our sponsors from the 2025 Annual Grant Hill Memorial Golf Tournament
Huntsville High School (Huntsville, AL)
Hill Family Foundation presented $10,000 in college scholarships to Huntsville High School via the Grant Hill Track and Field Scholarship and the Grant Hill Football Scholarship.
Brayden Mykel Watson was awarded the $5,000 Track Scholarship, nominated by Athletic Director Coach Fleetwood of the school. Brayden will be competing at the next level for Biola University in California.
John Bouldin Carter was awarded the $5,000 Grant Hill Football scholarship, also nominated by Athletic Director Coach Fleetwood. John will be attending the University of Alabama, majoring in Kinesiology.
Pictured: John Bouldin Carter (left) and Brayden Mykel Watson (right)
University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, AL)
Hill Family Foundation provides $80,000 of annual support to the Track and Field team through donations for the athletics department's mental health and wellness. The Hill family has supported the throws squad and track team for multiple years through participation, coaching, fundraising, and additional measures.
The foundation continues to provide support via funding of assistant coach, Cade Finley. Cade is finishing his second year as the UAH Charger’s Assistant Coach, Throws. Cade led the Chargers to secure multiple finalist finishes during the 2024-2025 season.
Another venue of support includes a $20,000 scholarship award to Jordyn Beverly, a sophomore on the Track and Field Throws team. Jordyn finished in 6th place in Shot Put, as a finalist in the Gulf South Conference Championship, while finishing 3rd in the Discus.
Left & Middle: Jordyn Beverly at Gulf South Conference Championships in May 2025. Right:Coach Finley.
Huntsville Hospital Foundation – Huntsville Classic
Hill Family Foundation donated over $10,000 to the annual Huntsville Classic at ORION Amphitheater. The event raising funds for the Huntsville Hospital Foundation to support critical care for women and babies at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and Madison Hospital, funding equipment like fetal monitors and L&D beds. Hundreds of thousands were raised in support of Women and Children Health!
Left Photo (left to right): Bailey Hill, Hunter Hill, Katie Lowery, Daniel Lowery, Robert Shuford, Leah Shuford, Scott Simmons, Jill Simmons at the Heart Ball. Middle Photo: Hunter and Bailey Hill at the Heart Ball. Right Photo: Hill Family Foundation Table at the Heart Ball
Sarah Gayle Gibbs Memorial Foundation Southern Social (Huntsville, AL)
Hill Family Foundation donated $1,000 in sponsorship of the Sarah Gayle Gibbs Annual Southern Social event August 16th, 2025. Thousands were raised in support of a great cause!
Photo: SGGMF Southern Social June 2025
Christ Health Master Class Training: Psychiatric Mental Health Support (Birmingham, AL)
Hill Family Foundation commitments to Christ Health Master Class Training have exceeded $150,000. The 20-episode virtual training series helps accelerate psychiatric training for both nurse practitioners and behavioral therapists, using faith-based methods for diagnosing and treating mental health disorders. The series will soon be released on web-based applications to accelerate care.
HIS WAY Golf Tournament Sponsorships (Huntsville, AL)
Hill Family Foundation donated $3,200 in sponsorships to HIS WAY at both the Valkyrie (merged with Hill Technical Solutions) May 2025 Golf Tournament and Torch Technologies September 2025 Golf Tournaments! Since 2007, HIS WAY has been helping men overcome addiction to drugs and alcohol.
Photo: HIS WAY golf tournament putting
Generosity Foundation (Huntsville, AL) & Quarterback Club (Children’s BHM)
Late in 2025, the foundation donated $10,000 to The Generosity Foundation in support of Joe Mackenzie initiatives in North Alabama. An additional donation of $2,500 was sent to the Monday Morning Quarterback Club in support of Mac McKiernan’s role working with youth at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama.
Hill Family Foundation Leadership Update
At the December 2025 Board Meeting, Ms. Bailey Hill was named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Hill Family Foundation. She will also serve as a foundation Board Member on all applicable matters. Bailey has a background in mental health, behavior analysis, engineering, artificial intelligence, project management, acquisition, operations, and more. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, researching support for clinicians in treating post- traumatic stress disorder.
Sources
American Heart Association Heart Ball
Huntsville Madison County Chamber: Kids to Love Celebrates Opening of Smith Family Wellness Center
Kids to Love Smith Family Wellness Center Trauma Therapy
