The mission of the Selma-to-Montgomery March Foundation is to help facilitate and fund the annual National Voting Rights Celebration, the Bridge Crossing Jubilee, and the National Voting Rights Museum & Institute.

The National Voting Rights Celebration, the Bridge Crossing Jubilee, and the National Voting Rights Museum & Institute tell the history of the voting rights struggle in America, educate people about the importance of voting rights, and encourage the exercise of the voting franchise in the United States by all Americans. The work performed is more than a celebration but a continuation of the struggle for voting rights.

Selma, Bloody Sunday, and the Selma-to-Montgomery March were catalysts for passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. As a result, Selma, Alabama has become the foremost symbol throughout the world for the ongoing struggle for voting rights. People from across the country and around the world make the pilgrimage to Selma year-round.

Voting is the one right that touches all aspects of our lives – from before we are born until after we die. The events funded and facilitated by the Selma-to-Montgomery March Foundation help provide individuals with the history and knowledge of the importance of voting rights and the understanding and tools to advance voting rights.