Foundations · IRS 990 filings

Foundations in Alabama

1,227
foundations
$632.4M
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
293
say they accept unsolicited
$7,500
median grant

Grantlas lists 1,227 foundations based in Alabama — 1,141 private foundations and 86 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $632.4 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 293 of them (24%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Birmingham (566), Mobile (110) and Montgomery (67).

293 of them say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Foundations accepting applications in Alabama.

Top 25 of 1,227 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 268 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in Alabama
Alabama Power Foundation IncBirmingham, AL$2,500$16.2M$100–$500,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Caring FoundationBirmingham, AL$15.5M$15.5M—FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Dove Family FoundationDothan, AL$5,000$12M$150–$10MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Mapp Family FoundationPoint Clear, AL$10,000$8M$300–$8MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, AL$10,000$7.5M$200–$112,500FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Vulcan Materials Company FoundationBirmingham, AL$6.2M$6.5M$5.8M–$6.5MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Bradleymurphy Forestry & Natural ResourBirmingham, AL$40,713$3.9M$4,280–$1.7MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL$5,000$3.8M$48–$700,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Trinka Davis FoundationAshville, AL$22,500$3.7M$1,500–$3.5MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Wiregrass FoundationDothan, AL$7,313$3.7M$375–$1MFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Mike and Gillian Goodrich FoundationBirmingham, AL$20,000$3.3M$750–$333,333FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
J L Bedsole FoundationMobile, AL$6,000$3.3M$500–$500,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Hill Crest Foundation IncMountain Brook, AL$25,000$3.1M$800–$300,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Alpha FoundationHuntsville, AL$40,000$2.9M$5,000–$600,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Hugh Kaul FoundationBirmingham, AL$20,000$2.6M$5,000–$395,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Max and Lorayne Cooper FoundationBirmingham, AL$152,100$2.6M$800–$630,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Holle Family FoundationBirmingham, AL$10,000$2.5M$800–$1.1MFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Hearin - Chandler FoundationMobile, AL$25,000$2.5M$1,000–$395,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Robert R Meyer FoundationBirmingham, AL$20,000$2.1M$5,000–$150,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The International Retinal ResearchBirmingham, AL$77,500$1.7M$10,000–$525,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Alfa FoundationMontgomery, AL$5,000$1.7M$250–$944,500FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Charles Barkley Foundation IncVestavia Hills, AL$100,000$1.7M$20,000–$200,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Dw McMillan FoundationBrewton, AL$10,000$1.4M$800–$220,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Ben May Charitable TrustMobile, AL$10,000$1.4M$1,000–$250,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Solon and Martha Dixon FdAndalusia, AL$15,000$1.3M$1,000–$375,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.

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Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.