165 private foundations reported grants to Birmingham, Alabama recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 165 private foundations reported 647 grants totaling $20,858,071 to 444 organizations in Birmingham, Alabama. The most-funded purposes were education (43 grants) and health & medical (28 grants). Protective Life Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $2,940,050 across 106 grants. The median reported grant was $10,000.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported Alabama dollars that landed in Birmingham — a funder at 90% is effectively a Birmingham funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protective Life Foundation | 106 | $2,940,050 | 88% |
| Gates Foundation | 2 | $1,632,561 | 58% |
| Regions Foundation | 11 | $1,280,000 | 63% |
| Donald M James Family Foundation | 13 | $1,227,060 | 98% |
| Rjjb Family Foundation | 4 | $788,560 | 67% |
| Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust | 75 | $682,000 | 87% |
| Collat Family Foundation Inc | 12 | $565,000 | 85% |
| Kingdom Alliance Foundation | 2 | $505,000 | 75% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham the | 1 | $1,132,561 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | 2 | $1,030,000 |
| United WAY of Central Alabama | 8 | $912,514 |
| National Christian Foundation | 1 | $720,000 |
| Woodlawn United | 5 | $545,333 |
| Birmingham Board of Education | 1 | $500,000 |
| Westminster School at OAK Mountain | 1 | $500,000 |
| University of Alabama in Birmingham | 1 | $492,760 |
| Radical | 3 | $410,000 |
| People's Budget Birmingham | 1 | $400,000 |
165 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Birmingham, Alabama on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $20,858,071 across 647 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Protective Life Foundation, Gates Foundation, Regions Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Birmingham, Alabama concentrate in education (43), health & medical (28), scholarships & financial aid (25). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Birmingham, Alabama recipient was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $1,132,561. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
