Foundations that fund environmental groups in Alabama
These 25 foundations made grants to environmental groups in Alabama in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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The Daniel Foundation of Alabama
- $35,000 to Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation, Mobile: Charitable
- $12,000 to Coosa Riverkeeper, Mt Laurel: Charitable
- $2,000 to Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation, Mobile: Charitable
How to apply: Please see our website
Deadlines: Please see our website
Restrictions: Please see our website
The Hugh Kaul Foundation
- $25,000 to Freshwater Land Trust, Birmingham: General operating
- $10,000 to Birmingham Botanical Society, Mountain Brk: General operating
- $10,000 to Coosa Riverkeeper, Birmingham: General operating
How to apply: See statement attached
Deadlines: See statement attached
Restrictions: Limited to charitable organizations in the greater birmingham metropolitan area or in clay or coosa counties, al
Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation
- $70,000 to Freshwater Land Trust, Birmingham: Operating support of organization
- $30,000 to Cahaba Riverkeeper, Birmingham: Operating support of organization
- $25,000 to Alabama Audubon, Birmingham: Operating support of organization
How to apply: Please contact the foundation for information on how to submit a grant request
Deadlines: Please contact the foundation for information on how to submit a grant request
Restrictions: Please contact the foundation for information on how to submit a grant request
Robert R Meyer Foundation
- $50,000 to Freshwater Land Trust, Birmingham: General operating
- $25,000 to Coosa Riverkeeper, Birmingham: General operating
- $15,000 to Birmingham Botanical Society Inc, Mountain Brk: General operating
How to apply: Request application
Deadlines: Spring and fall deadlines
Restrictions: 501(c)(3) organizations
Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust
- $5,000 to Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Birmingham: Charitable purpose
- $5,000 to Freshwater Land Trust, Birmingham: General operating
- $5,000 to Birmingham Botanical Services Inc, Birmingham: General operating
How to apply: One page cover letter addressed to the trust signed by your board director or chair outlining grant purpose
Deadlines: March 1st and september 1st
Restrictions: Limited to the greater birmingham area
The Kresge Foundation
- $250,000 to American Society of Adaptation Professionals, Mobile: Project support to assist adaptation professionals and practitioners
- $103,333 to The Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, Madison: Project support grant will support the work with residents in the jefferson-chalmers area
How to apply: See www.kresge.org or email grantsmanagement@kresge.org
Deadlines: See www.kresge.org or email grantsmanagement@kresge.org
Restrictions: See www.kresge.org or email grantsmanagement@kresge.org
Cd Helen and Jeff Glaze Foundation
- $5,000 to Mobile Baykeeper, Mobile: Education
- $3,000 to Dog River Clearwater Revival, Mobile: Community welfare
How to apply: No prescribed form; letter to outline request
Rucker & Margaret Agee Fund Ua
- $3,000 to Birmingham Botanical Society, Mountain Brk: General operating
- $2,000 to Aldridge Gardens, Hoover: General operating
How to apply: By letter
The Oak Hill Fund
- $59,375 to The Longleaf Alliance, Andalusia: To 1) enhance targeted technical assistance delivery for landowners to restore longleaf...
How to apply: The oak hill fund utilizes an on-line grants management system. Potential grantees may submit application materials per written guidelines found at www.oakhillfund.org.
Deadlines: See statement for line 2a
Restrictions: Grants are made only to organizations exempt from tax under irc section 501(c)(3).
Pleiad Foundation
- $57,500 to Freshwater Land Trust, Birmingham: To promote charitable cause
Rjjb Family Foundation
- $50,000 to Mobile Baykeeper, Mobile: General operating
How to apply: The grant proposal should be prepared on one 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper and signed by the organization's chief executive officer and any attachments should be labeled. The proposal should include the following: a cover letter with agency name and address, the name and telephone...
Deadlines: May be submitted year round. Grants are reviewed annually in october/november.
Restrictions: The foundation considers requests that serve the needs reflected in its mission - faith, community, and education. A group may apply for a grant only if it is a nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status under section 501 (c)(3) of the...
Mcwane Foundation
- $30,000 to Freshwater Land Trust, Birmingham: General support
How to apply: Potential grantees should submit a letter with the following information: - a description of the organization for which the funds are sought - how the requested funds will be used - timeliness for the funding and implementation of the project - how success will be measured for...
Deadlines: Requests will be considered on a quarterly basis with deadline for submission as follows: march 15,
Restrictions: The mcwane foundation will not support: - individuals or groups acting on behalf of individuals - organizations that discrimiate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin or gender - telephone or mass mail appeals - political...
Wells Fargo Foundation
- $25,000 to Freshwater Land Trust, Birmingham: Don't trash the 'ham: litter gitter on valley creek
How to apply: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Deadlines: Applications are accepted from february 1 through october 1.
Restrictions: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Hearin - Chandler Foundation C/O Thomas B Van Antwerp Trustee
- $25,000 to Community of Mobile Inc, Mobile: Operating
How to apply: Letter format - 501(c)(3) org - purpose of grant - history of organization
Deadlines: October 1 of each year
Crampton Trust #1255000731 Regions Bank Trustee
- $20,000 to Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation, Mobile: Eleven passenger van
How to apply: No prescribed form
Restrictions: Only section 501(c)(3) organizations that are not private foundations and which are located in that part of southwest alabama, including the counties of baldwin, clarke, escambia, mobile, monroe, and washington.
The Gratitude Foundation
- $15,000 to Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Birmingham: Civic
How to apply: Written request
Restrictions: Limited to charitable, religious, scientific, literacy or educational purposes within birmingham and its surrounding areas.
The Shirk Family Foundation
- $10,000 to Mobile Botanical Gardens, Mobile: 50th anniversary sculpture
How to apply: Grant application, project plan and budget, strategy to track results, prior year awards and how they were used
Deadlines: To be stated in foundation posting of application timeline
Restrictions: Must be irc section 501c3 entity and a public charity under irc section 509a1 or 509a2 with a favorable determinationletter
Hill Crest Foundation Inc
- $6,000 to Cahaba Riverkeeper, Birmingham: Support
How to apply: Applications should be in written form and include information regarding the purpose of the application and the entity making the application.
Restrictions: All grants are made only to tax-exempt organizations. Most beneficiaries have programs within the state of alabama.
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc
- $5,000 to Birmingham Botanical Society, Birmingham: Organization's charitable purpose
How to apply: Applications should be submitted online at publixcharities.org and include the following: information on the organization, a copy of the 501(c)(3) determination letter issued by the internal revenue service, a brief budget, and a list of the organization's board of directors. If...
The Ben May Charitable Trust Hancock Whitney Bank Successor Trustee
- $5,000 to Alabama Coastal Foundation, Mobile: General purposes
How to apply: Letter application along with copy of the irs tax exemption letter
Simon & Louise Henderson Foundation
- $5,000 to The Longleaf Alliance, Andalusia: General operations
How to apply: No set format required.
Restrictions: Preferred geographical area is east texas.
Andrew Burgin Charitable Trust
- $4,385 to Coosa Riverkeeper, Birmingham: General operating
How to apply: Apply online at www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundation/ burgin-charitable-trust
Deadlines: May 1
Restrictions: Foundation primarily supports organizations in alabama
Sisler Mcfawn Foundation Pfdn
- $4,000 to Gasp, Birmingham: General operating
How to apply: Letter form
Deadlines: Prior to meetings in may, september and december
Restrictions: Grants given primarily to akron ohio organizations
International Paper Company Foundation
- $4,000 to Alabama Forestry Foundation, Montgomery: Alabama schoolyard forests
How to apply: Instructions available in an online grant application system (cybergrants) at www.ipgiving.com. Most requests go through local review.
Deadlines: Date determined by local facility.
Restrictions: Major emphasis on communities where international paper company employees live and work.
Mapp Family Foundation
- $2,500 to South Alabama Land Trust, Fairhope: General charitable purpose
How to apply: Applications available upon request
Restrictions: Limited to organizations granted 501(c)(3) tax exempt status of the irs code and are classified as not a private foundation" as defined under section 509(a) of the internal revenue code. The foundation also plans to make grants to...
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