Alabama · Private foundation
A Better South Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $809k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 24
- Grants FY2025
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $601,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2025 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the South | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Homewood Soccer Club Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Alabama Rivers Alliance Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cahaba River Society Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Freshwater Land Trust | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pro Publica Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Women's Foundation of Alabama | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| College Choice Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the South | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Homewood Soccer Club Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Alabama Rivers Alliance Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cahaba River Society Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Freshwater Land Trust | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pro Publica Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Women's Foundation of Alabama | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| College Choice Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Parks Conservation Association | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Shelby County | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Black Warrior Riverkeeper Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coosa Riverkeeper Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Katdadde Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ronald McDonald House Alabama Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alabama Initiative for Independent Journalism Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jefferson County Greenways Foundation | $500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($639k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget A Better South Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Stephens Foundation · The Hugh Kaul Foundation · Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust · Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation · Protective Life Foundation · Abahac Inc · The Gratitude Foundation · Strain Foundation · Robert R Meyer Foundation · Altecstyslinger Foundation
How this is measured
About A Better South Foundation
- How much does A Better South Foundation give?
- A Better South Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $808,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does A Better South Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2025 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (87%), Environment (8%), Recreation & Sports (4%).
- Who are A Better South Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: University of the South ($100k), Homewood Soccer Club Inc ($30k), Alabama Rivers Alliance Inc ($25k).
- Does A Better South Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as A Better South Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, Stephens Foundation.
- Where is A Better South Foundation based?
- A Better South Foundation is based in AL.
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