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Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.0M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
61
Grants FY2025
59
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$217,500
Organizations funded a year
48 to 59
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$21M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $265k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving61$2.0M18%
FY202459$1.7M19%
FY202354$1.7M17%
FY202257$1.8M18%
FY202157$1.5M14%
FY202048$1.5M13%
FY201951$1.4M16%
FY201857$1.3M25%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$3.9MHuman Services$1.8MYouth Development$1.5MHealth$873kFood & Nutrition$725kReligion$587kHousing & Shelter$441kCommunity Improvement$427kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
IN
PA
CA
CO
KY
KS
TN
AL
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 88 grantees
All grantees of Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Alice Lloyd College$625,00080%
The Wellhouse Inc$533,50096%
The Restoration Academy$510,00092%
Jones Valley Urban Farm$480,00095%
Christ Health Center Inc$466,60070%
Cornerstone Schools of Alabama Inc$450,00091%
Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School Inc$385,00082%
Samford University$375,50080%
Stair of Birmingham$360,00098%
Bessemer Redevelopment Corp$345,000525%
Grace House Ministries Inc$305,00092%
Community Furniture Bank Inc$295,00097%
I3 Academy$285,00061%
Kid One Transport System Inc$262,50094%
Rotary Club of Birmingham Foundation$243,000996%
The a Education Partnership$235,00080%
Preschool Partners$230,90093%
Growing Kings Inc$227,500920%
Birmingham Education Foundation$215,00055%
Birmingham Zoo Inc$205,00070%
Christian Service Mission Inc$200,00072%
Legacy Schools$175,000551%
Teach for America Inc$170,00070%
Highlands College$150,0003n/a
Covenant Rescue Group$150,0001n/a
Kings Home Inc$150,00060%
Casa of Jefferson County Inc$149,000315%
Better Basics Inc$142,50091%
Alabama Casa Network Inc$135,00052%
The Safehouse of Shelby County Inc$125,00081%
The Smartplay$120,000911%
Young Womens Christian Assn of Birmingham$120,00031%
Red Mountain Theatre Company Inc$115,00031%
The Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc$107,50050%
Walker College Foundation$106,00051%
The Foundry Ministries Inc$95,00060%
Build Up$95,00032%
Desert Island Supply Co$95,00087%
Freedom Rain Inc$90,00030%
Downtown Jimmie Hale Mission$90,00090%
Eye and Ear Foundation$85,00021%
Public Affairs Research Council of Al$85,00044%
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh$80,00031%
The Children's Hospital of Alabama$75,00040%
Special Equestrians Inc$70,00055%
First Light Inc$70,00071%
Pathways Inc$65,00081%
The Neighborhood Academy$65,00031%
Youth Towers$60,000513%
Children's Fresh Air Farm Fund$60,000221%
Manchester Youth Development Center Inc$60,00022%
Family Guidance Inc$58,50032%
East End Cooperative Ministry$55,00021%
New Schools for Alabama$50,00020%
Woodlawn United Inc$50,00011%
Kingdom Builders US Inc$50,00012%
Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc$50,0001n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham Inc$50,0001n/a
Second Wind Programs Inc$47,65050%
Alabama Association of Nonprofits$42,04066%
Mission Dental Inc$38,50021%
Impact America$35,00021%
The Hope Institute$35,00041%
Alabama Symphony Endowment$30,00041%
Quarterbacking Children's Health Foundation$25,00040%
The Pittsburgh Project$25,00031%
Scholarships for Kids Inc$24,00030%
Birmingham Landmarks Inc$20,00021%
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama$20,0001n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama Inc$20,00020%
Pilots for Christ Inc$20,00012%
Fresh Start Initiative$15,0001n/a
Young Stars Basketball Academy Inc$15,0001n/a
Linly Heflin Unit Inc$15,00021%
Jh Ranch International$11,8001n/a
Girls on the Run Birmingham$11,50016%
Focus on Recovery Inc$10,00021%
Magic City Woodworks$10,00011%
Ronald McDonald House Charties of Northeastern Pensylvania Inc$10,0001n/a
Hero Program$10,0001n/a
Women's Foundation of Alabama$7,50020%
The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs$5,00010%
Lakeshore Foundation$5,00010%
Mitch Pledger Youth Development$5,0001n/a
Breakthrough Birmingham$5,0001n/a
HECHO Project Inc$3,50016%
Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema Inc$2,50010%
House of Hope$2,5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 36 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 75 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAlice Lloyd College: $625,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetThe Wellhouse Inc: $533,500 over 9y, 5.7% of budgetThe Restoration Academy: $510,000 over 9y, 2.3% of budgetJones Valley Urban Farm: $480,000 over 9y, 5.0% of budgetChrist Health Center Inc: $466,600 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCornerstone Schools of Alabama Inc: $450,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetHoly Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School Inc: $385,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetSamford University: $375,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetStair of Birmingham: $360,000 over 9y, 8.5% of budgetBessemer Redevelopment Corp: $345,000 over 5y, 25% of budgetGrace House Ministries Inc: $305,000 over 9y, 2.3% of budgetCommunity Furniture Bank Inc: $295,000 over 9y, 6.7% of budgetI3 Academy: $285,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetKid One Transport System Inc: $262,500 over 9y, 3.9% of budgetRotary Club of Birmingham Foundation: $243,000 over 9y, 96% of budgetThe a Education Partnership: $235,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetPreschool Partners: $230,900 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetGrowing Kings Inc: $227,500 over 9y, 20% of budgetBirmingham Education Foundation: $215,000 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetBirmingham Zoo Inc: $205,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetChristian Service Mission Inc: $200,000 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetLegacy Schools: $175,000 over 5y, 51% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $170,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetKings Home Inc: $150,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCasa of Jefferson County Inc: $149,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetBetter Basics Inc: $142,500 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetAlabama Casa Network Inc: $135,000 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetThe Safehouse of Shelby County Inc: $125,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetThe Smartplay: $120,000 over 9y, 11% of budgetYoung Womens Christian Assn of Birmingham: $120,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetRed Mountain Theatre Company Inc: $115,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc: $107,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWalker College Foundation: $106,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetThe Foundry Ministries Inc: $95,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBuild Up: $95,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetDesert Island Supply Co: $95,000 over 8y, 7.3% of budgetFreedom Rain Inc: $90,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDowntown Jimmie Hale Mission: $90,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetEye and Ear Foundation: $85,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetPublic Affairs Research Council of Al: $85,000 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetWomen's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh: $80,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Alabama: $75,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Equestrians Inc: $70,000 over 5y, 5.2% of budgetFirst Light Inc: $70,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetPathways Inc: $65,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetThe Neighborhood Academy: $65,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetYouth Towers: $60,000 over 5y, 13% of budgetChildren's Fresh Air Farm Fund: $60,000 over 2y, 21% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 75.

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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.

The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaAL88.6× affinity44 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham · Protective Life Foundation · Robert R Meyer Foundation · Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust · Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · The Joseph S Bruno Charitable Foundation · Altecstyslinger Foundation · The Hugh Kaul Foundation · Hill Crest Foundation Inc · Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation

How much does Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation give?
Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation reported 61 grants totaling $1,971,400 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 48 and 59 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (33%), Human Services (15%), Youth Development (13%).
Who are Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Alice Lloyd College ($625k), The Wellhouse Inc ($534k), The Restoration Academy ($510k).
Does Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Protective Life Foundation.
Where is Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation based?
Campbell Estelle S Char Foundation is based in NV.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 124 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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