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Debardeleben Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$217k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
74
Grants FY2024
74
Organizations funded FY2023
22%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,595
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,755
Organizations funded a year
41 to 83
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 22% of the organizations Debardeleben Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesEducationReligionArts & CultureInternationalOther
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
FY2024still arriving74$217k31%
FY202374$206k22%
FY202262$178k27%
FY202155$201k29%
FY202064$206k31%
FY201983$195k49%
FY201862$135k61%
FY201741$101kn/a
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What it funded, over time

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

Education$258kReligion$252kHuman Services$212kPhilanthropy$198kHealth$176kEnvironment$60kYouth Development$59kFood & Nutrition$56kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 124 grantees
All grantees of Debardeleben Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Central Alabama Inc$75,20070%
The Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc$74,67080%
Red Mountain Garden Club Inc$45,100553%
Cathedral Church of the Advent$42,6506n/a
Redeemer City To City$35,00080%
The Foundry Ministries Inc$33,00050%
Coastal Conservation Association$27,57570%
The Smartplay$27,20586%
Spiritual Life Ministry Foundation Inc$26,000516%
Christian African Leadership Ministries$25,00051%
Preschool Partners$24,70561%
The State of Alabama Ballet Inc$23,00041%
The Center for Executive Leadership Inc$18,95080%
Lord Wedgwood Charity$18,11077%
Girls on the Run Birmingham$18,00065%
Smile-A-Mile$17,35050%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham Inc$15,30050%
The a Education Partnership$15,00030%
Cornerstone Schools of Alabama Inc$14,50060%
The Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research$14,12061%
The Children's Hospital of Alabama$14,00050%
Uab Educational Foundation$14,00030%
Alliance Ministries Inc$13,50041%
Freedom Rain Inc$13,10070%
Birmingham Zoo Inc$12,72550%
The Buddy Program Inc$12,20040%
New York Fellowship Inc$12,00032%
C a L M Charities Inc$11,7001n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$11,00030%
The Rotary Club of Birmingham Inc$10,50031%
Rwanda Ministry Partners$10,00021%
Linly Heflin Unit Inc$9,80080%
Basalt Education Foundation$9,37852%
Aspen Youth Center$8,77551%
The Birmingham Botanical Society Inc$8,17040%
American Heart Association Inc$8,00060%
Christian Assistance Foundation$7,89012%
Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation$7,10041%
Blue Lake Preschool Inc$6,87520%
Ascendigo Autism Services Inc$6,47540%
Friends of Jemison Park$6,30041%
Shepherd Center Foundation Inc$6,00026%
Great Old Broads for Wilderness$5,74850%
Hope International$5,50020%
The Red Barn$5,10040%
The Restoration Academy$5,00040%
Freshwater Land Trust$5,00010%
Mustard Seed Project$5,0001n/a
Railroad Park Foundation$5,00020%
United Ability Inc$5,00010%
Seal Future Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Snowmass Village Rotary Club$4,5304n/a
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$4,50030%
Freedom Source Inc$4,50040%
Blood Cancer United Inc$4,00030%
Children's Harbor Inc$3,87530%
Alabama Children's Hospital Foundation$3,7001n/a
Mobile Carnival Association Inc$2,50030%
Alabama Fallen Warrior Project$2,50013%
Support Our Soldiers$2,50016%
Tum Tum Tree Foundation$2,25060%
River Bridge Regional Center Inc$2,20020%
Community Ministry for Girls Inc$2,20041%
Quarterbacking Children's Health Foundation$2,20020%
Vax 2 Stop Cancer$2,00021%
Young Life$2,00020%
Renew Birmingham$2,00020%
Fathers of St Edmund Southern Missions Inc$2,0001n/a
Society of American Military Engineers$2,00010%
Bridge Ministries of Bryan Texas$1,90020%
Farm for Hope Inc$1,80010%
Lift Up the Vulnerable Inc$1,76020%
Junior League of Birmingham Inc$1,70020%
University of Alabama at Birmingham$1,5503n/a
The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs$1,50020%
Lowry Community Christian Church$1,5001n/a
Lakeshore Foundation$1,30030%
Two Rivers Community School$1,2052n/a
Covenant Care Inc$1,1801n/a
Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Inc$1,10010%
Laura Crandall Brown Foundation$1,10010%
Curesearch for Children's Cancer$1,00010%
The Saint James School$1,00010%
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church Brookhaven Inc$1,0001n/a
Breakthrough T1d$1,00010%
Esperanza House Inc$1,00011%
Grace House Ministries Inc$1,00010%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Mitchell's Place Inc$1,00010%
Camp Holiday Trails$1,00010%
Mondo Bizarro Productions$1,00010%
Big Oak Ranch Inc$1,00010%
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama$1,00010%
Urban Ministry Inc$80020%
Glenwood Inc$71020%
Headquarters$70010%
Canterbury United Methodist Church$7004n/a
Samford University$70010%
Colorado Animal Rescue Inc$60010%
Alabama Holocaust Education Center$50010%
N E Miles Jewish Day School$50010%
Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Inc$5001n/a
Panhandle Charitable Open$50010%
St Pauls Episcopal Church$5001n/a
Mason Music Foundation$50010%
Christ United Church$5001n/a
Street Grace Inc$50010%
Children's Health Foundation Inc$50010%
Studio by the Tracks Inc$50010%
Laps for Cf Inc$50010%
Carbondale Arts$40710%
Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass$30010%
The Monday Morning Quarterback Club$25010%
Red Mountain Park Foundation$2001n/a
First Light Inc$20010%
Birmingham-Southern College$20010%
Sparta Academy$20010%
Kings Home Inc$20010%
Birmingham Kiwanis Foundation$10010%
Break-Away Ministries Inc$10010%
Escambia Search and Rescue Inc$10010%
Parnell Memorial Library Foundation$10011%
The Exceptional Foundation$10010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 88 recipients with no EIN on record ($490k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Debardeleben Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 108 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of Central Alabama Inc: $75,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc: $74,670 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetRed Mountain Garden Club Inc: $45,100 over 5y, 53% of budgetRedeemer City To City: $35,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Foundry Ministries Inc: $33,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCoastal Conservation Association: $27,575 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Smartplay: $27,205 over 8y, 6.2% of budgetSpiritual Life Ministry Foundation Inc: $26,000 over 5y, 16% of budgetChristian African Leadership Ministries: $25,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetPreschool Partners: $24,705 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetThe State of Alabama Ballet Inc: $23,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetThe Center for Executive Leadership Inc: $18,950 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetLord Wedgwood Charity: $18,110 over 7y, 7.3% of budgetGirls on the Run Birmingham: $18,000 over 6y, 5.4% of budgetSmile-A-Mile: $17,350 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham Inc: $15,300 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe a Education Partnership: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCornerstone Schools of Alabama Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research: $14,120 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Alabama: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUab Educational Foundation: $14,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAlliance Ministries Inc: $13,500 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetFreedom Rain Inc: $13,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBirmingham Zoo Inc: $12,725 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Buddy Program Inc: $12,200 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNew York Fellowship Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rotary Club of Birmingham Inc: $10,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetRwanda Ministry Partners: $10,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetLinly Heflin Unit Inc: $9,800 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetBasalt Education Foundation: $9,378 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetAspen Youth Center: $8,775 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetThe Birmingham Botanical Society Inc: $8,170 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $8,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Assistance Foundation: $7,890 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetMountain Brook City Schools Foundation: $7,100 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetBlue Lake Preschool Inc: $6,875 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAscendigo Autism Services Inc: $6,475 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Jemison Park: $6,300 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetShepherd Center Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetGreat Old Broads for Wilderness: $5,748 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetHope International: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Red Barn: $5,100 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Restoration Academy: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFreshwater Land Trust: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRailroad Park Foundation: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Ability Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSeal Future Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 108.

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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 Community Foundation of Greater BirminghamAL81.8× affinity44 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Protective Life Foundation · Hill Crest Foundation Inc · Altecstyslinger Foundation · Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust · Robert R Meyer Foundation · Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation · Dunn-French Foundation · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · The Maynard Nexsen Foundation · The Hackney Foundation

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 Debardeleben Foundation Inc

How much does Debardeleben Foundation Inc give?
Debardeleben Foundation Inc reported 74 grants totaling $217,164 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 83 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Debardeleben Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (18%), Religion (17%), Human Services (15%).
Who are Debardeleben Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: United Way of Central Alabama Inc ($75k), The Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc ($75k), Red Mountain Garden Club Inc ($45k).
Does Debardeleben Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Debardeleben Foundation Inc 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 Debardeleben Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, Protective Life Foundation.
Where is Debardeleben Foundation Inc based?
Debardeleben Foundation Inc is based in AL.

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 213 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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