Alabama · Public charity
Education Freedom Alabama
To empower families to choose the school that best fits their child's unique educational needs. We provide scholarships to low-income, k-12 children who are not succeeding in their current environment. Scholarships are funded by the donation of corporate and individual alabama income tax liability. Every alabama child has an equal…
- $5.3M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 86
- Grants FY2025
- 76
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 16%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $32,030
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $746,057
- Organizations funded a year
- 48 to 76
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $7.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 16% of the organizations Education Freedom Alabama funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $240k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 76 | $5.3M | 9% |
| FY2024 | 76 | $5.0M | 16% |
| FY2023 | 66 | $4.5M | 24% |
| FY2022 | 48 | $1.7M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 54 | $2.3M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Success Unlimited Academy | $2,265,361 | 5 | n/a |
| Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Inc | $1,809,869 | 5 | n/a |
| McGill Toolen Catholic High School | $1,718,654 | 5 | n/a |
| Faith Academy of Mobile Inc | $1,090,122 | 5 | 2% |
| Evangel Christian Academy | $821,604 | 5 | n/a |
| Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School | $552,200 | 5 | n/a |
| Most Pure Heart of Mary School | $532,646 | 5 | n/a |
| Oakwood Adventist Academy K-12 | $513,600 | 5 | n/a |
| Mobile Christian School | $508,020 | 5 | 3% |
| Cottage Hill Christian Academy | $502,762 | 5 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Success Unlimited Academy | $2,265,361 | 5 | n/a |
| Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Inc | $1,809,869 | 5 | n/a |
| McGill Toolen Catholic High School | $1,718,654 | 5 | n/a |
| Faith Academy of Mobile Inc | $1,090,122 | 5 | 2% |
| Evangel Christian Academy | $821,604 | 5 | n/a |
| Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School | $552,200 | 5 | n/a |
| Most Pure Heart of Mary School | $532,646 | 5 | n/a |
| Oakwood Adventist Academy K-12 | $513,600 | 5 | n/a |
| Mobile Christian School | $508,020 | 5 | 3% |
| Cottage Hill Christian Academy | $502,762 | 5 | n/a |
| St Mary Catholic School | $488,999 | 5 | n/a |
| Ephesus Junior Academy | $463,225 | 5 | n/a |
| Conecuh Springs Christian School | $398,229 | 5 | 15% |
| Government Street Christian School | $347,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Valiant Cross Academy | $328,197 | 5 | 3% |
| Churchill Academy of Alabama | $323,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Alabama Christian Academy | $318,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Valley Fellowship | $294,098 | 5 | n/a |
| River Region Academy | $283,684 | 3 | n/a |
| Jefferson Christian Academy | $263,670 | 5 | n/a |
| Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School Inc | $256,136 | 5 | 2% |
| River Region Academy | $215,125 | 2 | n/a |
| Little Flower Parish Mobile | $214,478 | 5 | n/a |
| St Luke's Episcopal School | $193,523 | 5 | n/a |
| Chambers Co Educational Foundation Chambers Co Educational Foundation | $174,563 | 5 | 2% |
| Meadowview Christian School | $169,685 | 5 | n/a |
| Prattville Christian | $168,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Talent Education & Art Christian Ac | $157,750 | 5 | n/a |
| Resurrection Catholic Missions of the South Inc | $142,980 | 5 | n/a |
| Trinity Presbyterian School Inc | $138,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Trinity Christian Academy | $134,563 | 4 | n/a |
| St Pius X Parish Mobile | $133,390 | 5 | n/a |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Parish Madison | $123,660 | 3 | n/a |
| Heritage Christian Academy | $116,961 | 5 | 2% |
| Lindsay Lane Christian Academy | $114,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Autauga County Private School Foundation | $113,815 | 5 | n/a |
| Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Parish Birmingham | $104,060 | 5 | n/a |
| New Life Christian Church Inc | $102,726 | 5 | n/a |
| Brooklane Baptist Academy | $100,765 | 5 | n/a |
| Spring Valley School | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Dominic Parish Mobile | $99,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Hoover Christian School | $98,347 | 5 | n/a |
| The Capitol School | $97,305 | 4 | n/a |
| Corpus Christi Parish Mobile | $86,289 | 5 | n/a |
| West Montgomery Ed Foundation | $79,788 | 5 | 1% |
| The Renaissance School of the Eastern Shore Inc | $76,480 | 2 | n/a |
| Madison Academy Inc | $72,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Bethany Christain Academy | $69,932 | 3 | n/a |
| Atmore Private School Foundation | $66,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Glenwood School Inc | $63,631 | 5 | 0% |
| Coosa Christian School | $63,455 | 5 | n/a |
| Ellwood Christian Academy | $62,500 | 5 | n/a |
| St Rose Catholic School | $59,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Prince of Peace Catholic Parish Hoover | $58,340 | 4 | n/a |
| Revelation Missionary Baptist Church Revelation Christian | $57,960 | 3 | n/a |
| The Jackson Academy Inc | $55,690 | 3 | 2% |
| Covenant Christian School Foundation | $54,310 | 2 | n/a |
| Mobile Junior Academy | $51,050 | 2 | n/a |
| St Bernard Preparatory School | $47,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Chilton Christian Academy | $43,850 | 5 | n/a |
| St Michael Catholic High School | $42,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Marshall Christian Academy Inc | $37,750 | 3 | 1% |
| Tuscaloosa Christian School Inc | $36,085 | 3 | n/a |
| Alabama School of Fine Arts | $32,515 | 3 | n/a |
| Vision Ministries | $32,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Living Word Christian Center Inc | $31,815 | 4 | n/a |
| Lighthouse Christian Academy | $31,550 | 2 | n/a |
| St Ignatius Parish Mobile | $31,229 | 3 | n/a |
| American Christian Ed Assoc Inc | $27,629 | 3 | 0% |
| Bright Academy | $27,500 | 2 | 4% |
| Central Park Christian School | $26,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Eufaula City Schools | $25,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Union Chapel Christian Academy Foundation | $18,790 | 2 | 19% |
| The Rock Academy Inc | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Lighthouse Baptist Church | $16,920 | 2 | n/a |
| Safe Haven Development Outreach Inc | $16,725 | 1 | n/a |
| Chattahoochee Valley Educational Foundation Inc | $15,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Huntsville College Prep School | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Holy Family Regional Catholic School | $13,275 | 2 | n/a |
| Riverwood Classical School | $11,652 | 2 | n/a |
| Clay County Christian Academy Inc | $11,211 | 1 | 1% |
| Open Door Baptist Church | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith Temple Christian Center | $10,058 | 1 | n/a |
| Mt Pilgrim Christian Academy | $9,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Holy Family Catholic Academy | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| American Academy for Young Professionals | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace Lutheran Church | $7,127 | 1 | n/a |
| St Michael the Archangel Parish Auburn | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Macon East Academy | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Education Freedom Alabama 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: Scholarships for Kids Inc · Folds of Honor Foundation · New York Life Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham · Alabama Partnership for Children · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Greater Houston Community Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
How this is measured
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About Education Freedom Alabama
- How much does Education Freedom Alabama give?
- Education Freedom Alabama reported 86 grants totaling $5,289,241 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 48 and 76 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Education Freedom Alabama fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (97%), Youth Development (3%), Religion (0%).
- Who are Education Freedom Alabama's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Success Unlimited Academy ($2.3M), Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Inc ($1.8M), McGill Toolen Catholic High School ($1.7M).
- Does Education Freedom Alabama fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Education Freedom Alabama?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Scholarships for Kids Inc, Folds of Honor Foundation, New York Life Foundation.
- Where is Education Freedom Alabama based?
- Education Freedom Alabama is based in AL.
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