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Gifts and Grace Inc at a glance

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Gifts and Grace Inc

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.

$92k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$32k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$260kReligion$179kHealth$71kEducation$68kHuman Services$50kYouth Development$29kPublic Safety & Disaster$25kEnvironment$21kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $24k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $68k
$2,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VESTAVIA HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$32,000
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA$26,000
GREATER BIRMINGHAM HUMANE SOCIETY$10,000
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA$5,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ALABAMA$5,000
CAHABA RIVER SOCIETY$2,000
GREENS CHAPEL CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN$2,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$2,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$2,000
BIG OAK RANCH$2,000
THE PRESCOTT HOUSE$1,000
MITCHELL'S PLACE$1,000
CULTIVATE CHURCH$1,000
ATEAM MINISTRIES - HEART 2 HEART GALA$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%BIG OAK RANCH: $5k → 13%BIG OAK RANCH: $3k → 13%BIG OAK RANCH: $2k → 13%BIG OAK RANCH: $2k → 13%BIG OAK RANCH: $2k → 13%BIG OAK RANCH: $2k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$614k · 15 repeat orgs$136k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +63% since the first grant, against +44% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
15

Total granted

$614k
$135k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+63%
+44%

Still filing today

53%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationAnimalsCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsArts & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TG
    THE GREATER BIRMINGHAM HUMANE SOCIETY INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $260k · revenue +95%
  • TC
    The Children's Hospital of Alabama
    6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +22%
  • CR
    Cahaba River Society Inc
    9× · 2017–2025 · $21k · revenue +63%

Funded once

  • TR
    THE RESTORATION ACADEMYgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue +154%
  • CC
    CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORTgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue +516%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY- TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY
    one grant, 2018 · $20k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
East Tennessee Children's Hospital Association Inc

East tennessee children's hospital is a free-standing, independent, not-for-profit pediatric health care system which serves the east tennessee region. children's hospital is certified by the state of tennessee as a comprehensive regional…

Health
2
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
3
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
4
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Inc

Mission: johns hopkins all children's hospital (all children's), a member of johns hopkins medicine, strives to provide the highest quality care to improve the health of our entire community through innovation, collaboration, service…

Health
5
Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame
Arts & Culture
6
All Children's Research Institute Inc

The corporation is organized and is operated exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. all children's research institute supports, encourages, and engages in and conducts medical research and other research in…

Health
7
Alabama Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics

Obtain optimal health & well-being for all children in alabama, and to provide educational and practice support for its membership so the highest quality of medical care can be achieved.

Health
8
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
9
Children At Heart Ministries Inc

Children at heart ministries is a family of christian ministries that exists to honor god and build a better world by serving children and strengthening families.

Human Services
10
Baylor Research Institute

To improve the care and well being of our community, nationally and internationally, through innovative clinically relevant research that is consistent with the mission, vision and values of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH).

Health
11
Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals

Methodist le bonheur healthcare, in partnership with its medical staffs, will collaborate with patients and their families to be the leader in providing high quality, cost-effective patient-and family-centered care. services will be…

Health
12
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Shriners' Hospital for Children; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 31 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
15/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VESTAVIA HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $94,000 · OtherVESTAVIA HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: $63,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMABOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $28,500 · OtherBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAUNITED WAY- TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY: $20,000 · OtherUNITED WAY- TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETYSEASIDE INTERFAITH CHAPEL INC: $17,000 · OtherSEASIDE INTERFAITH CHAPEL INCWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $17,000 · OtherWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTThe Prescott House: $16,500 · OtherGREENS CHAPEL CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN: $14,500 · Other+12 more: $45,500 · Other+12 moreTHE GREATER BIRMINGHAM HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $260,100 · AnimalsTHE GREATER BIRMINGHAM HUMANE SOCIETY I…The Children's Hospital of Alabama: $30,000 · HealthMITCHELL'S PLACE INC: $16,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 · HealthTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $5,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthTHE RESTORATION ACADEMY: $50,000 · EducationJEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · EducationCORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT: $25,000 · Public Safety & DisasterCahaba River Society Inc: $20,800 · Community ImprovementBIG OAK RANCH INC: $16,000 · Human Services
Other$316,000Animals$260,100Health$57,000Education$55,000Public Safety & Disaster$25,000Community Improvement$20,800Human Services$16,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE GREATER BIRMINGHAM HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $260,100 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetTHE RESTORATION ACADEMY: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Alabama: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCahaba River Society Inc: $20,800 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetThe Prescott House: $16,500 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetBIG OAK RANCH INC: $16,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMITCHELL'S PLACE INC: $16,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetSOZO CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALABAMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetATEAM MINISTRIES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds THE GREATER BIRMINGHAM HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE RESTORATION ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds The Children's Hospital of Alabama ↗
  • Who funds CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT ↗
  • Who funds Cahaba River Society Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Prescott House ↗
  • Who funds BIG OAK RANCH INC ↗
  • Who funds MITCHELL'S PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds ADAPTIVE AQUATICS INC ↗
  • Who funds SOZO CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds ALABAMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds ATEAM MINISTRIES ↗

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 Foundat…Alabama Power Foundat…Hill Crest Foundation…Orlean & Ralph W Bees…The Daniel Foundation…Robert R Meyer Founda…Protective Life Found…The Thomas E Jernigan…Susan Mott Webb Chari…Altecstyslinger Found…Enterprise Holdings F…Natl Christian Charit…
The Community Foundation of Greater BirminghamAL19.5× affinity7 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 · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Hill Crest Foundation Inc · Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Robert R Meyer Foundation · Protective Life Foundation · The Thomas E Jernigan Foundation · Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust · Altecstyslinger Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Gifts and Grace Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gifts and Grace Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 6% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 31 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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