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Nall-Whatley 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.

$155k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
27%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,700
Organizations funded a year
26 to 45
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$1.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 27% of the organizations Nall-Whatley Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureAnimalsYouth DevelopmentOther
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 arriving33$155k30%
FY202426$108k27%
FY202339$136k41%
FY202236$125k42%
FY202136$132k58%
FY202041$119k49%
FY201945$154k58%
FY201845$109kn/a
88% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$186kReligion$176kEducation$111kCommunity Improvement$65kAnimals$61kYouth Development$53kArts & Culture$40kHuman Services$37kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Canterbury United Methodist Church$76,7003n/a
Birmingham Zoo Inc$58,96180%
The Center for Executive Leadership Inc$30,00030%
Until They Know$26,44085%
Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation$20,00040%
The Exceptional Foundation$18,15050%
Quarterbacking Children's Health Foundation$18,00070%
Magic Moments$17,03051%
Mitchell's Place Inc$15,55070%
The Foundry Ministries Inc$15,00060%
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All grantees of Nall-Whatley Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Canterbury United Methodist Church$76,7003n/a
Birmingham Zoo Inc$58,96180%
The Center for Executive Leadership Inc$30,00030%
Until They Know$26,44085%
Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation$20,00040%
The Exceptional Foundation$18,15050%
Quarterbacking Children's Health Foundation$18,00070%
Magic Moments$17,03051%
Mitchell's Place Inc$15,55070%
The Foundry Ministries Inc$15,00060%
Young Life$10,00020%
Oak City Church Inc$10,0001n/a
Autism Support of Alabama Inc$9,38031%
The Birmingham Botanical Society Inc$8,20040%
Bright Spot Foundation$7,50018%
Sojourn Counseling$7,50030%
McWane Science Center$6,39250%
Studio by the Tracks Inc$5,60060%
Urban Ministry Inc$5,00010%
AIDS Alabama Inc$5,00010%
Birmingham Education Foundation$5,00010%
The Wellhouse Inc$4,98060%
Freedom Rain Inc$3,25020%
Christian Assistance Foundation$3,00011%
The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs$2,50010%
Huntingdon College$2,50010%
Fly Right Inc$2,00013%
Boys Club of Sylacauga Inc$1,50021%
Foundations Early Learning and Family Center Inc$1,00010%
Magic City Woodworks$1,00010%
Stair of Birmingham$1,00010%
The Mountain Brook Library Foundation$1,00010%
Oasis Inc$1,0001n/a
Pastoral Counseling and Training Center Inc$1,00011%
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society Inc$95020%
Children's Harbor Inc$70020%
Birmingham Landmarks Inc$70020%
Railroad Park Foundation$50010%
United Ability Inc$50010%
Big Oak Ranch Inc$45020%
The Restoration Academy$30020%
Fit for Life Inc$25011%
The Children's Hospital of Alabama$25030%
Baptist Health Foundation Inc$20010%
Hunter Street Baptist Church$2001n/a
United Way of Central Alabama Inc$20010%
Cathedral Church of the Advent$2001n/a
Parkway Baptist Church$2001n/a
National Ambucs Inc$20010%
Sight Savers of America Inc$10010%
Briarwood Presbyterian Church$1001n/a
Humane Society of Shelby County$10010%
Indian Springs School$10010%
Oasis Counseling for Women and Children$10010%
Glenwood Inc$10010%
Levite Jewish Community Center$10010%
Alzheimers of Central Alabama Inc$10010%
Mountain Brook First Responder Fdn$1001n/a
Faunsdale Presbyterian Church$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 101 recipients with no EIN on record ($629k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Nall-Whatley Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBirmingham Zoo Inc: $58,961 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center for Executive Leadership Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetUntil They Know: $26,440 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetMountain Brook City Schools Foundation: $20,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Exceptional Foundation: $18,150 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetQuarterbacking Children's Health Foundation: $18,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMagic Moments: $17,030 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetMitchell's Place Inc: $15,550 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Foundry Ministries Inc: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Life: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAutism Support of Alabama Inc: $9,380 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetThe Birmingham Botanical Society Inc: $8,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBright Spot Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetSojourn Counseling: $7,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetMcWane Science Center: $6,392 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStudio by the Tracks Inc: $5,600 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetUrban Ministry Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAIDS Alabama Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBirmingham Education Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Wellhouse Inc: $4,980 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom Rain Inc: $3,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Assistance Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHuntingdon College: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFly Right Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetBoys Club of Sylacauga Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetFoundations Early Learning and Family Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMagic City Woodworks: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStair of Birmingham: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Mountain Brook Library Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPastoral Counseling and Training Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Greater Birmingham Humane Society Inc: $950 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Harbor Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBirmingham Landmarks Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRailroad Park Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Ability Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Oak Ranch Inc: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Restoration Academy: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFit for Life Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Alabama: $250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBaptist Health Foundation Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Central Alabama Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Ambucs Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSight Savers of America Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Shelby County: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIndian Springs School: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOasis Counseling for Women and Children: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGlenwood Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 50.

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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 BirminghamAL69.7× affinity34 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 · Altecstyslinger Foundation · Hill Crest Foundation Inc · Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust · The Hackney Foundation · Robert R Meyer Foundation · Debardeleben Foundation Inc · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Dunn-French Foundation · The Joseph S Bruno Charitable 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 Nall-Whatley Foundation

How much does Nall-Whatley Foundation give?
Nall-Whatley Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $154,604 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 45 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Nall-Whatley Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (18%), Religion (17%), Education (11%).
Who are Nall-Whatley Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Canterbury United Methodist Church ($77k), Birmingham Zoo Inc ($59k), The Center for Executive Leadership Inc ($30k).
Does Nall-Whatley Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Nall-Whatley 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 Nall-Whatley Foundation?
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 Nall-Whatley Foundation based?
Nall-Whatley Foundation 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 161 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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