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Nick's Kids Foundation Inc

The nick's kids foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and resources for deserving organizations throughout the state of alabama and southeast. As the official charity of the nick saban family, nick and terry invest their time in hosting luncheons, golf tournaments, scrimmages, and other events…

$2.5M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
32
Itemized grants FY2025
33
Organizations funded FY2024
18%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$907k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 57
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$3.4M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 18% of the organizations Nick's Kids Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $111k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’24
Human ServicesPhilanthropyFood & NutritionEducationHousing & ShelterArts & 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 arriving29$887k17%
FY202433$1.1M18%
FY202227$793k19%
FY202121$434k10%
FY202057$657k30%
FY201947$611k21%
FY201840$626k5%
FY201741$406kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.1MHealth$1.0MHuman Services$773kHousing & Shelter$480kYouth Development$456kPhilanthropy$386kRecreation & Sports$125kReligion$101kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
PA
MO
WV
VA
TN
NC
DC
LA
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Saban Center Foundation$1,313,000526%
Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa$445,00085%
The Children's Hospital of Alabama$400,00090%
Boys & Girls Club of West Alabama Inc$266,89096%
Board of the University of Alabama$234,3409n/a
Tuscaloosa Child Care Association Inc$200,000554%
High Socks for Hope Inc$191,00094%
United Way of West Alabama Inc$140,00091%
United States Catholic Conference$119,0009n/a
Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Foundation$100,000124%
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All grantees of Nick's Kids Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Saban Center Foundation$1,313,000526%
Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa$445,00085%
The Children's Hospital of Alabama$400,00090%
Boys & Girls Club of West Alabama Inc$266,89096%
Board of the University of Alabama$234,3409n/a
Tuscaloosa Child Care Association Inc$200,000554%
High Socks for Hope Inc$191,00094%
United Way of West Alabama Inc$140,00091%
United States Catholic Conference$119,0009n/a
Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Foundation$100,000124%
Big Oak Ranch Inc$96,00090%
Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund Inc$80,00090%
Team Focus Inc$80,00092%
Emmanuel Center Inc$80,00092%
West Alabama Food Bank Inc$79,06580%
Jeremiah Castille Foundation$76,00094%
St Vincent's Foundation of Alabama Inc$71,44080%
Glenwood Inc$70,45090%
Temporary Emergency Services$66,25092%
Phoenix House Inc$66,00041%
Fairmont State Foundation Inc$60,00031%
Children's Harbor Inc$56,50090%
United Way of Central Alabama Inc$50,00010%
River Region United Way$50,00012%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alabama$48,00090%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Al$44,25073%
Young Mens Christian Association of Tuscaloosa Inc$40,00041%
The V Foundation$40,00030%
City of Tuscalooa$37,3115n/a
Thomas Plott Foundation Inc$37,000444%
Alabama Sheriffs' Youth Ranches Inc$35,00040%
Magic Moments$32,00071%
Champions Community Foundation Inc$31,00031%
Shepherd Center Foundation Inc$25,0002n/a
Freedom Rain Inc$25,00010%
Mercy Chefs Inc$25,00010%
The Fuller Center for Housing Inc$25,0001n/a
Tuscaloosa Academy$25,00010%
Chom Inc of Tuscaloosa County$24,47542%
Arts' N Autism Inc$21,00051%
City of Northport$20,0001n/a
The Arc of Tuscaloosa$20,00040%
The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs$20,00040%
Eagles' Wings Inc$20,00050%
100 Black Men Greater Mobile Inc$20,00042%
American Youth Football Inc$20,0004n/a
Good Samaritan Services of Tuscaloosa County Inc$20,00042%
First Light Community of Mobile Inc$20,00040%
Young Life$20,00040%
Ronald McDonald House Alabama Inc$20,00040%
Kings Home Inc$20,00040%
Whatley Health Services Inc$20,00030%
Mitchell's Place Inc$19,01830%
Fullers Fund Inc$18,0002n/a
Stillman College$16,00030%
City of Tuscaloosa$15,0002n/a
Brookwood High School$15,0002n/a
Backpack Coalition$15,0003n/a
Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre Inc$13,00031%
Tuscaloosa Family Resource Center Inc$12,00020%
Alabama Credit Union Foundation Inc$10,50022%
Smile-A-Mile$10,00020%
Catholic Charities of Acadiana Inc$10,0001n/a
Boca Grande United Methodist Church$10,0001n/a
St John's Restoration Project$10,0001n/a
Arthritis Foundation Inc$10,00020%
Ministry for Priestly Support$10,000114%
Lulu Foundation$10,0001n/a
Partners in Recovery Inc$10,00017%
Tua Foundation$10,00023%
Junior League of Tuscaloosa Inc$8,50016%
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama$8,00010%
Tuscaloosa City Schools$6,0001n/a
Rise$6,0001n/a
Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Inc$5,7091n/a
Birmingham Zoo Inc$5,00010%
The Joe Namath Charitable Foundation$5,0001n/a
Heart of Alabama Food Bank Inc$5,00010%
St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church$5,0001n/a
Backpack Connections$5,0001n/a
Lifeline Children's Services Inc$5,00010%
Ghana Ministries Inc$5,0001n/a
Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Inc$5,00010%
United Methodist Children's Home$5,00010%
Faith Inc$5,00010%
Tuscaloosa Sports and Tourism$5,0001n/a
Society of St Vincent de Paul Council Pensacola-Tallahassee Inc$5,00011%

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($11k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Nick's Kids Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 64 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSaban Center Foundation: $1,313,000 over 5y, 26% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa: $445,000 over 8y, 4.6% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Alabama: $400,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of West Alabama Inc: $266,890 over 9y, 6.4% of budgetTuscaloosa Child Care Association Inc: $200,000 over 5y, 54% of budgetHigh Socks for Hope Inc: $191,000 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetUnited Way of West Alabama Inc: $140,000 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetTuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetBig Oak Ranch Inc: $96,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetJohnny Mac Soldiers Fund Inc: $80,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetTeam Focus Inc: $80,000 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetEmmanuel Center Inc: $80,000 over 9y, 1.9% of budgetWest Alabama Food Bank Inc: $79,065 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetJeremiah Castille Foundation: $76,000 over 9y, 3.9% of budgetSt Vincent's Foundation of Alabama Inc: $71,440 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetGlenwood Inc: $70,450 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetTemporary Emergency Services: $66,250 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetPhoenix House Inc: $66,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetFairmont State Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetChildren's Harbor Inc: $56,500 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Way of Central Alabama Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRiver Region United Way: $50,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Alabama: $48,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of West Al: $44,250 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Tuscaloosa Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetThe V Foundation: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThomas Plott Foundation Inc: $37,000 over 4y, 44% of budgetAlabama Sheriffs' Youth Ranches Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMagic Moments: $32,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetChampions Community Foundation Inc: $31,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetFreedom Rain Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Chefs Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTuscaloosa Academy: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChom Inc of Tuscaloosa County: $24,475 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetArts' N Autism Inc: $21,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetThe Arc of Tuscaloosa: $20,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs: $20,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetEagles' Wings Inc: $20,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budget100 Black Men Greater Mobile Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetGood Samaritan Services of Tuscaloosa County Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetFirst Light Community of Mobile Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetYoung Life: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Alabama Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetKings Home Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWhatley Health Services Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMitchell's Place Inc: $19,018 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetStillman College: $16,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTuscaloosa Children's Theatre Inc: $13,000 over 3y, 1.3% 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 64.

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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.

Alabama Power Foundation IncAL56.3× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Alabama Power Foundation Inc · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · The Reese Phifer Jr Memorial Attn Susan Cork · Hill Crest Foundation Inc · Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust · Protective Life Foundation · The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham · Se Belcher Jr Private Foundation #3 · The James I Harrison Family Foundation · Walker Area Community Foundation Inc · Pete M Hanna Charitable Foundation · Dunn-French 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 Nick's Kids Foundation Inc

How much does Nick's Kids Foundation Inc give?
Nick's Kids Foundation Inc reported 32 itemized grants totaling $906,625, out of $2,518,033 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 57 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Nick's Kids Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (24%), Health (21%), Human Services (16%).
Who are Nick's Kids Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Saban Center Foundation ($1.3M), Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa ($445k), The Children's Hospital of Alabama ($400k).
Does Nick's Kids Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Nick's Kids Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Alabama Power Foundation Inc, The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, The Reese Phifer Jr Memorial Attn Susan Cork.
Where is Nick's Kids Foundation Inc based?
Nick's Kids Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 93 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 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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