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Robert & Mary Cobb Family Foundation at a glance

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Robert & Mary Cobb Family 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.

$567k
Granted FY2025still arriving
32
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.0MReligion$371kHealth$288kRecreation & Sports$285kPhilanthropy$235kHuman Services$229kFood & Nutrition$95kYouth Development$70kOther$0
02FY2025 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $37k
  • $10k–50k21 grants · $380k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $150k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$8.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY$50,000
AGAPE YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER$50,000
CRIMSON TIDE FOUNDATION$50,000
CONNECT WHERE LOVE NEVER FORGETS$45,000
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH$30,000
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA$25,000
PEACHTREE ROAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$25,000
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA$25,000
NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION$25,000
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA$20,000
CHILDREN'S HARBOR FOUNDATION$20,000
EMORY UNIVERSITY$20,000
BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST$15,000
DCH FOUNDATION$15,000
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 (FY23–24, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%THE FOUNDRY MINISTRIES: $15k → 16%THE FOUNDRY MINISTRIES: $10k → 16%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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.4M · 32 repeat orgs$407k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
17

Total granted

$3.4M
$325k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+14%

Still filing today

72%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $82k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthPhilanthropyFood & NutritionAnimalsHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • TA
    TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY
    8× · 2018–2025 · $750k · revenue +97%
  • Elon University
    8× · 2018–2025 · $530k · revenue +42%
  • UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $140k · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • TW
    The William Breman Jewish Home Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue +8%
  • NA
    NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
    one grant, 2018 · $50k
  • CW
    CONNECT WHERE LOVE NEVER ENDS
    one grant, 2023 · $45k
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
The Children's Hospital of Alabama

The mission of Children's of Alabama is to provide the finest pediatric health services to all children in an environment that fosters excellence in research and medical education. Children's will be an advocate for all children and work…

Health
2
Alabama Partnership for Children

To work in partnership with families and organizations to ensure that all alabama children (birth to five) get everything they need to develop to their fullest potential.

Education
3
Alabama Alliance Network

The alabama alliance netowrk works to strengthen and enhance alabama's civic society through research, education, and grantmaking

Public Benefit
4
Alabama Bankers Association Inc

To promote the preservation and continued development of commercial banking in alabama.

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5
Alabama Regional Medical Services

To provide quality healthcare and related services to all communities, including the underserved and homeless persons, regardless of language, culture, or financial barriers

Health
6
Alabama Children's Hospital Foundation

The mission of Alabama Children's Hospital Foundation (The Foundation) is to support the activities and mission of the Hospital (CHA).

Health
7
Conway Hospital Community Services

Conway hospital community services provides outpatient health care services to horry county and the surrounding community in conjunction with conway hospital, inc., a non-profit acute care hospital system.

Health
8
Acfb Support Organization Inc

Acfb support organization, inc., is operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes and/or activities of atlanta community food bank, inc., a georgia nonprofit corporation.

Food & Nutrition
9
Food Bank of East Alabama Inc

To feed the needy

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10
Alabama Casa Network Inc

The mission of the alabama casa network, inc. is to equip and empower casa programs to advocate for all of alabama's abused and neglected children.

Civil Rights
11
Uab Educational Foundation

To support the university of alabama at birmingham in its scientific and educational mission, including managing and disbursing funds, acquiring real property, and providing operational flexibility.

Education
12
Food Bank of North Alabama Inc

collect warehouse & distribute food to needy organizations

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Shepherd Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Metro Animal Shelter. 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

35 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. 35 of the 57 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
24/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY: $750,000 · EducationTUSCALOOSA ACADEMYElon University: $530,000 · EducationElon UniversityThe Birmingham Athletic Partnership: $100,000 · EducationThe Birmingham Athletic Partnership+7 more: $155,000 · Education+7 moreUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: $300,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMACHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $224,420 · OtherCHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHHOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL INC: $145,000 · OtherHOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL INCPEACHTREE ROAD METHODIST CHURCH: $102,000 · OtherPEACHTREE ROAD METHODIST CHURCHEMORY UNIVERSITY: $85,000 · OtherEMORY UNIVERSITYBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WEST AL: $60,000 · OtherCHILDREN'S HARBOR FOUNDATION: $55,000 · OtherCRIMSON TIDE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherNATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: $50,000 · Other+24 more: $422,468 · Other+24 moreCONNECT WHERE LOVE NEVER FORGETS INC: $90,000 · HealthCONNECT W…THE BELL CENTER FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: $80,000 · HealthTHE BELL …CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC: $60,000 · HealthCHILDREN'…The William Breman Jewish Home Inc: $50,000 · HealthThe Willi…SHEPHERD CENTER INC: $30,000 · HealthSHEPHERD …UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC: $140,000 · PhilanthropyNICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION INC: $85,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF WEST ALABAMA INC: $10,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $7,500 · PhilanthropyAgape Community Center: $130,000 · Recreation & SportsCOMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA: $50,000 · Food & NutritionATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $20,000 · Food & NutritionBONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC: $45,000 · AnimalsMETRO ANIMAL SHELTER: $5,000 · Animals
Education$1,535,000Other$1,493,888Health$310,000Philanthropy$242,500Recreation & Sports$130,000Food & Nutrition$70,000Animals$50,000

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 budgetTUSCALOOSA ACADEMY: $750,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetElon University: $530,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC: $140,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAgape Community Center: $130,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetThe Birmingham Athletic Partnership: $100,000 over 2y, 25% of budgetCONNECT WHERE LOVE NEVER FORGETS INC: $90,000 over 2y, 42% of budgetNICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION INC: $85,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetTHE BELL CENTER FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: $80,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WEST AL: $60,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe William Breman Jewish Home Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $47,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetTRINITY SCHOOL INC: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWashington and Lee University: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSHEPHERD CENTER INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Westminster Schools Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDRY MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSABAN CENTER FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE LOVETT SCHOOL INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDOWNTOWN JIMMIE HALE MISSION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN ATLANTA INC: $16,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDCH Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE TUSCALOOSA CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCULLMAN CARING FOR KIDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE CAJUN NAVY RELIEF INC: $10,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetQuarterbacking Children's Health Foundation: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF JEMISON PARK: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetELEVATE WEST ALABAMA: $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMETRO ANIMAL SHELTER: $5,000 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 TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds Elon University ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC ↗
  • Who funds Agape Community Center ↗
  • Who funds The Birmingham Athletic Partnership ↗
  • Who funds CONNECT WHERE LOVE NEVER FORGETS INC ↗
  • Who funds NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BELL CENTER FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WEST AL ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ↗
  • Who funds The William Breman Jewish Home Inc ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds TRINITY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Washington and Lee University ↗
  • Who funds SHEPHERD CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds The Westminster Schools Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE FOUNDRY MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds SABAN CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE LOVETT SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds DOWNTOWN JIMMIE HALE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN ATLANTA INC ↗
  • Who funds DCH Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE TUSCALOOSA CHILDREN'S CENTER INC ↗

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…The Daniel Foundation…Alabama Power Foundat…The James I Harrison …The Reese Phifer Jr M…Pete M Hanna Charitab…Nick's Kids Foundatio…Publix Super Markets …Ernest G & Cecil B Wi…Dunn-French FoundationWalker Area Community…Protective Life Found…
The Community Foundation of Greater BirminghamAL23.1× affinity9 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 · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · The James I Harrison Family Foundation · The Reese Phifer Jr Memorial Attn Susan Cork · Pete M Hanna Charitable Foundation · Nick's Kids Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Ernest G & Cecil B Williams Foundation · Dunn-French Foundation · Walker Area Community Foundation Inc · Protective Life 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Robert & Mary Cobb Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert & Mary Cobb Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Robert & Mary Cobb Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Robert & Mary Cobb Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 57 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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