Alabama · Private foundation
Serra 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.
- $115k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 2
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.9M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Serra Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $115k | 83% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $225k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $35k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Youth Development$250kReligion$50kEducation$50kHuman Services$15kHealth$10k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama Inc | $250,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Freedom Rain Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($100k), not named here.
About Serra Foundation
- How much does Serra Foundation give?
- Serra Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $115,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 2 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Serra Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (67%), Religion (13%), Education (13%).
- Who are Serra Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama Inc ($250k), Freedom Rain Inc ($15k), Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School Inc ($10k).
- Does Serra Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Serra 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.
- Where is Serra Foundation based?
- Serra Foundation is based in AL.
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