Alabama · Public charity
Women's Foundation of Alabama
WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA is a community-driven foundation impacting the world around us by accelerating economic opportunity for women. We envision a society where power and possibility are not limited by gender, race, or place. Founded as a regional women's fund in 1996, the WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA is the state's only public…
- $2.1M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 57
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 33
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 70%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $2.0M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 33
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $12M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 70% of the organizations Women's Foundation of Alabama funded were first-time grantees, receiving 53% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $570k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalCommunity ImprovementEmploymentOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 48 | $2.0M | 48% |
| FY2023 | 33 | $1.1M | 70% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $683k | 59% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $475k | 8% |
| FY2020 | 33 | $767k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 15 | $558k | 27% |
| FY2018 | 16 | $647k | 44% |
| FY2017 | 14 | $514k | n/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.
Employment$1.5MEducation$1.4MHuman Services$1.3MHealth$1.1MHousing & Shelter$303kYouth Development$278kCrime & Legal$222kCommunity Improvement$216kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson State Community College | $641,446 | 8 | n/a |
| Lawson State Community College | $383,019 | 8 | n/a |
| East Lake Initiative | $340,450 | 6 | 31% |
| Shelton State Community College | $318,744 | 5 | n/a |
| Calhoun Community College | $304,345 | 5 | n/a |
| Bevill State Community College | $302,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Wallace State Community College | $299,748 | 3 | n/a |
| Jasper Area Family Services Center Inc | $260,000 | 4 | 12% |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Foundation | $184,787 | 3 | 12% |
| Wallace State Community College Future Foundation Inc | $184,300 | 5 | 5% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson State Community College | $641,446 | 8 | n/a |
| Lawson State Community College | $383,019 | 8 | n/a |
| East Lake Initiative | $340,450 | 6 | 31% |
| Shelton State Community College | $318,744 | 5 | n/a |
| Calhoun Community College | $304,345 | 5 | n/a |
| Bevill State Community College | $302,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Wallace State Community College | $299,748 | 3 | n/a |
| Jasper Area Family Services Center Inc | $260,000 | 4 | 12% |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College Foundation | $184,787 | 3 | 12% |
| Wallace State Community College Future Foundation Inc | $184,300 | 5 | 5% |
| Gadsden State Community College | $175,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Montevallo | $170,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Serving You Ministries Inc | $158,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Childcare Resources | $135,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Community Care Development Network | $116,075 | 2 | 13% |
| St Vincent's Foundation of Alabama Inc | $115,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Wallace State Community College - Selma | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Trenholm State Community College | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Alabama Arise | $99,728 | 3 | 3% |
| Birmingham Corps | $80,000 | 2 | 8% |
| J F Drake State Community & Technical College | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oasis Counseling for Women and Children | $66,700 | 2 | n/a |
| Young Womens Christian Assn of Birmingham | $66,160 | 3 | 0% |
| Aum Foundation USA Inc | $65,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Hope Inspired Ministries Inc | $64,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Walker County Coalition for the Homeless | $60,000 | 2 | 31% |
| Alabama Partnership for Children | $60,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama | $58,250 | 3 | 1% |
| Children's Aid Society of Alabama | $52,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Snead Community College | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy | $50,000 | 2 | 11% |
| One Place Metro Al Family Justice Center | $50,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Alabama Goodwill Industries Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program Inc | $46,610 | 3 | 6% |
| Woodlawn United Inc | $46,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Shelby Emergency Assistance Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Legal Services Alabama Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Salvation Army | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Birthwell Partners | $40,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Athens Limestone County Family Resource Center Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 6% |
| United Women of Color | $35,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Ostara Initiative | $35,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Birth Sanctuary | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Women Under Construction Network | $35,000 | 2 | 11% |
| West Alabama Womens Center Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Dumas Wesley Community Center | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Birmingham Education Foundation | $27,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Breakthrough Collaborative | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Learn Grow and More LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Birmingham Ministries | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Pathways Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Empowered to Conquer Youth Conferences lnc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Annie Mae's Kidz | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jolly Bunny's | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| First Light Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Troy Resilience Project | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Beautiful Minds Childcare | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tuscaloosa Latino Coalition Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alabama Justice Initiative | $25,000 | 1 | 6% |
| The Learning Garden | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Keta's 1 Step 2 Learning | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alabama Institute for Social Justice | $24,640 | 1 | n/a |
| Annie Lee's Daycare | $24,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Bama Kids Inc | $20,310 | 1 | 7% |
| Girlspring Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 10% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hudsons 1st Class Academy | $20,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Community of Hope Health Clinic | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Learning Zone Christian Academy | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sunshine Kids Development Center | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Girls Incorporated of Huntsvil | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Elmore County Family Resource Center Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Beulah Baptist Church | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Momentum Alumnae Program Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| VOICES for Alabama's Children | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Global Ties Alabama | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Tamika's Playhouse | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Noah's Ark | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Literacy Council of Central Alabama | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lighthouse Apostolic Holiness Church Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mustard Seed Preschool | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hale County School District | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stepping Stone Childcare | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| A Perfect Start | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Discovery Days | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Levite Jewish Community Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jesus Christain | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Healthy Kids Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Amy's Amazing Children | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Khairi and Little Angels Memorial | $10,000 | 1 | 29% |
| Ready Set Grow | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stepping Stone Academy | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Women's Foundation of Alabama | $7,635 | 1 | 0% |
| James Rushton Early Learning Center Inc | $6,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Brenda's Group Home | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bright Beginnings | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Creative Enrichment Centers | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mrs Patti's Home Daycare | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Impressions | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alabama STEM Education Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Women's Foundation of Alabama supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 55.
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 BirminghamAL70.2× affinity37 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 · Alabama Civil Justice Foundation · Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation · Community Partnership of Alabama Inc · Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund · Protective Life Foundation · Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust · United Way of Central Alabama Inc · Junior League of Birmingham Inc · The Hugh Kaul 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.
About Women's Foundation of Alabama
- How much does Women's Foundation of Alabama give?
- Women's Foundation of Alabama reported 57 itemized grants totaling $1,987,835, out of $2,057,785 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Women's Foundation of Alabama fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Employment (23%), Education (20%), Human Services (20%).
- Who are Women's Foundation of Alabama's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Jefferson State Community College ($641k), Lawson State Community College ($383k), East Lake Initiative ($340k).
- Does Women's Foundation of Alabama fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 70% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Women's Foundation of Alabama?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, Alabama Power Foundation Inc.
- Where is Women's Foundation of Alabama based?
- Women's Foundation of Alabama is based in AL.
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