Funding · Alabama · Civil rights and advocacy
Who funds civil rights and advocacy in Alabama
Most of it comes from outside Alabama: only 3% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Southern Poverty Law Center Inc alone draws 71% of every civil rights and advocacy grant dollar in Alabama.
The short version
- 2,695 funders gave $290M to 91 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Alabama across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 3% of that came from funders also based in Alabama; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of civil rights and advocacy in Alabama is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $38M.
- The civil rights and advocacy organization drawing the most is Southern Poverty Law Center Inc, at $206M.
Largest funders of civil rights and advocacy in Alabama
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Alabama, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Civil rights and advocacy organizations in Alabama that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find civil rights and advocacy funders in Alabama
- 1Start with the funders already active in Alabama
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy in Alabama are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Lakeshore Foundation Dated April 5 2011. A funder already writing civil rights and advocacy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
97% of civil rights and advocacy money in Alabama comes from funders elsewhere, so national civil rights and advocacy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alabama.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a civil rights and advocacy nonprofit in Alabama?
- Start with the funders already giving to civil rights and advocacy in Alabama, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Lakeshore Foundation Dated April 5 2011. Then look at who funds the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.
- Who is the largest civil rights and advocacy funder in Alabama?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Alabama, $38M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to civil rights and advocacy in Alabama?
- $290M reached 91 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Alabama, from 2,695 funders. 3% came from funders also based in Alabama.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.