How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Alabama?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Alabama, currently Toyota USA Foundation, Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, Sylacauga Alliance For. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Alabama?

$30M reached 133 community development organizations in Alabama, from 244 funders. 51% 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.

Funding · Alabama · Community development

Who funds community development in Alabama

Community development funding in Alabama is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama leads, and the money reaches 133 groups.

$30M

granted

133

organizations

51%

from in-state

The short version

244 funders gave $30M to 133 community development organizations in Alabama across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
51% of that came from funders also based in Alabama; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Alabama is Toyota USA Foundation, at $3M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama, at $3M.

Largest funders of community development in Alabama

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Alabama, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Toyota USA Foundation$3M 2Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils$2M 3Sylacauga Alliance For$1M 4Housing Affordability Trust$1M 5Purpose Built Communities Foundationinc$991k 6Walker Area Community Foundation Inc$962k 7WK Kellogg Foundation$950k 8The Community Foundation of Greater$925k 9Alabama Power Foundation Inc$778k 10Birmingham Business Alliance Foundation$751k

Community development organizations in Alabama that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

123 other community development organizations$13M

Hispanic and Immigrant Center of Alabama$3M Huntsville Madison County Chamber Of$3M Mid-South Resource Conservation And$2M Woodlawn United Inc$2M Bessemer Redevelopment Corp$1M East Alabama Innovation and Rural$1M Ignite Alabama$1M Community Care Development Network$1M Hometown Organizing Project$1M Birmingham Business Alliance$989k

How to find community development funders in Alabama

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Start with the funders already active in Alabama
The funders giving the most to community development in Alabama are Toyota USA Foundation, Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, Sylacauga Alliance For. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
49% of community development money in Alabama comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alabama.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Alabama?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Alabama, currently Toyota USA Foundation, Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, Sylacauga Alliance For. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Alabama?: Toyota USA Foundation gives the most to community development organizations in Alabama, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Alabama?: $30M reached 133 community development organizations in Alabama, from 244 funders. 51% 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.

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Giving abroad

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.