Who funds education in Alabama
Education funding in Alabama is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Auburn University Foundation leads, and the money reaches 739 groups.
The short version
- 1,683 funders gave $830M to 739 education organizations in Alabama across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 39% of that came from funders also based in Alabama; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of education in Alabama is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $81M.
- The education organization drawing the most is Auburn University Foundation, at $92M.
Largest funders of education in Alabama
The funders giving the most to education organizations in Alabama, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Education organizations in Alabama that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find education funders in Alabama
- 1Start with the funders already active in Alabama
The funders giving the most to education in Alabama are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Scholarships for Kids Inc, United Negro College Fund Inc. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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
61% of education money in Alabama comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alabama.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Alabama?
- Start with the funders already giving to education in Alabama, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Scholarships for Kids Inc, United Negro College Fund Inc. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.
- Who is the largest education funder in Alabama?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to education organizations in Alabama, $81M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to education in Alabama?
- $830M reached 739 education organizations in Alabama, from 1,683 funders. 39% 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.