Funding · Alabama · Employment
Who funds employment in Alabama
Most of it comes from outside Alabama: only 29% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Propel Education alone draws 49% of every employment grant dollar in Alabama.
The short version
- 95 funders gave $16M to 27 employment organizations in Alabama across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 29% of that came from funders also based in Alabama; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of employment in Alabama is Southern Company Charitable Foundation, at $8M.
- The employment organization drawing the most is Propel Education, at $8M.
Largest funders of employment in Alabama
The funders giving the most to employment organizations in Alabama, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Employment organizations in Alabama that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find employment funders in Alabama
- 1Start with the funders already active in Alabama
The funders giving the most to employment in Alabama are Southern Company Charitable Foundation, United Way of Central Alabama Inc, The Community Foundation of Greater. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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
71% of employment money in Alabama comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alabama.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Alabama?
- Start with the funders already giving to employment in Alabama, currently Southern Company Charitable Foundation, United Way of Central Alabama Inc, The Community Foundation of Greater. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.
- Who is the largest employment funder in Alabama?
- Southern Company Charitable Foundation gives the most to employment organizations in Alabama, $8M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to employment in Alabama?
- $16M reached 27 employment organizations in Alabama, from 95 funders. 29% 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
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.