Funding · Alabama · Human services
Who funds human services in Alabama
Human services funding in Alabama is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Big Oak Ranch Inc leads, and the money reaches 508 groups.
The short version
- 857 funders gave $164M to 508 human services organizations in Alabama across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 48% of that came from funders also based in Alabama; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in Alabama is United Way of Central Alabama Inc, at $20M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Big Oak Ranch Inc, at $12M.
Largest funders of human services in Alabama
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in Alabama, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in Alabama that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in Alabama
- 1Start with the funders already active in Alabama
The funders giving the most to human services in Alabama are United Way of Central Alabama Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Walker Area Community Foundation Inc. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
52% of human services money in Alabama comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alabama.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Alabama?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in Alabama, currently United Way of Central Alabama Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Walker Area Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in Alabama?
- United Way of Central Alabama Inc gives the most to human services organizations in Alabama, $20M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Alabama?
- $164M reached 508 human services organizations in Alabama, from 857 funders. 48% 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.