Funding · Alabama · Mental health
Who funds mental health in Alabama
Mental health funding in Alabama is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Oasis Counseling for Women and Children leads, and the money reaches 84 groups.
The short version
- 137 funders gave $12M to 84 mental health organizations in Alabama across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 64% of that came from funders also based in Alabama; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of mental health in Alabama is Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, at $2M.
- The mental health organization drawing the most is Oasis Counseling for Women and Children, at $1M.
Largest funders of mental health in Alabama
The funders giving the most to mental health organizations in Alabama, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Mental health organizations in Alabama that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find mental health funders in Alabama
- 1Start with the funders already active in Alabama
The funders giving the most to mental health in Alabama are Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, United Way of Central Alabama Inc, The Edward E Pesnell Foundation. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental health 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
36% of mental health money in Alabama comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alabama.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Alabama?
- Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Alabama, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, United Way of Central Alabama Inc, The Edward E Pesnell Foundation. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.
- Who is the largest mental health funder in Alabama?
- Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to mental health organizations in Alabama, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to mental health in Alabama?
- $12M reached 84 mental health organizations in Alabama, from 137 funders. 64% 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.