How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Alabama?

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Alabama, currently The Fb Heron Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.

Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Alabama?

The Fb Heron Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Alabama, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Alabama?

$119M reached 177 philanthropy organizations in Alabama, from 481 funders. 30% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Alabama

$119M reached 177 philanthropy organizations in Alabama, from 481 funders, with no single one dominating.

$119M

granted

177

organizations

30%

from in-state

The short version

481 funders gave $119M to 177 philanthropy organizations in Alabama across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
30% of that came from funders also based in Alabama; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Alabama is The Fb Heron Foundation, at $22M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is The Black Belt Community Foundation Inc, at $35M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Alabama

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

1The Fb Heron Foundation$22M 2Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$9M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$7M 4Silicon Valley Community Foundation$6M 5The Community Foundation of Greater$4M 6Haplotace Foundation$4M 7Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$4M 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$4M 9Trinka Davis Foundation$4M 10Alabama Power Foundation Inc$3M

Philanthropy organizations in Alabama that draw the most

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

167 other philanthropy organizations$36M

The Black Belt Community Foundation Inc$35M United Way of Central Alabama Inc$18M

How to find philanthropy funders in Alabama

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Start with the funders already active in Alabama
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Alabama are The Fb Heron Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
70% of philanthropy money in Alabama comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alabama.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Alabama?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Alabama, currently The Fb Heron Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Alabama?: The Fb Heron Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Alabama, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Alabama?: $119M reached 177 philanthropy organizations in Alabama, from 481 funders. 30% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.