Funding · Alabama · Public benefit
Who funds public benefit in Alabama
Most of it comes from outside Alabama: only 18% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 221 funders gave $37M to 96 public benefit organizations in Alabama across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 18% of that came from funders also based in Alabama; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Alabama is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $3M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is Alabama Forward, at $7M.
Largest funders of public benefit in Alabama
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Alabama, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Alabama that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Alabama
- 1Start with the funders already active in Alabama
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Alabama are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, NEO Philanthropy Inc. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
82% of public benefit money in Alabama comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alabama.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Alabama?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Alabama, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, NEO Philanthropy Inc. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.
- Who is the largest public benefit funder in Alabama?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to public benefit organizations in Alabama, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Alabama?
- $37M reached 96 public benefit organizations in Alabama, from 221 funders. 18% 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.