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WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC (Alabama) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $4,000 to it, the largest being ALFA FOUNDATION ($4,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$165k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$4k
Net assets
$50k
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What Wiregrass Electric Cooperative Inc Charitable Foundation Inc does

Mission

The purpose of the foundation shall be the accumulation of funds for charitable purposes in the service area of wiregrass electric cooperative, inc. And its surrounding communities. This shall be accomplished by disbursement of these accumulated funds of the foundation to individuals and organizations for needs which are related to food, shelter, clothing, health needs, environmental and education.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Assisted local non-profit organizations with various projects through the use of grant funding.

    $66,500 spentof which $66,500 as grants
    39% of program spending

  2. Provided Scholarships to numerous local high school seniors for college.

    $35,000 spentof which $35,000 as grants
    20% of program spending

  3. Provided funding to local schools for various improvements, and learning programs.

    $40,327 spentof which $40,327 as grants
    23% of program spending

  4. Provided funding and assitance to local organizations and individuals for community betterment.

    $30,380 spentof which $30,380 as grants
    18% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $172,207.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($116k) Expenses 100 ($121k) Net assets 100 ($30k)2018 Revenue 100 ($117k) Expenses 102 ($124k) Net assets 75 ($23k)2019 Revenue 101 ($118k) Expenses 100 ($121k) Net assets 65 ($19k)2020 Revenue 129 ($150k) Expenses 130 ($158k) Net assets 38 ($11k)2021 Revenue 129 ($149k) Expenses 124 ($150k) Net assets 34 ($10k)2022 Revenue 156 ($181k) Expenses 154 ($187k) Net assets 91 ($27k)2023 Revenue 163 ($190k) Expenses 172 ($209k) Net assets 102 ($31k)2024 Revenue 142 ($165k) Expenses 120 ($145k) Net assets 168 ($50k)
'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Revenue (142)Expenses (120)Net assets (168)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $41k to $71k (+75%).

$64k
$56k
$58k
$39k
$41k
$71k
$78k
$85k
'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

77% of WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 7,828 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

−$5k
’17
−$7k
’18
−$3k
’19
−$8k
’20
−$1k
’21
−$6k
’22
−$19k
’23
$20k
’24
4.6
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

202220232024
Listed999
Joined·+1+2
No longer listed·12
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $1k.

Funder
'22
'23
'24*
'25*
total
funders
1
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Alabama funders.

AL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’22
’23
Alabama out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.

Operating margin12% · above the median
Months of reserve4.6mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)5% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Alabama

Energy Alabama79%Alabama Rural Water Assn Inc78%Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives78%Wiregrass Economic Development Corporation78%Alabama Alliance Network77%Wiregrass Museum of Art Inc77%Wiregrass 2-1-177%Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation & Developement Council77%

Nationally

North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation80%Four County Electric Membership Corp80%Washington Electric Cooperative Inc79%White River Valley Electric Trust INC79%Tennessee Electric Cooperative Assoc79%Energy Alabama79%Black River Electric Cooperative Inc79%Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation79%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

95% of spending goes to programs.

Program 95%Management 5%Fundraising 0%

Governance

9
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • Wiregrass Electric Cooperative · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC?
WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC (Alabama) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $4,000 to it, the largest being ALFA FOUNDATION ($4,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $4,000 in grants to WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC?
ALFA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $4,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like WIREGRASS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Alabama. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing