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Grant Funders in Birmingham, AL

Bespoke Grants indexes 98 grant-making foundations headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama — together $1.05B in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, education, health care and faith-based (christian). Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Birmingham nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

98
Foundations in Birmingham
$1.05B
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
AL
State

Foundations headquartered in Birmingham

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Navigate Affordable Housing$639.4M2024
2Samford University$62.1M2023
3United Way of Central Alabama Inc$59.6M2024
4University of Alabama Health Services$33.5M2024
5The Community Foundation of Greater$24.2M2024
6Uab Health System$14.6M2024
7Scholarships for Kids Inc$12.4M2024
8Alabama Power Foundation Inc$10.1M2024
9Lucille S Beeson Char Tr Bond Mgmt$10.0M2024
10Michael and Noemi Neidorff Family Founda$9.2M2024
11The Caring Foundation$8.8M2024
12Jefferson Rising Fund$8.6M2024
13Bbva Foundation$8.4M2021
14Regions Foundation$7.2M2024
15The Daniel Foundation of Alabama$7.0M2024
16Southeastern Conference$6.8M2025
17Altecstyslinger Foundation$6.1M2024
18Vulcan Materials Company Foundation$5.1M2024
19New Schools for Alabama$5.0M2024
20Education Freedom Alabama$4.5M2023
21Protective Life Foundation$4.5M2024
22Mcwane Foundation$4.2M2024
23Uab Educational Foundation$4.1M2024
24Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation$3.7M2024
25Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama$3.6M2023
26Sidney Krauss Charitable Trust$3.5M2020
27Herbert a Meisler Charitable Foundation$3.0M2024
28Alabama Children's Hospital Foundation$3.0M2024
29The Hugh Kaul Foundation$2.6M2024
30Uab Athletics Foundation$2.4M2023
31Holle Family Foundation$2.3M2024
32Birmingham Jewish Foundation Inc$2.2M2024
33Aids Alabama Inc$2.1M2024
34Robert R Meyer Foundation$2.0M2024
35Woman's Missionary Union Foundation$2.0M2024
36Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund$1.9M2024
37The Eyesight Foundation of Alabama$1.9M2024
38Sturgis Charitable Trust$1.8M2025
39Baptist Health Foundation Inc$1.8M2025
40The American Society for Reproductive$1.8M2025

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Birmingham, AL address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Birmingham nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.