Likely funders for arts organizations in Alabama
In this batch of public IRS filings covering tax years 2024–2025, 272 foundations gave to arts organizations in Alabama. The table shows the 25 with the most matched gifts. Together those listed gifts total $5,386,123.
2025 IRS electronic filings from the 15 batches listed in the official index; counts are from these files only. Small arts & culture organizations on the exempt-organization list in Alabama: 266. This page is in the sitemap.
Gift counts are a floor. Matching a grant to a recipient is imperfect, and the filing year is the year the foundation reported, not necessarily the year it gave. Source filing is on each foundation page.
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What this data says
- Foundations made 1,010 gifts to arts organizations in Alabama in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to arts organizations in Alabama was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 108 of 272 foundations funding arts organizations in Alabama accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to arts organizations in Alabama
- Birmingham 68 foundations · 55 organizations
- Montgomery 38 foundations · 30 organizations
- Mobile 31 foundations · 33 organizations
- Huntsville 20 foundations · 43 organizations
More cities
- Irondale 14 foundations
- Dothan 9 foundations
- Tuscaloosa 8 foundations
- Fairhope 7 foundations
- Decatur 5 foundations
- Troy 5 foundations
- Auburn 4 foundations
- Daphne 4 foundations
- Monroeville 4 foundations
- Selma 4 foundations
- Tuscumbia 4 foundations
- York 4 foundations
- Alabaster 3 foundations
- Alberta 3 foundations
- Cullman 3 foundations
- Demopolis 3 foundations
- Grove Hill 3 foundations
- Hoover 3 foundations
- Montrose 3 foundations
- Pelham 3 foundations
- Sylacauga 3 foundations
- Vestavia 3 foundations
- Vestavia Hls 3 foundations
Types of arts & culture funded in Alabama
- Museums 68 foundations · 38 organizations
- Theater 30 foundations · 30 organizations
- Dance 10 foundations · 9 organizations
- Music & orchestras 60 foundations · 65 organizations
- Historical societies & heritage 44 foundations · 50 organizations
- Arts education 14 foundations · 10 organizations
More ways to find funders in Alabama
- Funders open to applications 108 funders
- Small-grant funders 190 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Alabama 337 foundations · 99 accept applications
What is a typical grant to arts organizations in Alabama?
$9,250, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
17 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.