Private foundation · EIN 20-8075658 · Hoover, Alabama · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Tickle Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 13 grants paid, $151K total, median $5,000. 46% of grants stayed in Alabama.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
13
$151K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in AL
46%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.6M

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Summit Charter School FoundationCashiers, NCEducation$30K
Church of the Good ShepherdCashiers, NCReligious$28K
Asbury United Methodist ChurchBirmingham, ALReligious$25K
United States Israel Education AssociationBirmingham, ALEducation$25K
Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MOReligious$10K
Special Operations FundArlington, VACommunity development$10K
Big Oak Ranch IncGadsden, ALReligious$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of the PlateauCashiers, NCYouth development$5,000
Uab Athletics FoundationBirmingham, ALEducation$5,000
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NCCommunity development$5,000
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYCharitable contribution$2,500
Oak Mountain Mission MinistriesPelham, ALReligious$1,000
Charitable Contributions From PassthroughsBirmingham, ALCharitable contribution$56

By state: North Carolina 4 · Alabama 6 · Missouri 1 · Virginia 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Tickle Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Hoover, Alabama, administered in care of T Charles Tickle, tax-exempt since 2008. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Tickle Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Tickle Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $151K across 13 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Tickle Family Foundation give?

North Carolina (4 grants), Alabama (6 grants), Missouri (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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