Private foundation · EIN 47-2963339 · Mobile, Alabama · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Sybil Smith Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Alabama. The foundation accepts applications (N/A) and its median grant is $23K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 8 grants paid, $467K total, median $23K. 88% of grants stayed in Alabama. Stated restrictions: N/A

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
8
$467K
Median grant
$23K
Stays in AL
88%
of grants
Deadline
N/A
Assets
$11M

How to apply

No specific form; letters to outline request Contact: Carol Hunter, 6 St Joseph Street, Mobile, Al, 2514320208 Deadlines: N/A Restrictions: N/A

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dumas Wesley Community CenterMobile, ALCommunity welfare$300K
Northwest Florida BalletFort Walton Beach, FLArts, culture, and humanities$50K
Alabama School of Math and ScienceMobile, ALEducation$46K
Monroe County Heritage MuseumMonroeville, ALArts, culture, and humanities$33K
Mobile Botanical GardensMobile, ALCommunity welfare$13K
Mobile Museum of ArtMobile, ALCommunity welfare$10K
Providence FoundationMobile, ALCommunity welfare$10K
Nature Conservancy of AlabamaMobile, ALCommunity welfare$5,000

By state: Alabama 7 · Florida 1

About this foundation

Sybil Smith Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Mobile, Alabama, administered in care of Marianne Terry Vp, tax-exempt since 2015. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Sybil Smith Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No specific form; letters to outline request Deadlines: N/A.

How much does Sybil Smith Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $467K across 8 grants, a median of $23K.

Where does Sybil Smith Foundation give?

Alabama (7 grants), Florida (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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