Private foundation · EIN 52-7245836 · Montgomery, Alabama · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Mabel Amos Memorial Fund

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Alabama. The foundation accepts applications (Typically in early april. Date subject to change each year.) and its median grant is $4,750.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $374K total, median $4,750. 67% of grants stayed in Alabama. Stated restrictions: Distributions are limited to the providing of scholarships to deserving young men and women of the state of alabama to assist them in attending any educational institution.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
18
$374K
Median grant
$4,750
Stays in AL
67%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Typically in early april. Date subject t
Assets
$6.3M

How to apply

A link is provided to high school counselors in february for them to provide to students interested in applying for a scholarship. The student then creates an online account and completes the application form. The student's high school transcript must be provided. The court in a pending litigation matter involving mabel amos memorial fund entered an order appointing a special fiduciary and directing that scholarship applications would be accepted, reviewed, and determined by the special fiduciary until such time as he is relieved of his duties. Accordingly, 2025 scholarship awards were determ… Contact: Regions Bank, Po Box 2450, Montgomery, Al, 3342306100 Deadlines: Typically in early april. Date subject to change each year. Restrictions: Distributions are limited to the providing of scholarships to deserving young men and women of the state of alabama to assist them in attending any educational institution.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Auburn UniversityAuburn, ALScholarships$151K
Troy UniversityTroy, ALScholarships$59K
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALScholarships$52K
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, ALScholarships$46K
University of Alabama BirminghamBirmingham, ALScholarships$17K
University of South AlabamaMobile, ALScholarships$12K
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MSScholarships$6,000
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, ALScholarships$5,500
University of MobileMobile, ALScholarships$5,000
University of North AlabamaFlorence, ALScholarships$4,500
Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, GAScholarships$4,200
University of West FloridaPensacola, FLScholarships$3,500
Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, ALScholarships$2,000
University of MississippiOxford, MSScholarships$2,000
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, ALScholarships$1,750
William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MSScholarships$1,500
Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, UTScholarships$1,000
Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, ALScholarships$500

By state: Alabama 12 · Mississippi 3 · Georgia 1 · Florida 1 · Utah 1

About this foundation

Mabel Amos Memorial Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Montgomery, Alabama, administered in care of Regions Bank, tax-exempt since 2003. 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 Mabel Amos Memorial Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. A link is provided to high school counselors in february for them to provide to students interested in applying for a scholarship. Deadlines: Typically in early april. Date subject to change each year..

How much does Mabel Amos Memorial Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $374K across 18 grants, a median of $4,750.

Where does Mabel Amos Memorial Fund give?

Alabama (12 grants), Mississippi (3 grants), Georgia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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