Private foundation · EIN 57-0901832 · Birmingham, Alabama · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Alabama Power Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Alabama. The foundation accepts applications (Scholarship applications are due in february or march of each year.) and its median grant is $2,500.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 1,240 grants paid, $16M total, median $2,500. 94% of grants stayed in Alabama. Stated restrictions: Scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria: (1) child of an alabama power employee (2) high school senior or graduate or current postsecondary undergraduate (3) plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate…

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
1,240
$16M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in AL
94%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Scholarship applications are due in febr
Assets
$118M

How to apply

Scholarship applications should be submitted online to scholarship america at the following web address: Https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/alabamapowerfoundation/ the following information should be included with the application: (1) employee parent's id number (2) transcript of grades (3) work history (4) school and community activities (5) short statement of educational and career objectives (6) family financial information Contact: Staci Brooks President Alabama Powe, 600 North 18th Street, Birmingham, Al, 2052572167 Deadlines: Scholarship applications are due in february or march of each year. Restrictions: Scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria: (1) child of an alabama power employee (2) high school senior or graduate or current postsecondary undergraduate (3) plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited nonprofit two-year or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire academic year

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

Top 60 of 1,240 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV. Part XV itemizes $16M; Part I reports $14M in contributions paid

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Food Bank of Central AlabamaBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$500K
Saban Center FoundationBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$500K
The University of Alabama School of Law FoundationTuscaloosa, ALGeneral/operating$500K
University of South AlabamaMobile, ALGeneral/operating$500K
United Way of Central Alabama IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$450K
Auburn University FoundationAuburn, ALGeneral/operating$413K
Crimson Tide FoundationTuscaloosa, ALGeneral/operating$400K
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$400K
Freshwater Land TrustBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$350K
Birmingham Promise IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$300K
Alabama A&m University FoundationNormal, ALGeneral/operating$250K
Alabama State University Foundation IncMontgomery, ALGeneral/operating$250K
Auburn University FoundationAuburn, ALGeneral/operating$250K
Junior Achievement of Alabama IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$250K
Miles CollegeFairfield, ALGeneral/operating$250K
Pga Foundation Inc Dba Pga ReachPalm Beach Gardens, FLGeneral/operating$250K
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, ALGeneral/operating$250K
Uab Athletics FoundationBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$250K
Alabama Power Service OrganizationMontgomery, ALGeneral/operating$170K
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Foundation IncTalladega, ALGeneral/operating$150K
Oxford City Board of EducationOxford, ALGeneral/operating$150K
Friends of RickwoodBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$125K
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, ALGeneral/operating$125K
Talladega CollegeTalladega, ALGeneral/operating$125K
Talladega CollegeTalladega, ALGeneral/operating$125K
United Way of Southwest Alabama IncMobile, ALGeneral/operating$105K
Community Foundation of Northeast AlabamaAnniston, ALGeneral/operating$100K
Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$100K
Urban Impact IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$100K
Women's Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$100K
Middle Tennessee State University FoundationMurfreesboro, TNGeneral/operating$83K
Alabama Trails FoundationBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$75K
Grace House Ministries IncFairfield, ALGeneral/operating$75K
Hispanic Interest Coalition of AlabamaBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$75K
Impact CharitableDenver, COGeneral/operating$75K
Jacksonville State University FoundationJacksonville, ALGeneral/operating$75K
Redemption Earned IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$75K
Strive International IncNew York, NYGeneral/operating$75K
Theresa Burroughs Residential LivingGreensboro, ALGeneral/operating$75K
Alabama Power Service OrganizationBucks, ALGeneral/operating$71K
Alabama Power Energizers IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$66K
Heart of Alabama Food BankMontgomery, ALGeneral/operating$65K
United Way of East CentralAnniston, ALGeneral/operating$57K
Holy Family Cristo Rey Corporate Internship ProgramBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$55K
Rev BirminghamBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$55K
CybergrantsAndover, MAGeneral/operating$50K
Hoover City Schools Foundation IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice IncMontgomery, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Alabama PossibleBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Alabama Wildlife Federation IncMillbrook, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Baron Critical Weather InstituteHuntsville, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Bevill State Community College - Fayette CampusFayette, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Board of the University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation IncMobile, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Downtown Jimmie Hale Mission IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Legal Services Alabama IncMontgomery, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation IncMobile, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Prosper FoundationBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$50K
Red Mountain Theatre Company IncBirmingham, ALGeneral/operating$50K

By state: Alabama 1165 · Florida 2 · District of Columbia 9 · Georgia 21 · Tennessee 5 · New York 3

About this foundation

Alabama Power Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Birmingham, Alabama, administered in care of Cindy Cagle, tax-exempt since 1990. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Alabama Power Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Scholarship applications should be submitted online to scholarship america at the following web address: Https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/alabamapowerfoundation/ the following information should… Deadlines: Scholarship applications are due in february or march of each year..

How much does Alabama Power Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $16M across 1,240 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Alabama Power Foundation Inc give?

Alabama (1165 grants), Florida (2 grants), District of Columbia (9 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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