Private foundation · EIN 63-1094539 · Mobile, Alabama

The Mary Josephine Larkins Charitable 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 11 grants paid, $85K total, median $5,000. 100% of grants stayed in Alabama.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
11
$85K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in AL
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.4M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mobile Symphony IncMobile, ALCommunity service$20K
Mobile County PalsMobile, ALCommunity service$15K
Mobile Chamber MusicMobile, ALCommunity service$9,000
Azalea City Cat CoalitionMobile, ALCommunity service$5,500
Mobile Museum of ArtMobile, ALCommunity service$5,500
CASA Mobile IncMobile, ALCommunity service$5,000
Gulf Coast Ethnic & HeritageMobile, ALCommunity service$5,000
Mobile International FestMobile, ALCommunity service$5,000
Big Brothers Big SistersMobile, ALCommunity service$5,000
Dance Without Limits FoundationMobile, ALCommunity service$5,000
Environmnetal Studies CenterMobile, ALCommunity service$5,000

About this foundation

The Mary Josephine Larkins Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Mobile, Alabama, administered in care of Judy a Shirk, tax-exempt since 1993. 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 The Mary Josephine Larkins Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 The Mary Josephine Larkins Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $85K across 11 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does The Mary Josephine Larkins Charitable Foundation give?

Alabama (11 grants), per its latest filing.

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