How to apply
Written form with purpose and exempt status of requesting organization Contact: John Wynn, 2101 Clinton Avenue, Huntsville, Al, 2565351100 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE
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
49 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hudson-Alpha Foundation Hudson-Alpha FoundationHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $600K |
| Lincoln Village Ministry Lincoln Village Preservation CorpHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $220K |
| Wellstone Inc Wellstone IncHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $150K |
| Chadasha Foundation Chadasha FoundationKnoxville, TN | Charitable | $100K |
| Downtown Rescue Mission Downtown Rescue MissionHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $100K |
| Habitat for Humanity River Valley Habitat for Humanity River ValleyHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $100K |
| Land Trust of N Al Land Trust of N AlHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $100K |
| National Childrens Advocacy Center National Childrens Advocacy CenterHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $100K |
| Salvation Army Salvation ArmyHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $100K |
| Samaritans Purse Samaritans PurseAlpharetta, GA | Charitable | $100K |
| Still Serving Veterans Still Serving VeteransHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $80K |
| Hsvmad Co Botanical Garden Society Hsv/Mad Co Botanical Garden SocietyHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $75K |
| Team Rubicon Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA | Charitable | $75K |
| Big Oak Ranch Big Oak RanchSpringville, AL | Charitable | $50K |
| Convoy of Hope Convoy of HopeSpringfield, MO | Charitable | $50K |
| Cornerstone Initiative Cornerstone InitiativeHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $50K |
| Enable Madison County Enable Madison CountyHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $50K |
| FIRST Stop Inc FIRST Stop IncHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $50K |
| Food Bank of N Al Food Bank of N AlHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $50K |
| Generosity Foundation Generosity FoundationHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $50K |
| Madison Visionary Partners Madison Visionary PartnersMadison, AL | Charitable | $50K |
| Next Step Farms Next Step FarmsHarvest, AL | Charitable | $50K |
| Village of Promise Village of PromiseHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $50K |
| Eighth Street Community Eighth Street CommunityHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $42K |
| Huntsville Hospital Foundation Huntsville Hospital FoundationHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $40K |
| The Arc of Madison County the Arc of Madison CountyHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $40K |
| Clinica Medica Moscati Clinica Medica MoscatiHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $30K |
| Boys & Girls Club of N Al Boys & Girls Club of N AlHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $25K |
| Community Free Dental Clinic Community Free Dental ClinicHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $25K |
| Parkinson's Dynamics Inc Parkinson's Dynamics IncHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $25K |
| The Ark Inc the Ark IncHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $25K |
| Community Free Clinic Community Free ClinicHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $20K |
| Free 2 Teach Free 2 TeachHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $20K |
| Heals Inc Heals IncHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $20K |
| His Way Recovery Center His Way Recovery CenterHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $20K |
| Kids to Love Kids to LoveMadison, AL | Charitable | $20K |
| New Hope Childrens Clinic New Hope Childrens ClinicNew Hope, AL | Charitable | $20K |
| North Al Spay Neuter Assist North Al Spay Neuter AssistHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $15K |
| World Central Kitchen World Central KitchenWashington, DC | Charitable | $15K |
| Huntsville Learning Center Huntsville Learning CenterHuntsville, AL | Charitablwe | $14K |
| Huntsvillemad Co Rescue Unit Huntsville/Mad Co Rescue UnitHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $11K |
| American Heart Association American Heart AssociationMount Pleasant, SC | Charitable | $10K |
| Blue Atlas Project Blue Atlas ProjectBlanchester, OH | Charitable | $10K |
| Burritt on the Mountain Burritt on the MountainHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $10K |
| Committee on Church Cooperation Committee on Church CooperationDecatur, AL | Charitable | $10K |
| Fostering Connections Fostering ConnectionsHarvest, AL | Charitable | $10K |
| Society of St Andrew Society of St AndrewBirmingham, AL | Charitable | $10K |
| Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit Huntsville Cave Rescue UnitHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $6,508 |
| Inside Out Studios Inside Out StudiosHuntsville, AL | Charitable | $5,000 |
By state: Alabama 42 · Tennessee 1 · Georgia 1 · California 1 · Missouri 1 · District of Columbia 1
About this foundation
Alpha Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Huntsville, Alabama, administered in care of John R Wynn, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Alpha Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Written form with purpose and exempt status of requesting organization Deadlines: NONE.
How much does Alpha Foundation Inc give each year?
In tax year 2024 it paid $2.9M across 49 grants, a median of $40K.
Where does Alpha Foundation Inc give?
Alabama (42 grants), Tennessee (1 grants), Georgia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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