Private foundation · EIN 72-1368331 · Birmingham, Alabama · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Clyde B Anderson Family 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, $575K total, median $25K. 27% of grants stayed in Alabama.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
11
$575K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in AL
27%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.5M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ashley HallCharleston, SCBenevolent donation$228K
Grace Church CathedralCharleston, SCBenevolent donation$176K
Charleston Literary FestivalCharleston, SCBenevolent donation$25K
Do for One NYCNew York, NYBenevolent donation$25K
Horizons Ashley HallCharleston, SCBenevolent donation$25K
Parkinson Association of Alabama IncBirmingham, ALBenevolent donation$25K
Preservation Society of CharlestonCharleston, SCBenevolent donation$25K
The Hope InstituteMountain Brook, ALBenevolent donation$20K
Alabama Kidney FoundationFlorence, ALBenevolent donation$15K
Nantucket Partnership for ChildrenNantucket, MABenevolent donation$10K
Historic Charleston FoundationCharleston, SCBenevolent donation$1,196

By state: South Carolina 6 · Alabama 3 · New York 1 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

Clyde B Anderson Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Birmingham, Alabama, administered in care of Clyde B Anderson, tax-exempt since 1997. 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 Clyde B Anderson Family 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 Clyde B Anderson Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $575K across 11 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Clyde B Anderson Family Foundation give?

South Carolina (6 grants), Alabama (3 grants), New York (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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