Private foundation · EIN 72-6212181 · Mobile, Alabama · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Frank Ladd Duvalle and Vivian Laverne Duvalle Charitable

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: 15 grants paid, $61K total, median $2,500. 60% of grants stayed in Alabama.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
15
$61K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in AL
60%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Jude's Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral support$22K
Boys and Girls Club of South AlabamaMobile, ALGeneral support$5,000
Penelope HouseMobile, ALGeneral support$5,000
Rotary Club of Metairie Scholarship FoundationMetairie, LAGeneral support$5,000
Success 4 the FutureMobile, ALGeneral support$5,000
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, INGeneral support$5,000
Murphy High SchoolMobile, ALGeneral support$2,500
Plant High School Academic Foundation IncTampa, FLGeneral support$2,500
Bayside AcademyDaphne, ALScience department$2,400
Christ the King Catholic ChurchDaphne, ALGeneral support$2,000
Bishop State Community College FoundationMobile, ALGeneral support$1,000
Philadelphia Animal Welfare SocietyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$1,000
Philadelphia FightPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$1,000
Victory Health PartnersMobile, ALGeneral support$1,000
Wilmer Hall Children's HomeMobile, ALGeneral support$1,000

By state: Alabama 9 · Tennessee 1 · Louisiana 1 · Indiana 1 · Florida 1 · Pennsylvania 2

About this foundation

Frank Ladd Duvalle and Vivian Laverne Duvalle Charitable is a private grantmaking foundation in Mobile, Alabama, administered in care of Am South Bank, tax-exempt since 2002. 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 Frank Ladd Duvalle and Vivian Laverne Duvalle Charitable 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 Frank Ladd Duvalle and Vivian Laverne Duvalle Charitable give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $61K across 15 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Frank Ladd Duvalle and Vivian Laverne Duvalle Charitable give?

Alabama (9 grants), Tennessee (1 grants), Louisiana (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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