Private foundation · EIN 73-6362235 · Mountain Brk, Alabama · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Edwin P & Marie H Gray Charitable Tr 05242007

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: 30 grants paid, $68K total, median $500. 27% of grants stayed in Alabama.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
30
$68K
Median grant
$500
Stays in AL
27%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
South Highland Presbyterian ChurchBirmingham, ALSupport organization's mission$42K
The Outreach FoundationFranklin, TNSupport organization's mission$10K
Friends of GujranwalaMechanicsville, VASupport organizations mission$2,000
St Paul SchoolMobile, ALSupport oraganizations mission$1,000
Forntia FellowshipRichfield, MNSupport organization's mission$1,000
Bold Springs Presbyterian ChurchBirmingham, ALSupport organizations mission$1,000
Beeson Divinity SchoolBirmingham, ALSupport organizations mission$1,000
Dig Development in GardenAtlanta, GASupport organizations mission$750
Studio By the TracksIrondale, ALSupport organizations mission$700
Uptown ColumbusColumbus, GASupport organizations mission$530
Younglife NashvilleNashville, TNSupport organization's mission$500
WbhmBirmingham, ALSupport organizations mission$500
The Arc San FranciscoSan Francisco, CASupport organizations mission$500
Refuge FoundationFort Smith, MTSupport organizations mission$500
Reformed University FellowshipLawrenceville, GASupport organizations mission$500
Princeton Theological SeminaryPrinceton, NJSupport organization's mission$500
Presbyterian Home for ChildrenTalladega, ALSupport organization's mission$500
Mc Callie SchoolChattanooga, TNSupport charitable organization's mi$500
Hef Haiti Education FoundEl Dorado, ARSupport charitable organization's mi$500
Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, TNSupport charitable organization's mi$500
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYSupport organizations mission$500
Coalition for the HomelessWashington, DCSupport organizations mission$500
New Covenant Legal ServicesSt Louis, MOSupport organizations mission$300
McWane Science CenterBirmingham, ALSupport charitable organization's mi$300
Glenns ReflectionsZionsville, INSupport organizations mission$300
Columbia Theological SeminaryDecatur, GASupport organization's mission$300
Theology MattersGreenwood, SCSupport organizations mission$250
Fdn for Reformed TheologyRichmond, VASupport organizations mission$250
The Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VASupport organizations mission$100
Nashville WplnNashville, TNSupport organizations mission$100

By state: Alabama 8 · Tennessee 5 · Virginia 3 · Georgia 4 · Minnesota 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Edwin P & Marie H Gray Charitable Tr 05242007 is a private grantmaking foundation in Mountain Brk, Alabama, administered in care of Mary Jane Gray Richardson, tax-exempt since 2017. 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 Edwin P & Marie H Gray Charitable Tr 05242007 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 Edwin P & Marie H Gray Charitable Tr 05242007 give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $68K across 30 grants, a median of $500.

Where does Edwin P & Marie H Gray Charitable Tr 05242007 give?

Alabama (8 grants), Tennessee (5 grants), Virginia (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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