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Foundations That Fund Science & Technology in Alabama

Imperigo has identified 50 funders that made 135 grants totaling $79.5M to 18 science & technology organizations in Alabama, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Science & Technology Funding in Alabama

Total granted $79.5M
Funders 50
Grants 135
Organizations funded 18

Top Funders — page 1 of 2

1. Hudsonalpha Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $9.4M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$33.1M
2. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $23.5M · through 2023 · 1.8% of their giving
$31.2M
3. National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2023 · 23.9% of their giving
$500K
4. Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $500K · through 2023 · 1.4% of their giving
$699K
5. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.2M · through 2019
$2.2M
6. Partners for Environmental Progress Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2023 · 85.5% of their giving
$27K
7. United States Endowment for Forestry
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $185K · through 2020
$241K
8. Bruce Pearl Family Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $22K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$32K
9. National Science Teaching Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024
$61K
10. Coastal Emc Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2023 · 3.4% of their giving
$14K
11. Rf Catalytic Capital Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $275K · through 2021
$275K
12. The Maynard Nexsen Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2019 · 1.7% of their giving
$17K
13. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$141K
14. Gulf of Mexico Alliance
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $29K · through 2023
$35K
15. Uab Medicine Enterprise
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $22K · through 2023
$52K
16. Peach Bowl Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2022
$50K
17. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2022
$100K
18. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023
$180K
19. Alabama Partnership for Children
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2024
$6K
20. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2020
$20K
21. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$25K
22. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2020
$6K
23. The Chicago Community Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2021
$30K
24. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2022
$12K
25. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019
$10K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to science & technology work in Alabama, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 7 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

Other Causes Funded in Alabama

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering science & technology work, with an address in Alabama. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable science & technology funding in Alabama, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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