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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Alabama

Imperigo has identified 174 funders that made 1,076 grants totaling $117.7M to 118 youth development organizations in Alabama, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Alabama

Total granted $117.7M
Funders 174
Grants 1,076
Organizations funded 118

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Amfirst Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2022 · 11.1% of their giving
$50K
27. The Better Life Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 9.3% of their giving
$58K
28. United Givers Fund of Dekalb County
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$60K
29. Lake Martin Area United Way
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $13K · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$94K
30. Life House Ministries Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 20.6% of their giving
$25K
31. Limestone County Farmers Federation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$25K
32. Central Alabama Community Foundation Inc
23 grants to 7 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$227K
33. The Alabama Emmaus Community of North Al
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $24K · through 2019 · 50.8% of their giving
$24K
34. The Drexel Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2020 · 1.4% of their giving
$336K
35. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
68 grants to 21 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$6.9M
36. Women's Foundation of Alabama
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$123K
37. The Hooked on Helping Foundation Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$14K
38. Asbury Thrift Store Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023 · 5.7% of their giving
$45K
39. National Space Club - Huntsville
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2025 · 5.6% of their giving
$34K
40. Tulsa Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $484K · through 2024
$1.1M
41. Calipari Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2019 · 3.2% of their giving
$50K
42. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2024 · 5.9% of their giving
$18K
43. The Hargrove Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2022 · 3.6% of their giving
$30K
44. Jewelers for Children
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021 · 1.2% of their giving
$75K
45. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
18 grants to 6 organizations · largest $28K · through 2024
$220K
46. Nick's Kids Foundation Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$50K
47. The Chicago Community Trust
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $900K · through 2023
$2.1M
48. Community Foundation of Northwest Florida Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 1.3% of their giving
$40K
49. Create Birmingham
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$10K
50. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2023
$748K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to youth development 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. 12 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.

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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 youth development 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 youth development funding in Alabama, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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