Private Foundation

The Comer Foundation c/o 1919 Investment Counsel

The Comer Foundation c/o 1919 Investment Counsel, of Birmingham, AL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $865K in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $13.9M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 246 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $6.2M.

EIN: 636004424 Birmingham, AL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$865K

Total Expenses$1.2M

Total Assets$13.9M

Grants Given246

Grant Total$6.2M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

Auburn University

Auburn, AL · 2025

To support organization and provide scholarships

$228,000

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL · 2025

To support organization and provide scholarships

$155,000

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL · 2025

To support organization and provide scholarships

$147,000

Scholarship America

Saint Peter, MN · 2025

To support organization and provide scholarships

$61,840

Wallace State Community College

Hanceville, AL · 2025

To support organization

$43,874

Showing up to 5 of 246 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Annie Craig

Chairman Braxton Comer

Secretary Frank Crockard

Trustee Jim Simon

Treasurer Mike Goodrich

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Top Grant Purposes

To support organization and provide scholarships

$3,892,900 43 grants

To support organization

$2,243,874 187 grants

To support the organization

$76,000 11 grants

To support Education

$15,000 2 grants

To support education

$12,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$865K	$1.2M	$13.9M
2024	$1.6M	$799K	$14.3M
2023	$903K	$821K	$13.5M
2022	$459K	$839K	$13.4M
2021	$2.2M	$860K	$13.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.2M to $865K (-60%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, IL, MN, NC.

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