Hill Crest Foundation Inc
Mountain Brook, AL · EIN 63-0516927. Reported 376 grants totalling $12.1M to 184 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Hill Crest Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $400,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Oak Ranch | Gadsden, AL | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Auburn University | Auburn, AL | $480,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Food Bank of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oasis Counseling for Women and Children | Birmingham, AL | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uab Depression and Suicide Center | Birmingham, AL | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Samfordcollege of Health Sciences | Birmingham, AL | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Exceptional Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Ability | Birmingham, AL | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing | Birmingham, AL | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundry Ministries | Bessemer, AL | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Red Barn | Leeds, AL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Alabama Huntsville | Huntsville, AL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Harbor Inc | Eclectic, AL | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Restoration Academy | Fairfield, AL | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| M-Power Ministries | Birmingham, AL | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Executive Leadership | Birmingham, AL | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alabama Symphony Orchestra | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson State Community College | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Training Center Inc | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Renew Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Lovelady Center | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grace House Ministries | Fairfield, AL | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Grief Support | Birmingham, AL | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity Counseling Inc | Birmingham, AL | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Montevallo | Montevallo, AL | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival | Montgomery, AL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Landmarks Inc | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornerstone Schools of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Jemison Park | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity | Fairfield, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Dept of Psychiatry | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youthserve Inc | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jones Valley Teaching Farm | Birmingham, AL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lakeshore Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sight Savers America | Pelham, AL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $87,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama Head Injury Foundation | Hoover, AL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Better Basics | Birmingham, AL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Collat Jewish Family Services | Birmingham, AL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urology Health Foundation | Homewood, AL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Banks Academy | Birmingham, AL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp Bridges Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| King's Home | Chelsea, AL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lifeline Children's Services | Birmingham, AL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mcwane Science Center | Birmingham, AL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stair of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Troy University | Troy, AL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Magic Moments | Birmingham, AL | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alabama Ballet | Birmingham, AL | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs | Birmingham, AL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Birmingham Holocaust Education Center | Birmingham, AL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundations Early Learning Center | Fairfield, AL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Full Life Ahead Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alabama Kidney Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Birmingham, AL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christian Service Mission | Birmingham, AL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Counseling Service of West Al | Tuscaloosa, AL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Birmingham, AL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Levite Jewish Community Center | Birmingham, AL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Smile-a-Mile | Birmingham, AL | $58,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $57,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America | Birmingham, AL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Steps Ministry | Birmingham, AL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Foundation | Talladega, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts Greater Alabama Council | Vestavia Hills, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ Health Center | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornerstone Schools | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Health Clinic of Cullman Inc | Cullman, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Home | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cahaba Valley Health Care | Birmingham, AL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Preschool Partners | Birmingham, AL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Red Mountain Theatre Company | Birmingham, AL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spring Valley School | Birmingham, AL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Aid Society of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Five Horizons Health Services | Tuscaloosa, AL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mitchell's Place | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pathways Inc | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Michael's Medical Clinic | Anniston, AL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Will Bright Foundation | Trussville, AL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mitchells Place | Birmingham, AL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College Choice Foundation | Homewood, AL | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy | Mobile, AL | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alabama Holocaust Education Center | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Railroad Park Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southeastern Diabetes Ed Services-Camp Seale Harris | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Wellhouse | Odenville, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cahaba River Society | Birmingham, AL | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alabama School of Math and Science Foundation | Mobile, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridges Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Lake Initiative | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Freedom Source Inc | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grace Klein Community | Hoover, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I3 Academy | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prescott House | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prescott House Child Advocacy Center | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Well House | Odenville, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vulcan Park and Museum | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of St Andrew | Birmingham, AL | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alabama Council on Economic Education | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Baseball Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brother Bryan Mission | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brother Byran Mission | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Inspired Ministries | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Joseph Bruno Montessori Academy | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Central Al | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mothers' Milk Bank of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norma Livingston Cancer Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oak Mountain Mission Ministries | Pelham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rev Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shades Valley YMCA | Homewood, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sozo Children | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Clair Community Health Clinic | Pell City, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Martin's in the Pines | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Triumph Services | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Workshops Empowerment Inc | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mason Music Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ateam Ministries | Homewood, AL | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Highland Outreach Project(south Highland Presbyterian Church) | Birmingham, AL | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Seale Harris-Southeastern Diabetes Education Services | Hoover, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girlspring | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Space One Eleven Arts Center | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Workfaith Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids Play Alabama | Vestavia, AL | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Family Catholic High School | Birmingham, AL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cahaba Riverkeeper | Birmingham, AL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Counseling Service of Tuscaloosa County Al Inc | Tuscaloosa, AL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heart Gallery Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alabama Childhood Food Solutions | Sylacauga, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Avondale Samaritan Place | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Education Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birmingham Metro Baptist Association | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Warrior Boy Scouts of America | Tuscaloosa, AL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridgeways | Homewood, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Donate Life Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Birmingham Ambucs | Vestavia, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Growing Kings Inc | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kid One Transport | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Magic City Harvest | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Main Street Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation Inc | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Path for Success Foundation | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Home for Children | Talladega, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Studio By the Tracks | Irondale, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vax 2 Stop Cancer | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heart Gallery of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Libby's Friends | Mountain Brook, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alabama Game Changers | Hoover, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Wellness Foundation of Central Alabama | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Croom Foundation | Tuscaloosa, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Is-Able Ministries | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville State University Foundation | Jacksonville, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberty Learning Foundation | Huntsville, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Megan Montgomery Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy Deliverance Ministries | Vestavia, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Norhtstar Soccer Ministries | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parkinson Association of Alabama Inc | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raleigh's Place | Clanton, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Shift | Pelham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Shift Alabama | Pelham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ladder | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alabama Giving | Birmingham, AL | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alabama Center for Architecture | Birmingham, AL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angel Flight Soars Inc | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Krulak Marine Alliance of Alabama | Hoover, AL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Altamont School | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
104 of 184 (57%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 58%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 249 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 91 | $2,829,250 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 91 | $3,085,200 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 103 | $3,074,450 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 91 | $3,085,800 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Alabama. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Alabama.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Hill Crest Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 530507, Mountain Brook, AL, 35253. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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