Alabama Association of Resource
Montgomery, AL · EIN 63-1134289. Reported 125 grants totalling $39.5M to 73 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Alabama Association of Resource, the IRS classifies it under environment rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE C300) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 73 distinct organizations, with 14% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 59% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $18,900 and $661,966; the smallest was $7,800 and the largest $1,630,446. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabamas Mtns Rivers and Valleys Rsc Conservation and Dev Council | Hartselle, AL | $5,345,492 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wiregrass Resource Conservation and Development Project Inc | Ozark, AL | $4,232,794 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid-South Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc | Montgomery, AL | $4,087,178 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tombigbee Rc&d Council | Tuscaloosa, AL | $4,074,611 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Area | Tuscumbia, AL | $3,928,792 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ala Tom Resource Conservation and Development Area Sponsor Orgn | Thomasville, AL | $3,880,793 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cawaco Resource Conservation and Development Area | Birmingham, AL | $3,853,304 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coosa Valley Resource Conservation & Development Council | Heflin, AL | $3,832,855 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gulf Coast Resource Conservation and Development Area | Atmore, AL | $3,761,222 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Effective Leadership Academy | Cleveland, OH | $594,234 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama Community College System | Montgomery, AL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asf Foundation Inc | Montgomery, AL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Mcdowell | Nauvoo, AL | $76,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama Association of Rescue Squads Inc | Roanoke, AL | $69,927 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Smile a Mile | Birmingham, AL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Alabama Cooperativce Extension System | Birmingham, AL | $64,021 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Inc | Montgomery, AL | $59,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama State Parks | Montgomery, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forest Workforce Training Institute | Montgomery, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Singing River Trail | Huntsville, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Cottonwood | Cottonwood, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alabama Future Farmers of America Foundation | Montgomery, AL | $47,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alabama 4H Club Foundation Inc | Auburn Univ, AL | $40,972 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Town of Pickensville | Carrollton, AL | $37,760 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Magic Moments Inc | Birmingham, AL | $37,213 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Board of the University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $36,775 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alabama Association of Conservation Districts | Montgomery, AL | $36,606 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fresh Air Family Inc | Birmingham, AL | $34,927 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Your-Town Alabama Inc | Birmingham, AL | $31,705 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alabamense Chapter of the Azelea So Ciety of America Incorporated | Salem, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital | Luverne, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association of Rc & D Councils Inc | Dothan, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alabama Lions Sight Association Inc | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bear Creek Collaborative | Florence, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Benjamin Russell FFA Alumni & Supporter | Alexander City, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blackbelt Benefit Group | Selma, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Alabama Prescribed Burn Association Inc | Talladega, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Food Bank of Central Alabama | Bessemer, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council of State Governments | Lexington, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Alabama Department of Archives and History | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marbury Volunteer Fire Department | Marbury, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marengo County Swcd | Linden, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pike County Schools | Troy, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raptor Foundation | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement Inc - Safe | Sylacauga, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Back the Blue Foundation | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Frank M Johnson JR Institute | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uwa Division of Nursing | Livingston, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network | Birmingham, AL | $24,912 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Short the Squirrel Inc | Daphne, AL | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hale County Ema | Greensboro, AL | $22,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Curt's Closet | Cullman, AL | $20,550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lamar County Ema | Vernon, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cahaba River Society Inc | Birmingham, AL | $19,258 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 8 Acorns | Heflin, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alabama Bass Trail | Decatur, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Awareness Network for Children Inc | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation Inc | Mobile, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pine Hill Vfd | Pine Hill, AL | $14,464 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Collinsville Historical Association Inc | Collinsville, AL | $13,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fitzpatrick Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Fitzpatrick, AL | $13,611 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Headland High School FFA | Headland, AL | $12,279 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Biigbee Humane Society | Demopolis, AL | $12,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Daisys Place | Killen, AL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Alabama AIDS Outreach Inc | Tuscaloosa, AL | $11,960 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Outdoors | Chatom, AL | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alabama Conservation and Natural Resources Foundation Inc | Eufaula, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winston County Ema | Double Springs, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation Inc | Tuscumbia, AL | $9,580 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manitou Cave of Al Inc | Vestavia, AL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lawrence County Commission | Moulton, AL | $7,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
27 of 73 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 45 of 73 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | $6,486,453 | $24,956 |
| 2022 | 31 | $9,101,409 | $26,406 |
| 2023 | 32 | $11.1M | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $12.8M | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Alabama. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Alabama.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Alabama Association of Resource's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 3128, Montgomery, AL, 36109.
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