Pleiad Foundation

Historical Funder

Birmingham, Alabama · EIN 63-1159236 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2025)$1.1M

Organizations funded36

Typical grant$15,000

Total assets$16.3M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $25,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	JAN EHRHARDT
Address	1927 FIRST AVENUE NORTH, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Phone	2053223302
Form and materials	N/A
Deadlines	N/A
Restrictions	N/A

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture2
Education2
Health2
Environment1
Human Services1
Mental Health1

Where it gives

8% of grants went outside Alabama.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Virginia Samford Theater	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$200,000
Uab - Department of Neurosurgery	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$150,000
Crimson Tide Foundation	Tuscaloosa, AL	To promote charitable cause	$100,000
University Foundation	Tuscaloosa, AL	To promote charitable cause	$75,000
Freshwater Land Trust	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$65,000
Community Food Bank	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$50,000
Uab - Education Fund	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$50,000
Trinity Methodist Church	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$35,000
Uab - Primary Care	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$25,000
First Methodist Church	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$25,000
Samford Tennis	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$25,000
Turning Point Foundation	Thorsby, AL	To promote charitable cause	$25,000
United Way	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$20,000
Ourhome Alabama	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$20,000
Spring Valley School	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$20,000
Uab - Bennett	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$16,667
Community Furniture Bank	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$15,000
Glen Iris Grace	Hoover, AL	To promote charitable cause	$15,000
Helen Keller Foundation	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$15,000
Embrace Alabama Kids	Florence, AL	To promote charitable cause	$10,000
Linley Heflin	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$10,000
Trinity Place Shelter	New York, NY	To promote charitable cause	$10,000
Uab Athletics Foundation	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$10,000
Magic City Acceptance Center	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$10,000
Rev Birmingham	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$10,000
Red Mountain Makers	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$10,000
Christopher Kids	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$7,500
Bcm Georgia	Atlanta, GA	To promote charitable cause	$5,000
Ccb Employee Assistance Foundation	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$5,000
Ccya Guardian Angels	Marietta, GA	To promote charitable cause	$5,000
Christ Health Center	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$5,000
Firehouse Community Arts Center	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$5,000
The Bell Center	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$2,000
Quarterback Childrens Health Foundation	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$1,500
The Dance Foundation	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$1,000
Friends of the Alabama Archives	Montgomery, AL	To promote charitable cause	$1,000

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Uab - Department of Neurosurgery	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$400,000
Virginia Samford Theater	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$300,000
Community Food Bank	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$100,000
United Way	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$20,000
Uab - Bennett	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$16,667
Uab Athletics Foundation	Birmingham, AL	To promote charitable cause	$10,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$1,054,667	42
2024	$1,397,667	38
2023	$628,560	35

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 20, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202612329349100226
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 63-1159236
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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