Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Alabama
261 private foundations reported 834 arts & culture grants to organizations in Alabama on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $15.7M in all. 173 of them are based in Alabama.
Foundations261
Grants on record834
Total granted$15.7M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Alabama
20 of the 261: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Alabama organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Apologetics Press Incorporated, Montgomery - General support$1,125
- Studio by the Tracks Inc, Irondale - General support$357
- Darbys Dancers, Huntsville - General support$340
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Gave $7.5M in 2024
The Daniel Foundation of Alabama
Birmingham, AL · latest return: tax year 2024- Mcwane Science Center, Birmingham - Charitable$75,000
- Alabama Symphonic Association Inc, Birmingham - Charitable$50,000
- Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan - Charitable$40,000
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Gave $16.2M in 2024
Alabama Power Foundation Inc
Birmingham, AL · latest return: tax year 2024- Rev Birmingham, Birmingham - General/Operating$55,000
- Red Mountain Theatre Company Inc, Birmingham - General/Operating$50,000
- Voices for Alabama's Children, Montgomery - General/Operating$30,000
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Gave $52.5M in 2024
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc
Lakeland, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery - Organization's charitable purpose$5,000
- Alabama Symphonic Association Inc, Birmingham - Organization's charitable purpose$5,000
- State of Alabama Ballet, Birmingham - Organization's charitable purpose$3,500
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Art Bridges Inc
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile - To support exhibition hosting costs and to support programs that create transformative experiences connecting…$103,004
- Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile - Support for exhibition hosting costs$70,336
- Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville - Support for programs that create transformative experiences connecting with diverse communities, engaging…$39,835
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The Educational Foundation of America
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium, Birmingham - General operating support$125,000
- Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy, Alberta - Capital campaign: renovation support$125,000
- Artsrevive Community Development Corporation, Selma - Strategic growth and staff salary and benefits$60,000
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Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc
Little Rock, AR · latest return: tax year 2025- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa - Art education improvement$102,000
- Space One Eleven, Birmingham - Art & culture$70,000
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham - Art education improvement$56,560
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Alabama Shakespeare Festival Inc, Montgomery - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$205,000
- Birmingham Childrens Theatre Inc, Birmingham - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$70,000
- State of Alabama Ballet Inc, Birmingham - General operating support for dance productions and activities$45,000
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Gave $17.2M in 2024
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Centre for the Living Arts, Mobile - Warhol re-granting initiative$100,000
- Coleman Center for the Arts, York - Program support (over 2 years)$40,000
- Space One Eleven, Birmingham - Program support (over 2 years)$40,000
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Altec-Styslinger Foundation Inc
Birmingham, AL · latest return: tax year 2024- Red Mountain Theatre Company, Birmingham - To further the exempt purpose of the organization$50,000
- Mcwane Science Center, Birmingham - To further the exempt purpose of the organization$5,000
- Studio by the Tracks, Birmingham - To further the exempt purpose of the organization$1,500
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Gave $3.9B in 2025
Lilly Endowment Inc
Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2025- Equal Justice Initiative, Montgomery - Religion & cultural inst initiative$2,500,000
- Equal Justice Initiative, Montgomery - Religion & cultural inst initiative$100,000
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Historic Bethel Baptist Church Community Restoration Fund, Birmingham - To support interpretation planning, construction costs, public programming, and organizational capacity$500,000
- Troy University, Troy - To support a project that deepens and broadens student and public understanding of alabama's cultural and…$449,000
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Gave $5.8M in 2024
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- State of Alabama Ballet Inc, Birmingham - Matching Gifts$2,500
- State of Alabama Ballet Inc, Birmingham - Matching Gifts$1,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Whole Backstage Inc, Guntersville - Arts, culture and humanities$500
- North Alabama Agriplex Foundation, Cullman - Arts, culture and humanities$450
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Ekvnv Yefolecvlke, Weogufka - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$900,000
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Gave $134.4M in 2024
John Templeton Foundation
West Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of South Alabama, Mobile - Catalyzing a cultural shift: integrating religious & spiritual comp in mental health$518,880
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Gave $34.9M in 2024
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Auburn University Foundation, Auburn - To support the Alabama Prison Arts Education Project$125,000
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Flint, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- VOICES for Alabamas Children, Montgomery - To support a statewide afterschool network to ensure the availability and expansion of school-linked quality…$125,000
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Winifred Stevens Foundation
Tempe, AZ · latest return: tax year 2024- Oakwood University, Huntsville - The new music building$100,000
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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2023- Coleman Center for the Arts, York - General operating support$62,500
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Alabama organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Alabama Shakespeare Festival Inc Montgomery | 5 | $291,075 |
| Red Mountain Theatre Company Inc Birmingham | 5 | $155,752 |
| Space One Eleven Birmingham | 5 | $131,068 |
| Coleman Center for the Arts York | 4 | $122,516 |
| State of Alabama Ballet Inc Birmingham | 4 | $52,054 |
| Studio by the Tracks Inc Irondale | 4 | $16,857 |
| Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium Birmingham | 3 | $130,011 |
| Birmingham Childrens Theatre Inc Birmingham | 3 | $90,072 |
| Mcwane Science Center Birmingham | 3 | $82,596 |
| Alabama Symphonic Association Inc Birmingham | 3 | $71,750 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Alabama that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 261 foundations, 99 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.