Grants and funding in Alabama
4,517 foundations reported granting into Alabama on their most recent IRS filings: 15,532 itemized grants worth $947M between them. On top of that, seventeen live grant programs and forty-four contract opportunities are specific to Alabama, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 4,517
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $947M
- across 15,532 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Alabama
- 17
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 45
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 4,517 foundations granting into Alabama, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Alabama
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Alabama on their most recent filings.
Who the Alabama-specific grants are for
Of the seventeen live grant programs specific to Alabama, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. six more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Forty-five community development lenders serve Alabama: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Communities Unlimited, Inc., Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Alabama foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Alabama that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 258Alabama foundations that accept applications.
- Education grants in Alabama (51 funders)
- Human Services grants in Alabama (44 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Alabama (31 funders)
- Religion grants in Alabama (15 funders)
- Health Care grants in Alabama (15 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
See what you are eligible for in Alabama.
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