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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.

170
969
1,626
1,051
586
66
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Alabama

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Alabama on their most recent filings.

Auburn University Foundation$65M
Haplotace Foundation$49M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$36M
University of Alabama Health Services$36M
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$19M
Itemized grants into Alabama from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

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.

Nonprofits12
Cities and towns6
Tribal organizations6
Small businesses4

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, local governments and tribal organizations.

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.

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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