Funding search · EIN 631035698 · Birmingham, AL

Stephens Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

175
grants reported
$1.8M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

artseducation

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Alabama Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $153,500
  • United Way of Central Alabama3 grants · $115,000
  • Unicef2 grants · $100,000
  • Childrens Hospital Foundation3 grants · $95,000
  • Southern Environment Law Center3 grants · $90,000
  • Birmingham Museum of Art3 grants · $85,000
  • Girlspring3 grants · $79,000
  • Alabama Rivers Alliance2 grants · $65,000
  • Black Warrior Riverkeeper2 grants · $55,500
  • Doctors Without Borders2 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$587,700
2022
$562,000
2023
$609,350
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 175 grants.

  • $67,500

    Alabama Symphony Orchestra · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the arts

  • $66,000

    Alabama Symphony Orchestra · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the arts

  • $65,000

    Unicef · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $60,000

    Alabama Rivers Alliance · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $50,000

    United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $45,000

    United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $40,000

    Birmingham Southern College · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of education

  • $40,000

    Southern Environment Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $37,500

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $35,000

    Alys Stephens Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $35,000

    Birmingham Museum of Art · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of arts

  • $35,000

    Childrens Hospital Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $35,000

    Childrens Hospital Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $35,000

    Gasp · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $35,000

    Unicef · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $30,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $27,000

    Girlspring · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $26,000

    Girlspring · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $26,000

    Girlspring · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $25,000

    Alabama Ballet · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of arts

  • $25,000

    Compassion and Choices · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $25,000

    Southern Environment Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $25,000

    Birmingham Museum of Art · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of arts

  • $25,000

    Childrens Hospital Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $25,000

    Southern Environment Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $25,000

    Birmingham Museum of Art · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of arts

  • $25,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $20,000

    Alabama Symphony Orchestra · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the arts

  • $20,000

    United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $20,000

    South Carolina Coastal Carolina League for Growfoods Carolina · Charleston, SC · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $20,000

    Home Field Advantage · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $18,000

    Black Warrior Riverkeeper · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $16,000

    The Sarara Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $15,000

    Red Mountain Theatre Company · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $15,000

    Summit School · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $12,500

    Baptist Health Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $12,500

    Life Skills Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $12,250

    Alys Stephens Center · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $12,000

    Paint Rock Forest Research Center · Trenton, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Alabama Archives and History Foundation · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Berkeley Prepatory School · Tampa, FL · 2024

    Support of education

  • $10,000

    Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Life Skills Foundation · Durham, NC · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    South Carolina Coastal Carolina League for Growfoods Carolina · Charleston, SC · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Stair of Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Alabama Ballet · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of arts

  • $10,000

    Better Basics · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Life Skills Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Red Mountain Theatre Company · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    The Piston Foundation · Greenwich, CT · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Friends of Hurricane Creek · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $10,000

    Red Mountain Theatre Company · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $8,000

    Linley Heflin Unit · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $8,000

    Linley Heflin Unit · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $8,000

    Linley Heflin Unit · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $7,500

    Coosa Riverkeeper · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $7,500

    Tampa Museum of Art · Tampa, FL · 2023

    Support of arts

  • $7,500

    Coosa Riverkeeper · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $7,000

    Gateway · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $6,000

    Alabama Institue for the Deaf and Blind · Talladega, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $6,000

    Alzheimer'S of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $6,000

    Better Basics · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $6,000

    Birmingham Zoo · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $6,000

    Woodlawn Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Alabama 4-H Foundation · Columbiana, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Alabama Humanities Alliance · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Als Association of Alabama · Huntsville, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Birmingham Children'S Theatre · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Friends of Hale County · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Friends of Hurricane Creek · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Lakeshore Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Lovelady Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Sidewalk Film Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Tampa Bay Watch · Tierra Verde, FL · 2024

    Support of arts

  • $5,000

    Academy Prep Center of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Foundation · Talladega, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Friends of Hurricane Creek · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Lakeshore Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Maranathan Academy · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Stair of Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    Support of education

  • $5,000

    Alabama Ballet · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of arts

  • $5,000

    Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Foundation · Talladega, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Alabama Rivers Alliance · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Alzheimer'S of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Maranathan Academy · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    River Network · Portland, OR · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $5,000

    Teach for America · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support of the organization

  • $4,000

    Fresh Air Family · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support of the organization

  • $4,000

    Envision Oboe · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Support of the organization

  • $4,000

    Fresh Air Family · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support of the organization

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.