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Funding search · EIN 630762093 · Birmingham, AL

Cowin Special Account

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

40
grants reported
$257,150
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$3,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Mitchells Place4 grants · $130,000
  • University of the South3 grants · $30,000
  • Aclu of Alabama2 grants · $17,500
  • Tulane University3 grants · $15,000
  • Nature Conservancy in Al2 grants · $10,000
  • Tum Tum Tree Foundation2 grants · $10,000
  • Nature Conservancy of Al1 grant · $10,000
  • Uab- Diabetes Research Fund1 grant · $5,000
  • Studio By the Tracks1 grant · $5,000
  • American Heart Assoc1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$52,500
2022
$58,700
2023
$79,500
2024
$66,450
2025

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

  • $40,000

    Mitchells Place · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $30,000

    Mitchells Place · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $30,000

    Mitchells Place · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Community/public benefit

  • $30,000

    Mitchells Place · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Community/public benefit

  • $10,000

    University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $10,000

    Aclu of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $10,000

    University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $10,000

    Nature Conservancy of Al · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Community/public benefit

  • $10,000

    University of the South · Sewanee, TN · 2023

    Community/public benefit

  • $7,500

    Aclu of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    Nature Conservancy in Al · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    Tum Tum Tree Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    Nature Conservancy in Al · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    Studio By the Tracks · Irondale, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    Tum Tum Tree Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2023

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    American Heart Assoc · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2022

    Community/public benefit

  • $5,000

    Uab- Diabetes Research Fund · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Community/public benefit

  • $2,500

    Unless U · Vestavia, AL · 2023

    Community/public benefitcommunity/public benefit

  • $2,000

    Ashley Hall School · Charleston, SC · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $2,000

    First Light · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $2,000

    Preschool Partners · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $1,500

    American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $1,000

    Reed Foundation · Oakland, NJ · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $1,000

    Unless U · Vestavia, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $1,000

    Wise4al · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $1,000

    Birmingham Botanical Gardens · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $1,000

    St Michael'S Church · Charleston, SC · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $1,000

    The Bell Center · Homewood, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefit

  • $1,000

    Magic Moments · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Community/public benefit

  • $500

    Linly Heflin · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $500

    Mulherin Home · Mobile, AL · 2024

    Community/public benefitcommunity/public benefit

  • $400

    Birmingham Museum of Art · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $300

    Magic Moments · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $250

    Alabama Symphony Orchestra · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $250

    Birmingham Children'S Theatre · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $250

    Jimmy Hale Mission · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    Community/public benefit

  • $200

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Community/public benefit

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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.