Funding search · EIN 570885634 · Birmingham, AL

Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

210
grants reported
$5.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
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.

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  • Ipc3 grants · $1.0M
  • Summer Adventures in Learning3 grants · $441,000
  • Kirkwood By the River3 grants · $373,972
  • First Light3 grants · $191,000
  • Medical Missions3 grants · $184,550
  • Stair of Birmingham3 grants · $158,000
  • Mwandi Ucz Mission Hospital American Partners3 grants · $145,000
  • Living River3 grants · $144,000
  • Medical Benevolence Foundation3 grants · $137,000
  • Be Team International3 grants · $92,000

Giving over time

$1.7M
2022
$1.7M
2023
$1.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 210 grants.

  • $382,000

    Ipc · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Support ministry and social services

  • $356,500

    Ipc · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Support ministry and social services

  • $305,000

    Ipc · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support ministry and social services

  • $147,000

    Summer Adventures in Learning · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Program support

  • $147,000

    Summer Adventures in Learning · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Program support

  • $147,000

    Summer Adventures in Learning · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Program support

  • $132,500

    Kirkwood By the River · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    2025 chaplain grant for chaplain services including salary and benefits at kirkwood by the river

  • $132,500

    Kirkwood By the River · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Chaplain grant for chaplain services at kirkwood by the river

  • $108,972

    Kirkwood By the River · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Fund the position of chaplain

  • $70,900

    Medical Missions · Huntersville, NC · 2023

    Church construction in chiapas mexico and medical residence construction in malawi

  • $66,000

    Medical Missions · Huntersville, NC · 2024

    Mission trips $18,800 and remainder to medical faculty housing nkhoma, malawi and church construction project chiapas, mexico

  • $66,000

    First Light · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Operating support

  • $65,000

    Mwandi Ucz Mission Hospital American Partners · Denver, CO · 2023

    Mwandi salary support and diagnostic imaging building

  • $65,000

    First Light · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    General operating support for emergency shelter

  • $61,000

    Medical Benevolence Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

    Surgical network development in malawi

  • $60,000

    First Light · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Operating support

  • $57,500

    Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Operating support and small loans and empowering financial education provided to lmi hispanics and other immigrants

  • $56,000

    Stair of Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Stair tutoring program

  • $55,761

    Alabama Interfaith Refugee Partners · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Provide support for asylum seeking families and operating support

  • $55,000

    The Outreach Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2022

    Support for mission work

  • $52,000

    Stair of Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Stair tutoring program

  • $50,000

    Mwandi Ucz Mission Hospital American Partners · Denver, CO · 2024

    Salary support and partial funding for new lab building

  • $50,000

    Be Team International · Harrisburg, PA · 2022

    Neonatal intensive care support

  • $50,000

    Lift Up the Vulnerable · New York, NY · 2022

    Investing in food security for south sudan

  • $50,000

    Stair of Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    One-on-one literacy tutoring program

  • $48,000

    Living River · Montevallo, AL · 2024

    Assitant director for development postion, 2025

  • $48,000

    Living River · Montevallo, AL · 2023

    Assistant director for development position

  • $48,000

    Living River · Montevallo, AL · 2022

    Funding for a development director over a period of 3 years

  • $47,650

    Medical Missions · Huntersville, NC · 2022

    Fund construction of two presbyterian churches

  • $39,500

    Brother Bryan Mission · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    General operating support and to minister to impoverished individuals in central alabama

  • $38,000

    Medical Benevolence Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024

    Physician pipeline for surgical residency program in malawi

  • $38,000

    Medical Benevolence Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023

    Physician pipeline for surgical residency program in malawi

  • $30,000

    Designs for Hope · Trussville, AL · 2023

    Additional church buildings for india

  • $30,000

    Mwandi Ucz Mission Hospital American Partners · Denver, CO · 2022

    Mwandi salary support and xray building

  • $27,500

    Build Up · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support expansion of new titusville cultural center

  • $25,000

    16th Street Baptist Church · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    16th street baptist church preservation and expansion project

  • $25,000

    Foundations Early Learning & Family Center · Fairfield, AL · 2024

    Classroom build-out 2024-25

  • $25,000

    Lift Up the Vulnerable · New York, NY · 2024

    Investing in food security and medical care for sudan orphans

  • $25,000

    Manna Ministries · Alabaster, AL · 2023

    Building expansion

  • $25,000

    Marion Medical Mission · Marion, IL · 2022

    Marion medical mission 2023 well season

  • $25,000

    Pcusa · Louisville, KY · 2022

    Disaster relief

  • $25,000

    Teach for America- Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support alabama teachers in jefferson county and birmingham city schools

  • $22,000

    Be Team International · Harrisburg, PA · 2024

    Supporting neonatal care in afghanistan 2025

  • $22,000

    Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2023

    Alabama prison arts + ed. Project/ auburn u. College program student tuition support

  • $22,000

    Cure International · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Support ministry to children and families burdened with treatable disabilities in niger

  • $20,000

    Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Mobile pantry support

  • $20,000

    First Fruits Ministries · Harpersville, AL · 2024

    Expansion of our single mothers benevolence and ruth's blessings benevolence programs

  • $20,000

    Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Increased access to education support and resources for underserved students

  • $20,000

    Spring Valley School Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Scholarship for spring valley students in need

  • $20,000

    Teach for America- Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Operating support

  • $20,000

    The Outreach Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2024

    Project support 2024: $5,000 holistic evangelism in tete province and remainder allocated to persian diaspora partnership - $10,000, ukraine partnership - $10,000, retreat center in the arabian peninsula - $5,000, toget read all
  • $20,000

    Troy Resilience Project · Troy, AL · 2024

    Troy resilience project operating support fy 2025

  • $20,000

    Be Team International · Harrisburg, PA · 2023

    Neonatal intensive care support

  • $20,000

    Raleigh'S Place · Clanton, AL · 2023

    Support renovation costs for transitional apartments for youth aging out of foster care at 18 and support for camp 1:27 staff salaries

  • $20,000

    Restoration Academy · Fairfield, AL · 2023

    Eat pray learn capital campaign

  • $20,000

    Teach for America- Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Operating support

  • $20,000

    Raleigh'S Place · Clanton, AL · 2022

    Support renovation costs for transitional apartments for youth aging out of foster care at 18 and support for camp 1:27 staff salaries

  • $18,250

    United Presbyterians of Wilcox County · Camden, AL · 2023

    The principal's house restoration project/community garden project

  • $18,000

    Marion Medical Mission · Marion, IL · 2024

    Marion medical mission 2025 well season

  • $18,000

    Marion Medical Mission · Marion, IL · 2023

    Marion medical mission 2024 well season

  • $15,000

    Children'S Aid Society of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Independent living (il)

  • $15,000

    Community Furniture Bank · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    General operating support 2025

  • $15,000

    Sozo Children · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Sozo foreign missions operating support 2024

  • $15,000

    Community Grief Support Services · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Community grief support growth & expansion

  • $15,000

    Ministry of Hope Lesotho · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023

    Funds for nutritious groceries and supplies

  • $15,000

    Spring Valley School Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Scholarship for spring valley students in need

  • $15,000

    Designs for Hope · Trussville, AL · 2022

    Church buildings for india

  • $15,000

    Grace Klein Community · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support food delivery and family assistance program

  • $15,000

    Legacy Prep · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    Maryville College · Maryville, TN · 2022

    Support for the mast youth theology program and scholarship assistance for 2 students

  • $14,840

    Urban Ministry · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    We build house renovation & homeownership program (2025)

  • $14,500

    Friends of Forman Christian College · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Scholarships and housing for female students at forman christian college

  • $14,000

    Grace House Ministries · Fairfield, AL · 2024

    Operations: foster care the grace house way

  • $14,000

    Water By Women · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Honduras horizons: train and equip water women for clean water and healthy children

  • $14,000

    The Women of My Hope · Madisonville, LA · 2023

    Operating support 2023 for mi esperanza: the women of my hope

  • $12,500

    Renew Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Neighborhood engagement in ensley

  • $12,500

    Travelers Aid Society of Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Senior ride

  • $12,500

    Collat Jewish Family Services · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Support for comprehensive care management

  • $12,500

    Glenwood · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Pilot program for parents, inclding social and community time plus training and glenwood chapel

  • $12,200

    Friends of Forman Christian College · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Empowering women and children in pakistan through access to education

  • $12,000

    Faith Chapel Church · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Operational expense support and small equipment needs for 2024-2026

  • $12,000

    Friends of Forman Christian College · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Changing the future of women in pakistan through education

  • $12,000

    Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Small loans and empowering financial education provided to lmi hispanics and other immigrants

  • $12,000

    Hope Inspired Ministries · Montgomery, AL · 2023

    Operating support

  • $10,500

    Grace Klein Community · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Food & family assistance program

  • $10,000

    Better Basics · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Collat Jewish Family Services · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Senior solutions: comprehensive care management for low- to moderate-income older adults

  • $10,000

    Cornerstone Schools · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Success for each student project

  • $10,000

    Episcopal Place · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Ecares program

  • $10,000

    Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Operating support 2024

  • $10,000

    Hope Walks · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2024

    Holistic clubfoot care and treatment in kenya for fy25

  • $10,000

    Maryville College · Maryville, TN · 2024

    Maryville college adventures in studying (mast) - expanding horizons

  • $10,000

    Oasis Counseling for Women and Children · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Specialized mental health care for women and children

  • $10,000

    One Place Metro Alabama Family Justice Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    One place general operating support 2024

  • $10,000

    Presbyterian Home for Children · Talladega, AL · 2024

    Ascension leadership academy

  • $10,000

    Sight Savers America · Pelham, AL · 2024

    2024-2025 school based health/vision screenings and follow-up eye care

  • $10,000

    Alabama Interfaith Refugee Partners · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Executive director salary

  • $10,000

    Better Basics · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Cornerstone Schools · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Taking steps for middle school success

  • $10,000

    Food for Our Journey · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Operating support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.