Funding search · EIN 721389140 · Birmingham, AL

The Thompson Foundation

Name: The Thompson Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

71
grants reported: $3.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $32,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Higher Education3 grants · $502,099
United Way3 grants · $422,064
Children'S Programs3 grants · $274,750
K-123 grants · $236,500
Hunger3 grants · $204,310
Basic Needs3 grants · $158,869
Religion3 grants · $155,161
Research3 grants · $143,000
Civic & Culture3 grants · $124,925
Children'S Healthcare3 grants · $117,500

Giving over time

$1.0M

2022

$1.1M

2023

$892,545

2024

Grant history

All 71 reported grants, largest first.

$234,333
Higher Education · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$208,333
Higher Education · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$152,062
United Way · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$145,001
United Way · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$125,001
United Way · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$103,000
Religion · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$101,500
Children'S Programs · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$98,522
Disaster Relief · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$93,750
Children'S Programs · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$81,750
K-12 · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$81,500
K-12 · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$80,310
Hunger · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$79,500
Children'S Programs · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$75,000
Hunger · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$73,250
K-12 · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$69,250
Capital · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$68,300
Research · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$63,119
Basic Needs · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$62,000
Children'S Healthcare · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$59,433
Higher Education · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$58,500
Civic & Culture · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$57,875
Civic & Culture · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$57,500
Environmentalparks · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$54,400
Adult Healthcare · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$52,000
Basic Needs · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$51,161
Religion · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$49,000
Hunger · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$43,750
Basic Needs · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$42,700
Research · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$37,000
Children'S Healthcare · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$36,000
Enviornmental Parks · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$35,000
Arts General · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$33,250
Enviornment and Wildlife · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$32,700
Arts General · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$32,500
Women Service · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$32,000
Research · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$28,250
Hospitals & Healthcare · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$27,000
Children'S Services · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$25,000
Animal Welfare · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$22,000
Arts General · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$18,600
Adult Healthcare · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$18,500
Children'S Healthcare · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$11,700
Adult Healthcare · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Pre-K · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$8,550
Civic & Culture · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$8,500
Pre-K · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$8,000
Animal Welfare · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$7,500
Veterans · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$7,500
Pre-K · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$7,500
Educational · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$6,958
Vocational · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$6,500
Educational · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$6,000
Animal Welfare · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$5,450
Memorials and Gifts · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Children'S Services · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Homelessness · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Hospitals & Healthcare · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Women Service · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$3,870
Vocational · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$3,600
Memorials and Gifts · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$3,350
Memorials and Gifts · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Educational · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Hospitals & Healthcare · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Veterans · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$1,750
Enviornment and Wildlife · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable
$1,750
Enviornment and Wildlife · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$1,500
Veterans · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Religion · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$605
Disaster Relief · Various, AL · 2022
Charitable
$500
Women Service · Various, AL · 2023
Charitable
$250
Addiction & Reentry · Various, AL · 2024
Charitable

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