Funding search · EIN 201939160 · Birmingham, AL
W Earl Richards Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 43
- grants reported
- $5.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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
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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.
- The Signatry a Global Christian Foundation3 grants · $2.5M
- Church of the Highlands1 grant · $950,000
- Highlands College1 grant · $500,000
- Second Wind Programs2 grants · $225,000
- Vapor International3 grants · $209,984
- Equip Leadership3 grants · $150,000
- Grace House Ministries3 grants · $105,000
- United Way of Central Alabama3 grants · $75,000
- High Point University2 grants · $75,000
- Riverchase United Methodist Church2 grants · $70,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.1M
The Signatry a Global Christian Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable
- $950,000
Church of the Highlands · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $902,500
The Signatry a Global Christian Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Charitable
- $500,000
The Signatry a Global Christian Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Charitable
- $500,000
Highlands College · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Education
- $125,000
Second Wind Programs · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $103,480
Vapor International · Sylacauga, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $103,480
Vapor International · Sylacauga, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Second Wind Programs · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $55,000
Grace House Ministries · Fairfield, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Equip Leadership · Duluth, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
High Point University · High Point, NC · 2024
Education
- $50,000
Equip Leadership · Duluth, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Equip Leadership · Duluth, GA · 2022
Charitable
- $35,000
Riverchase United Methodist Church · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $35,000
Riverchase United Methodist Church · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $30,000
Milo'S Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Union University · Jackson, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Bok Tower Gardens · Lake Wales, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Grace House Ministries · Fairfield, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Grace House Ministries · Fairfield, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
High Point University · High Point, NC · 2022
Education
- $25,000
United Way of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
The Wellhouse · Odenville, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
The Wellhouse · Odenville, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Union University · Jackson, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
The Wellhouse · Odenville, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Union University · Jackson, TN · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Christ Health Center · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Milo'S Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Christ Health Center · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Christ Health Center · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,200
James E Hughes Jr Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Arlington Partners Charitable Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $3,024
Vapor International · Sylacauga, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Alabama Symphony Orchestra · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,829
Charitable Contributions From Passthrough · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,202
Charitable Contributions From Passthrough · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Trivela Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $912
Charitable Contributions From Passthrough · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
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