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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8080729

Goodwyn Mills & Cawood Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Montgomery, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 81 grants and $258,300 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $258,300

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $202,692
  • Tax year 2024

    $32,646

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $16,526
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,401

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,987
  • Tax year 2022

    $29,800

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,792
  • Tax year 2021

    $21,050

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $9,861
  • Tax year 2020

    $7,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,907
  • Tax year 2019

    $11,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,929
  • Tax year 2018

    $12,950

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,327

Grants paid in 2025

81 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Integrity InternationalSterling HTS, MI

    Community sponsorship

    $55,975
  2. Children's of AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $11,000
  3. Association of National Estuary ProSt Petersburg, FL

    Community sponsorship

    $7,500
  4. The Service Guild of BirminghamBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $7,500
  5. The Exceptional FoundationBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,500
  6. Alabama Baptist Children's HomesBirminham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  7. Alabama Casa Network IncOpelika, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  8. American Village Citizenship TrustMontevallo, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  9. Athens State University FoundationAthens, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  10. Father Purcell Memorial ExceptionalMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  11. Garrett's PlaceBessemer, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  12. Highlands College IncBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  13. Leadership MontgomeryMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  14. Little Sisters of the PoorMobile, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  15. ManeMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  16. Smile-A-MileBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  17. The Dolphin Foundation for ED&ARTGulf Shores, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  18. The Penny FoundationBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $5,000
  19. Leadership AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $4,500
  20. Brantwood Children's HomeMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $4,200
  21. Baptist Health Care FoundationMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $4,000
  22. Homewood City Schools FoundationHomewood, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $4,000
  23. Tukabatchee Area Council Inc BsoaMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $4,000
  24. Boy Scouts of AmericaMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $3,375
  25. Flight Club 502Louisville, KY

    Community sponsorship

    $3,000
  26. Soapstone Preservation EndowmentMarietta, SC

    Community sponsorship

    $3,000
  27. Wellstar FoundationMarietta, GA

    Community sponsorship

    $3,000
  28. Westview Forward FoundationMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $3,000
  29. Jefferson County Schools EducationBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,700
  30. Birmingham Host Committee 2025Birmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  31. Edpa FoundationMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  32. Freshwater Land TrustBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  33. JH Outback of BirminghamBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  34. Mobile Area Chamber of CommerceMobile, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  35. Neighborhood BridgesWesterville, OH

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  36. Sacred Heart FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  37. Tenngreen Land ConservancyNashville, TN

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  38. Why Not Win InstituteBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  39. Ace Mentors of AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,500
  40. Best Buddies AlTuscaloosa, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,000
  41. Magic MomentsBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $2,000
  42. Prisma Health Upstate FoundationGreenville, SC

    Community sponsorship

    $1,800
  43. Athens City Schools FoundationAthens, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,500
  44. Gadsden State Cardinal FoundationGadsden, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,500
  45. Phenix City's Mayor's & Councel BalPhenix City, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,500
  46. The Irondale Community FoundationIrondale, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,500
  47. The Marlon and Marcus FoundationPrattville, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,500
  48. Alabama Environmental CouncilBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,250
  49. Aldridge GardensHoover, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,200
  50. The Ivy Foundation of MontgomeryMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,200
  51. Child Protect Children's AdvocacyMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  52. Delta Theta Lambda Education FoundNormal, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  53. Druids Chartiy Club IncMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  54. First Choice Women's Med CenterMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  55. Georgia United Credit Union FoundatDuluth, GA

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  56. High Hopes 4 AutismElberta, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  57. Home of Grace for Women IncEight Mile, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  58. Kennesaw State FoundationKennesaw, GA

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  59. Msu FoundationMorehead, KY

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  60. National MS SocietyCarol Stream, IL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  61. Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, FL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  62. Pike Medical FoundationTroy, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  63. Point Clear Rotary Club FoundationPoint Clear, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  64. Seeds IncDaphne, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  65. The Grove MGMMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  66. The Peninsula of MobileMobile, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  67. Univeristy of West AlabamaLivingston, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  68. Water MissionNorth Charleston, SC

    Community sponsorship

    $1,000
  69. Birmingham Boys Choir FoundationBirmingham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $900
  70. Austin 1st Foundation IncAuburn, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $850
  71. Spirithorse Therapeutic CenterPrattville, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $800
  72. Cross Cultural ConnectionsHoover, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $600
  73. Air University FoundationMaxwell Afb, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $600
  74. Alabama Coastal FoundationMobile, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $500
  75. Dumas Wesley Community CenterMobile, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $500
  76. Ivy's ClosetWetumpka, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $500
  77. Libby's FriendsMountain BRK, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $500
  78. Momentum Women's LeadershipBirminham, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $500
  79. SfeefSpanish Fort, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $500
  80. Lights of JoyAtlanta, GA

    Community sponsorship

    $250
  81. Christ Way at Frazer ChurchMontgomery, AL

    Community sponsorship

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion1 grant $55,97539% of the total
  2. Health7 grants $20,85014% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $10,3007% of the total
  4. Education5 grants $10,0007% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation2 grants $8,0006% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $6,7005% of the total
  7. 9 other causes16 grants $32,05022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama65 grants $170,275
  2. Michigan1 grant $55,975
  3. Florida3 grants $11,000
  4. South Carolina3 grants $5,800
  5. Georgia4 grants $5,250
  6. Kentucky1 grant $3,000
  7. Ohio1 grant $2,500
  8. Tennessee1 grant $2,500
  9. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  10. Mississippi1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Galen Jay ThackstonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cedric T CampbellDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lee M WaltersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Freddie E Lynn JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kevin R LairdDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John Benjamin Bricken IIIDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy K BellDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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