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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1594922

Faraway Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $53,845 paid in grants.

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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

    $53,845

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $944,069

  • Tax year 2024

    $46,680

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $964,018

  • Tax year 2023

    $45,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $948,310

  • Tax year 2022

    $56,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $965,599

  • Tax year 2021

    $91,597

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,024,124

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,020,366

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,745

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $989,528

  • Tax year 2018

    $48,424

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,020,738

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alabama Institute for Deaf and BlindTalladega, AL

    Operating support of organization

    $10,769
  2. Hand in PawBirmingham, AL

    Operating support of organization

    $10,769
  3. Lakeshore FoundationBirmingham, AL

    Support of operation lima foxtrot

    $10,769
  4. The Community Kitchens of BirminghamBirmingham, AL

    Operating support of organization

    $10,769
  5. The Exceptional FoundationBirmingham, AL

    Operating support of organization

    $10,769

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $10,76925% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,76925% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $10,76925% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,76925% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama5 grants $53,845

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Merrill N BradleyDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Thomas Lyons BradleySECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Mary Allen BradleyPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Merrill N Bradley JrTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Julia R CullimoreVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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