The Alabama State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-1022154

The Gratitude Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $283,400 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Organization
PO Box 530095
Birmingham, AL 35253
(205) 871-9973
Form and materials
Written request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Limited to charitable, religious, scientific, literacy or educational purposes within birmingham and its surrounding areas.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $283,400

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,683,514

  • Tax year 2024

    $266,360

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,466,277

  • Tax year 2023

    $296,320

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,427,791

  • Tax year 2022

    $301,975

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,556,141

  • Tax year 2021

    $248,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,619,673

  • Tax year 2020

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,337,761

  • Tax year 2019

    $265,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,317,778

  • Tax year 2018

    $256,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,300,704

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cahaba River CoalitionBirmingham, AL

    Civic

    $30,000
  2. Camp McDowellNauvoo, AL

    Education

    $30,000
  3. Space One ElevenBirmingham, AL

    Civic

    $30,000
  4. Alabama AriseMontgomery, AL

    Civic

    $25,000
  5. Coosa RiverkeeperBirmingham, AL

    Civic

    $25,000
  6. Camp SawyervilleBirmingham, AL

    Civic

    $25,000
  7. Women's Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    Civic

    $20,000
  8. The Nature Conservancy in AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    Civic

    $15,000
  9. Preschool PartnersMountain BRK, AL

    Education

    $15,000
  10. Voices for Alabama's ChildrenMontgomery, AL

    Civic

    $15,000
  11. A Plus Education PartnershipMontgomery, AL

    Education

    $15,000
  12. Alabama School of Fine ArtsBirmingham, AL

    Education

    $10,000
  13. Public Radio WBHM 903 FMBirmingham, AL

    Civic

    $10,000
  14. States NewsroomWashington, DC

    Education

    $10,000
  15. Alabama Association for NonprofitsBirmingham, AL

    Civic

    $7,000
  16. Philanthropy SoutheastAtlanta, GA

    Civic

    $1,400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $55,00035% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $30,00019% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $25,00016% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $25,00016% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $21,40014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama14 grants $272,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $1,400

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jera StriblingPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Trudie GrumanSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (arts and culture), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Constantine C and Helen Pougialis AnastaskisBirmingham, AL 1 grant Preselected only $197,584 giving
  2. Hodges CR Jr TrustBirmingham, AL 2 grants Preselected only $167,741 giving
  3. Barber Vintage Motorsports MuseumBirmingham, AL 1 grant Preselected only $163,043 giving
  4. The Featheringill FoundationBirmingham, AL 15 grants Preselected only $130,000 giving
  5. Jones Family FundBirmingham, AL 91 grants Preselected only $762,944 giving