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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1987147

Wordsmiths Inc

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $10,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
May 30 of each year
Restrictions
Participation in the program is limited to students in the birmingham, alabama city school system or other local schools where the percentage of students on free or reduced price lunches is over 70 percent and who desire to improve their creative writing skills. The total number of participants is limited to 16 students.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $53,070

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $62,257

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $63,828

  • Tax year 2021

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $74,062

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $68,130

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $72,446

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,600

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $63,120

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    College scholarship as described in activities section

    $4,000
  2. Individual

    College scholarship as described in activities section

    $4,000
  3. Individual

    College scholarship as described in activities section

    $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ginny Phillips AsheDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Frederick AsheDIRECTOR/V. PRESIDENT Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Hannah WolfsonDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Brooke BattleDIRECTOR/TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Karen ShepardDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

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