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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-1319587

Luce Ends - Educational Opportunity Partners

A private foundation in Mountain Brook, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $147,365 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Michael Luce
3316 Dell Road
Mountain Brook, AL 35223
(205) 987-5507
Form and materials
Scholarship applications are provided to the full board for review and decision based on financial need and academic success. Any grants made to charitable organizations will be determined from a letter submitted stating the request with a copy of their tax exempt determination letter.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $147,365

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $52,861

  • Tax year 2024

    $149,695

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $86,740

  • Tax year 2023

    $191,412

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $43,265

  • Tax year 2022

    $277,384

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $46,241

  • Tax year 2021

    $241,058

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $56,263

  • Tax year 2020

    $228,427

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $22,300

  • Tax year 2019

    $226,319

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $587

  • Tax year 2018

    $247,860

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $43,693

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Donation to charity

    $25,000
  2. Individual

    Donation to charity

    $21,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarships

    $19,593
  4. Individual

    Scholarships

    $15,884
  5. Individual

    Scholarships

    $10,910
  6. Individual

    Scholarships

    $9,038
  7. Individual

    Scholarships

    $8,500
  8. Individual

    Scholarships

    $7,964
  9. Individual

    Scholarships

    $7,478
  10. Individual

    Scholarships

    $5,797
  11. Individual

    Scholarships

    $4,500
  12. Individual

    Scholarships

    $4,042
  13. Individual

    Scholarships

    $3,866
  14. Individual

    Scholarships

    $3,293
  15. Individual

    Scholarships

    $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Michael LucePRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gates ShawVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard SimmonsSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • William DowTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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