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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-2045009

The Forman Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $27,002 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

    $27,002

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $480,160

  • Tax year 2024

    $26,980

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $479,485

  • Tax year 2023

    $28,952

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $465,063

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,858

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $414,561

  • Tax year 2021

    $28,251

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $442,664

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,001

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $443,531

  • Tax year 2019

    $22,418

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $460,100

  • Tax year 2018

    $27,049

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $464,973

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Birmingham Botanical GardensBirmingham, AL

    To support organization

    $10,000
  2. Jubilee CenterMontgomery, AL

    To support organization

    $5,667
  3. Rotary Club FoundationBirmingham, AL

    To support organization

    $2,500
  4. Mountain Brook Library FoundationMountain Brook, AL

    To support organization

    $2,000
  5. St Philips Anglican ChurchTuscaloosa, AL

    To support organization

    $2,000
  6. Mountain Brook City Schools FoundationBirmingham, AL

    To support organization

    $1,585
  7. YWCABirmingham, AL

    To support organization

    $1,500
  8. Birmingham Museum of ArtBirmingham, AL

    To support organization

    $1,000
  9. Glenville Cashiers Rescue SquadGlenville, NC

    To support organization

    $250
  10. Preschool PartnersMountain BRK, AL

    To support organization

    $250
  11. Institute for Safer TruckingWashington, DC

    To support organization

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $3,83563% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $2,00033% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $2504% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama9 grants $26,502
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $250
  3. North Carolina1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • J Ross Forman IIIDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dalton Forman BlankenshipDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Forman NorwookDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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