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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 58-6343485

The Olin B King Foundation

A private foundation in Huntsville, AL. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 13 grants and $3.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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

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

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,124,062

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,628,313

Grants paid in 2019

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard Charitable EndowmentWarwick, RI

    General purpose

    $2,975,844
  2. First United Methodist ChurchHuntsville, AL

    General purpose

    $20,000
  3. Huntsville Hospital FoundationHuntsville, AL

    General purpose

    $20,000
  4. Huntsville Symphony OrchestraHuntsville, AL

    General purpose

    $15,000
  5. UA Huntsville Nursing SchoolHuntsville, AL

    General purpose

    $15,000
  6. University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL

    General purpose

    $15,000
  7. Hudson Alpha InstituteHunstville, AL

    General purpose

    $11,218
  8. University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  9. Huntsville-Madison Public LibraryHuntsville, AL

    General purpose

    $10,000
  10. Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, GA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  11. Huntsville Museum of ArtHuntsville, AL

    General purpose

    $10,000
  12. Village of PromiseHuntsville, AL

    General purpose

    $7,000
  13. Huntsville Botanical GardenHuntsville, AL

    General purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $20,00032% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $20,00032% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00016% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $7,00011% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island1 grant $2,975,844
  2. Alabama10 grants $128,218
  3. Georgia2 grants $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth K SmithEXECUTIVE DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rosemary K LeeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • George J KingCOMMITTEE ME Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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