How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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David Loper
PO Box 2606
Birmingham, AL 35202
(205) 268-4431
- Form and materials
- No particular form
- Deadlines
- The scholarship program has a 4-15 deadline to allow for the selection process & fund distributions.
- Restrictions
- No restrictions or limitations with the exception of the scholarship program which is limited to the children of the employees of protective life entities. The scholarship program has received approval from the IRS.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$3,756,433
- Grants listed
- 219
- Assets, end of year
- $652,775
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Tax year 2023
$4,304,851
- Grants listed
- 189
- Assets, end of year
- $242,562
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Tax year 2022
$3,883,579
- Grants listed
- 176
- Assets, end of year
- $0
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Tax year 2021
$4,032,689
- Grants listed
- 211
- Assets, end of year
- $409,193
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Tax year 2020
$4,500,360
- Grants listed
- 241
- Assets, end of year
- $465,518
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Tax year 2019
$4,479,775
- Grants listed
- 277
- Assets, end of year
- $1,079,606
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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United Way of Central AlabamaBirmingham, AL
2024 Corporate Gift
$700,000 -
UAB Longevity CenterBirmingham, AL
Longevity Center Chair, innovation Fund and Symposium
$300,000 -
Birmingham Promise IncBirmingham, AL
2021-2025 scholarship support
$200,000 -
The University of Alabama - Bridges to DiversityTuscaloosa, AL
Bridges to diversity in business
$200,000 -
The American CollegeKNG of Prussa, PA
Center for Economic Empowerment and Equality
$150,000 -
Friends of RickwoodBirmingham, AL
2024 field of dreams renovation fund renovation fund
$100,000 -
Woodlawn FoundationBirmingham, AL
2020 Pledge to I3
$100,000 -
UAB - Live HealthsmartBirmingham, AL
2024 Protecting Good Communities, Live HealthSmart Alabama Implementation
$80,000 -
Birmingham Botanical Society IncMountain BRK, AL
2024 toshinan japanese tea house repairs
$75,000 -
Cornerstone Schools of AlabamaBirmingham, AL
2024 program expansions at our elementary, middle, and high schools
$65,000 -
Children's Aid SocietyBirmingham, AL
Independent living
$60,000 -
Boy Scouts of AmericaBirmingham, AL
Scoutreach and traditional scouting
$50,000 -
Jones Valley Teaching FarmBirmingham, AL
Good school food education model: phillips academy & phillips academy & twilight supper
$50,000 -
Prosper Birmingham - Catalyze Birmingham ChallengeBirmingham, AL
2023 Catalyze Birmingham Challenge
$50,000 -
Red Mountain Theatre (RMT)Birmingham, AL
2024-2025 Professional Series Sponsorship and 2024 Gala Sponsorship
$50,000 -
The Hope InstituteMountain BRK, AL
2024-2025 Hope Leadership Academy in Birmingham
$50,000 -
The Nature Conservancy in AlabamaBirmingham, AL
Birmingham Urban Freshwater Conservation
$50,000 -
Vulcan Park and MuseumBirmingham, AL
2025 Vulcan Park and Museum Corporate Partnership
$50,000 -
Alabama Symphonic Association IncBirmingham, AL
2024 music meets medicine, education programs, and annual fundraiser for operating/education
$40,000 -
The McWane Science CenterBirmingham, AL
2024 Programming Support
$40,000 -
American Heart AssociationDallas, TX
2023-2025 CPR training campaign
$35,000 -
MomentumBirmingham, AL
2024 program support
$30,000 -
The University of Alabama Culverhouse CollegeTuscaloosa, AL
2020 dai-ichi/plc summer intern program
$30,000 -
A Education PartnershipMontgomery, AL
Increasing educational equity for alabama students 2024
$25,000 -
Community on the RiseBirmingham, AL
2024 support for whole
$25,000 -
Freshwater Land TrustBirmingham, AL
2024 red rock trailsystem civil rights trail
$25,000 -
Women's Foundation of Alabama (prev Women's Fund OBirmingham, AL
2023 watershed campaign
$25,000 -
YMCA of Greater BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Addressing Disparities Amongst Youth in Roebuck and Central City
$25,000 -
American Red Cross - Alabama RegionBirmingham, AL
2024 home fire campaign
$20,000 -
Birmingham Athletic PartnershipBLVD N Birmingham, AL
2024 operating support
$20,000 -
Breakthrough BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Fy24 STEM and capacity building
$20,000 -
Collat Jewish Family ServicesMountain BRK, AL
2025 hands up together fundraising event
$20,000 -
Grace House MinistriesFairfield, AL
Growing in grace campaign
$20,000 -
Jefferson County Greenways CoalitionBirmingham, AL
2024 general operating support for the jefferson county greenways foundation
$20,000 -
Junior Achievement of Alabama IncBirmingham, AL
2024 economic empowerment through education and fundraiser event
$20,000 -
Neighborhood Housing Services of BirminghamBirmingham, AL
2024 NeighborWorks Week and "Protecting Good" Rehabs Phase II
$20,000 -
Opera BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Opera Birmingham Education and Community Engagement
$20,000 -
Preschool PartnersMountain BRK, AL
2024 Operating Support and 2024 Party on the Lawn Event Sponsorship
$20,000 -
Rev BirminghamBirmingham, AL
2024 REV Birmingham General Operating Support
$20,000 -
Teach for America - AlabamaBirmingham, AL
2024 General Operating Support
$20,000 -
The Birmingham ZooMountain BRK, AL
2023-24 Corporate Sponsorship
$20,000 -
The Birmingham ZooMountain BRK, AL
2025 Corporate Partner Program
$20,000 -
UAB - GeneralBirmingham, AL
Lifespan Down syndrome Program at UAB Medicine
$20,000 -
Woodlawn FoundationBirmingham, AL
2024 Operating Support
$20,000 -
Ag Gaston Boys & Girls ClubBirmingham, AL
Aggbgc project learn summer 2024
$15,000 -
Beyond HousingSaint Louis, MO
2024 viking advantage program
$15,000 -
Birmingham Civil Rights InstituteBirmingham, AL
2024-25 programming/operating and 32nd anniversary event
$15,000 -
Breast Cancer Research Foundation of AlabamaMountain BRK, AL
2024 bcrfa - localbreast cancer research support
$15,000 -
Common ThreadBirmingham, AL
2024 cultural center
$15,000 -
Legal Services AlabamaMontgomery, AL
Legal Services Alabama Heir Property Project
$15,000 -
Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (parca)Birmingham, AL
2024 Keys to Success Education Project
$15,000 -
The Virginia Samford Theatre and the MetropolitanBirmingham, AL
2024-2025 operating support
$15,000 -
United AbilityBirmingham, AL
Ability Connections - October 2023-September 2024
$15,000 -
Leadership AlabamaBirmingham, AL
23-24 Operating Support Leadership Alabama
$12,500 -
Addiction Prevention CoalitionBirmingham, AL
2025 prevention first
$10,000 -
Amigos Together for Kids IncMiami, FL
Amigos & protective @ miami open
$10,000 -
Blanket Fort HopeColumbiana, AL
2024 home renovation
$10,000 -
Build Up BHMBirmingham, AL
Protective life buildup summer boot camp
$10,000 -
Bundles of Hope Diaper BankBirmingham, AL
2024 operating support & 2024 stuff the bus diaper drive
$10,000 -
College Choice FoundationBirmingham, AL
2025 bateman scholars program
$10,000 -
Community Foundation of Greater BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Birmingham gateways improvement fund
$10,000 -
Empowered to ConquerBessemer, AL
Memorial gift in honor vanessa leonard scholarship fund
$10,000 -
Forge Breast Cancer Survivor CenterBirmingham, AL
2024 operating support
$10,000 -
Glenwood IncBirmingham, AL
2024 outpatient services
$10,000 -
Heart Gallery of AlabamaBirmingham, AL
2024 recruitment program
$10,000 -
Ignite AlabamaBirmingham, AL
2024 ignite! General operating and empowerment summit
$10,000 -
Junior Achievement of Alabama IncBirmingham, AL
2024 match and sponsorships
$10,000 -
King's HomeChelsea, AL
2024 operating support
$10,000 -
Leadership BirminghamBirmingham, AL
2024 Operating Support
$10,000 -
Levite Jewish Community CenterMountain BRK, AL
2024-25 Swim School Program
$10,000 -
Spring Valley SchoolBirmingham, AL
2024 SVS Social, Emotional, and Mental Wellness Initiative
$10,000 -
Stair (start the Adventure in Reading)Birmingham, AL
2024 Program Support
$10,000 -
StriveNew York, NY
STRIVE Birmingham Career Path
$10,000 -
The 7th Project AssociationMontgomery, AL
2024 Congressional Internship Program Operational Support
$10,000 -
The Foundry MinistriesBessemer, AL
Support for Individuals in Recovery
$10,000 -
The Salvation Army - Midland DivisionSt Louis, MO
2024 Angel Tree / Toy Town
$10,000 -
Individual
Scholarship incentive
$9,800 -
Better BasicsBirmingham, AL
2024-25 children's literacy and mathematics intervention programs mathematics
$7,500 -
Spruce Peak Arts Center Foundation IncStowe, VT
Spruce Peak Arts 40 @ 40 Program
$6,133 -
Alabama Holocaust Education CenterBirmingham, AL
2024 operating support
$6,000 -
Alabama Game ChangersVestavia, AL
Evaluation support for underinsured children
$5,000 -
Alabama Humanities AllianceBirmingham, AL
50 years of storytelling: a campaign to advance the humanities in alabama
$5,000 -
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of AlabamaBirmingham, AL
2024 operating support
$5,000 -
Banks AcademyBirmingham, AL
2024-2025 act prep courses and testing
$5,000 -
Birmingham AIDS Outreach IncBirmingham, AL
Magic city acceptance center (mcac)
$5,000 -
BTB FoundationMontgomery, AL
2024 operating support
$5,000 -
Children's of AlabamaBirmingham, AL
Season of gratitude
$5,000 -
College Admissions Made PossibleBirmingham, AL
2025 hands up together summer institute 2025
$5,000 -
Create BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Create birmingham: 2024 small business technical assistance programs
$5,000 -
Hispanic Interest Coalition of AlabamaBirmingham, AL
Fy2024 operating support: education, workforce, and small business initiatives initiatives
$5,000 -
Junior League of BirminghamBirmingham, AL
2024-2025 junior league of birmingham: in league projects
$5,000 -
Magic City Woodworks (DBA Manufacture Good)Birmingham, AL
2024 Apprenticeship Sponsorship
$5,000 -
Mitchell's PlaceBirmingham, AL
2024-2025 MP General Operating Support
$5,000 -
M-Power MinistriesBirmingham, AL
2024 M-POWER Education Center
$5,000 -
New Schools for AlabamaPike Road, AL
2024 Conference Partnerships
$5,000 -
Restoration AcademyFairfield, AL
Eat Play Learn: A Capital Campaign
$5,000 -
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama IncBirmingham, AL
Adopt-a-Room and Family Gala Sponsorship
$5,000 -
Ronald McDonald House Charities of St LouisSt Louis, MO
2024 STL Office Collections Activity & Scramble Charity Golf Tournament
$5,000 -
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL
2024 Alabama Governor's School Operating Support
$5,000 -
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL
2025 Support for The Cumberland Connection Program
$5,000 -
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL
2025 Support for Brock School of Business Accounting Department Chair Endowment.
$5,000 -
Small Magic (formerly Birmingham Talks)Birmingham, AL
Small Magic
$5,000 -
The Capital CollectiveReston, VA
The Capital Collective
$5,000 -
The Literacy CouncilBirmingham, AL
2024 Adult Literacy Programs for Personal and Professional Growth
$5,000 -
The Salvation ArmyBirmingham, AL
2024 Annual Dinner and Social Service Support
$5,000 -
Three Hots and A Cot IncCenter Point, AL
2025 Homeless Veterans Assistance
$5,000 -
Triumph ServicesBirmingham, AL
Service Expansion to High School Aged Individuals
$5,000 -
UNCF (formerly the United Negro College Fund)Birmingham, AL
UNCF Mayor's Masked Ball 2025
$5,000 -
United AbilityBirmingham, AL
Additional Gift - Golf Tournament
$5,000 -
Volunteer Lawyers BirminghamBirmingham, AL
2025 Operating Support
$5,000 -
Washington Legal FoundationWashington, DC
Operating Support
$5,000 -
Workshops Empowerment IncBirmingham, AL
2024 Great Birmingham Bake-Off
$5,000 -
Youthserve IncBirmingham, AL
2024-2025 Program Year Request: 2024 Summer Program and 2025 Youth In Service Awards Sponsor
$5,000 -
Zero Zero FoundationBirmingham, AL
2024 Curated Experiences
$5,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$5,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$4,095 -
Individual
Scholarship
$4,064 -
Individual
Scholarship
$3,894 -
Children's of AlabamaBirmingham, AL
2024 children's ball and 2024 trick-or-treat celebration
$3,500 -
March of Dimes Alabama ChapterBirmingham, AL
2024 Operating Support
$3,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,900 -
Space One ElevenBirmingham, AL
2025 Summer Art Camps
$2,850 -
Alabama AudubonBirmingham, AL
2025 project safe flight alabama
$2,500 -
Birmingham Children's TheatreBirmingham, AL
2024 summer theatre in the parks
$2,500 -
Birmingham Historical SocietyBirmingham, AL
Birmingham historical society 2025 operating support
$2,500 -
Cahaba River SocietyBirmingham, AL
2024 - restoring our waters though river restoration, water equity, and environmental
$2,500 -
Girls Incorporated of Central AlabamaBirmingham, AL
2025 bold futures breakfast and operating support
$2,500 -
Girls on the Run BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Fy25 girls on the run birmingham general operating support
$2,500 -
Grace Klein CommunityHoover, AL
2024 feedbhm - purchase and installation of 5 mini-split ductless hvac systems
$2,500 -
Hand in Paw IncBirmingham, AL
2024- 2025 hip heals
$2,500 -
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, IL
2024 Birmingham Toast to Life
$2,500 -
National Veterans DayBirmingham, AL
2024 National Veterans Day Events
$2,500 -
Red Mountain MakersBirmingham, AL
2025 Red Mountain Makers Expansion
$2,500 -
Silver GlovezBirmingham, AL
2024 Silver Glovez Baseball
$2,500 -
Special Equestrians IncIndian SPGS, AL
2025 Gala
$2,500 -
Studio by the TracksIrondale, AL
2024 35th Anniversary Gala
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
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$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
Individual
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$2,500 -
Individual
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$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
Individual
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$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
Individual
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$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
Individual
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$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
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$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
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$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,370 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,224 -
Individual
Scholarship
$2,023 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,515 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,373 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,251 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,250 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,092 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,085 -
American Foundation Prevention for SuicideNew York, NY
Season of gratitude
$1,000 -
Birmingham Boys ChoirBirmingham, AL
23-24 BBC summer camp and tuition scholarships
$1,000 -
Common ThreadBirmingham, AL
Most valuable protector
$1,000 -
Community Grief Support ServiceVestavia, AL
2024 magic city mac + cheese festival
$1,000 -
Eastern ToysBirmingham, AL
Eastern toys christmas drive 2024
$1,000 -
Emergency Shelter of Northern KentuckyCovington, KY
Season of gratitude
$1,000 -
EquipPelham, AL
2024-2025 thrive operating support
$1,000 -
Foster LoveBrea, CA
Season of gratitude
$1,000 -
Freshwater Land TrustBirmingham, AL
2023 greenspace initiative stipend
$1,000 -
Great Parks ForeverCincinnati, OH
2024 week of service stipend
$1,000 -
Heart Gallery of AlabamaBirmingham, AL
Most valuable protector
$1,000 -
Jefferson County Greenways CoalitionBirmingham, AL
2024 week of service stipend
$1,000 -
Meals on Wheels AmericaArlington, VA
Season of Gratitude
$1,000 -
Missouri Botanical GardenSt Louis, MO
2024 Week of Service Stipend
$1,000 -
Neighborhood Housing Services of BirminghamBirmingham, AL
Most Valuable Protectors
$1,000 -
Norwood Resource CenterBirmingham, AL
Northside Harvest Festival
$1,000 -
The Bell Center for Early Intervention ProgramsBirmingham, AL
Most Valuable Protector
$1,000 -
The Jimmie Hale MissionBirmingham, AL
Most Valuable Protector
$1,000 -
The Nature Conservancy in AlabamaBirmingham, AL
2024 Week of Service Stipend
$1,000 -
The Nature Conservancy in AlabamaBirmingham, AL
Season of Gratitude
$1,000 -
United Craftsmen Childrens Shoe Drive (uccsd)Buckhead, GA
United Craftsmen Children's Shoe Drive Inc 2024 Fall Bass Tournament
$1,000 -
Youthserve IncBirmingham, AL
Most Valuable Protector
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Individual
Scholarship
$1,000 -
Alabama GivingBirmingham, AL
Membership dues
$800 -
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyBirmingham, AL
2024 Birmingham MS Leadership Challenge
$750 -
Individual
Scholarship
$661 -
Individual
Scholarship
$509 -
Cornerstone Schools of AlabamaBirmingham, AL
Gift wrapping stipend
$500 -
Project Corporate LeadershipBirmingham, AL
Bush Hills compost project
$500 -
Individual
Scholarship
$385 -
Individual
Scholarship
$331 -
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Memorial Gift - Lisa Woodall
$250 -
Individual
Scholarship
$180 -
Hunter Street Baptist ChurchHoover, AL
Memorial gift - lee edward cathey
$100 -
Individual
Scholarship
$48
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $720,80033% of the total
- Education14 grants $461,50021% of the total
- Human services19 grants $211,50010% of the total
- Community development7 grants $147,5007% of the total
- Arts and culture9 grants $136,4836% of the total
- Environment5 grants $104,5005% of the total
- 13 other causes36 grants $388,75018% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Alabama139 grants $3,366,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $150,000
- South Carolina1 grant $35,000
- Missouri4 grants $31,000
- New York2 grants $11,000
- Florida1 grant $10,000
- Vermont1 grant $6,133
- Virginia2 grants $6,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
- Illinois1 grant $2,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- David LoperEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0
- Richard J BielenPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Charles D Evers JrTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Felicia M LeeSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
- Wendy EvesqueEVP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OF Hours 5Pay $0
The return
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