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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 63-1131504

The Hackney Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 58 grants and $75,241 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,241

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $564,883

  • Tax year 2023

    $140,500

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $427,250

  • Tax year 2022

    $98,366

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $395,719

  • Tax year 2021

    $88,918

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $332,186

  • Tax year 2020

    $86,083

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $280,461

  • Tax year 2019

    $70,183

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $268,595

Grants paid in 2024

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United WayCullman, AL

    General support

    $15,000
  2. Rotary Club of Birmingham FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $7,875
  3. YWCA of Central AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $6,000
  4. Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $5,200
  5. Canterbury United Methodist ChurchMountain Brook, AL

    General support

    $5,100
  6. Community Food Bank of Central AlabamaBessemer, AL

    General support

    $5,000
  7. UAB Athletics FoundationsBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $4,333
  8. Women's Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $4,000
  9. Baptist Health FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $1,500
  10. Portraits of HopeBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $1,500
  11. Mitchell's PlaceBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $1,350
  12. Alabama Symphony OrchestraBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $1,000
  13. Brookwood Forest Elementary PTOBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $1,000
  14. Junior League of BirminghamBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $1,000
  15. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $1,000
  16. Summit Charter SchoolCashiers, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  17. The Durr LecturesCleveland, OH

    General support

    $1,000
  18. UAB Visual and Performing ArtsBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $1,000
  19. The Foundry MinistriesBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $800
  20. Community Furniture BankBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $700
  21. Forge Breast Cancer Survivor CenterBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $700
  22. American Red CrossBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $500
  23. Holy Family Christo Rey Catholic HSBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $500
  24. Momentum LeadersBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $500
  25. The Bell CenterBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $500
  26. The Exceptional FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $500
  27. Vestavia Hills Methodist ChurchVestavia Hills, AL

    General support

    $500
  28. Woodlawn UnitedBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $500
  29. Birmingham Children's TheatreBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $400
  30. Childrens of Alabama FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $400
  31. Lakeshore FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $400
  32. The Nature Conservancy in AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $400
  33. Samford University Legacy LeagueBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $350
  34. Addiction Prevention CoalitionBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $250
  35. Big Oak RanchBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $250
  36. Breast Cancer Research Foundation of AlabamaMountain BRK, AL

    General support

    $250
  37. Highlands Cashiers Health FoundationHighlands, NC

    General support

    $250
  38. Mission Outreach United Appeal FundBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $250
  39. Pastoral Counseling and Training Center IncMountain BRK, AL

    General support

    $250
  40. Black Belt Community FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $200
  41. Mountain Brook City Schools FoundationBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $200
  42. GirlspringBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $150
  43. Leadership BirminghamBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $150
  44. Vulcan Park and MuseumBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $150
  45. Birmingham Jewish FoundationMountain BRK, AL

    General support

    $108
  46. American Cancer SocietyBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $100
  47. Birmingham Botantical GardensBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $100
  48. Boys & Girls Clubs of the PlateauCashiers, NC

    General support

    $100
  49. EastersealsChicago, IL

    General support

    $100
  50. Firehouse MinistriesBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $100
  51. Friends of Birmingham Botanical GardensMountain BRK, AL

    General support

    $100
  52. LGBTQ FundBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $100
  53. Pathways IncBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $100
  54. Presbyterian Home for ChildrenTalladega, AL

    General support

    $100
  55. Shriners Children'sTampa, FL

    General support

    $100
  56. St Jude Children's HospitalBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $100
  57. The Salvation ArmyBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $100
  58. Parkinson Association of AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $75

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $13,45034% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $7,05018% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $6,40016% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00013% of the total
  5. Health5 grants $3,6009% of the total
  6. Community development2 grants $1,5004% of the total
  7. 8 other causes8 grants $2,0505% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama52 grants $72,691
  2. North Carolina3 grants $1,350
  3. Ohio1 grant $1,000
  4. Florida1 grant $100
  5. Illinois1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Brenda HackneyPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • T Morris HackneyCHAIRMAN/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas Mitchell HackneyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

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