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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 63-1159873

The Ray Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $29,900 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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
Henry B Ray Jr
3800 Forest Glenn Drive
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 879-6100
Form and materials
Written application with a description of the organization and reason for request.
Deadlines
July 31 of each year
Restrictions
Greater birmingham, al area

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $29,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $908,299

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $565,740

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $491,613

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $479,319

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $586,757

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $305,192

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $253,221

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of Central Alabama Tocqueville SocietyBirmingham, AL

    General donation

    $10,000
  2. Parkinson Assn of AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    General donation

    $7,000
  3. Children's HarborBirmingham, AL

    General donation

    $5,000
  4. Children's HospitalBirmingham, AL

    General donation

    $5,000
  5. YMCA - Mountain BrookMountain Brook, AL

    General donation

    $1,000
  6. St Jude's Children's HospitalMemphis, TN

    General donation

    $1,000
  7. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General donation

    $500
  8. Two Rivers Art CouncilLewiston, IL

    General donation

    $400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00095% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama5 grants $28,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $500
  4. Illinois1 grant $400

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Henry B Ray JrPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carolyn M RayTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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