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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 63-1189714

The Nabers Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Mountain Brook, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $365,000 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $365,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $17,788,273
  • Tax year 2024

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $16,884,497
  • Tax year 2023

    $385,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $15,881,273
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,412,425

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $13,975,609
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,358,750

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $14,813,760
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,552,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $13,974,391

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Christian FoundationAlpharetta, GA

    For General Support

    $265,000
  2. Christian African Leadership MissionBirmingham, AL

    For General Support

    $85,000
  3. Cornerstone Schools of AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    For General Support

    $10,000
  4. The Episcopal Diocese of AlabamaBirmingham, AL

    For General Support

    $5,000

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 $265,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia1 grant $265,000
  2. Alabama3 grants $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Drayton Nabers JrPresident/Director Hours 2Pay $0
  • Fairfax Smathers NabersSecretary/Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary Nabers DoyleTreasurer/Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Fairfax Nabers BlountTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Drayton Nabers IIITrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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