How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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CO 1919 Investment Counsel
2311 Highland Ave South Ste 190
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 414-3350
- Form and materials
- Letter of information and request.
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- None
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$976,214
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $13,941,760
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Tax year 2024
$614,810
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $14,281,452
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Tax year 2023
$664,079
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $13,507,728
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Tax year 2022
$680,900
- Grants listed
- 30
- Assets, end of year
- $13,425,967
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Tax year 2021
$676,000
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $13,830,816
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Tax year 2020
$635,600
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $12,500,973
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Tax year 2019
$701,200
- Grants listed
- 25
- Assets, end of year
- $13,018,803
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Tax year 2018
$658,350
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $13,050,397
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Auburn UniversityAuburn University, AL
To support organization and provide scholarships
$228,000 -
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL
To support organization and provide scholarships
$155,000 -
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
To support organization and provide scholarships
$147,000 -
Scholarship AmericaSaint Peter, MN
To support organization and provide scholarships
$61,840 -
Wallace State Community CollegeHanceville, AL
To support organization
$43,874 -
Alabama BalletBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$37,500 -
Birmingham Musuem of ArtBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$37,500 -
Alabama Archives & HistoryMontgomery, AL
To support organization
$35,000 -
Alabama SymphonyBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$29,500 -
BB Comer Memorial LibrarySylacauga, AL
To support organization
$26,000 -
Better BasicsBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$20,000 -
Sidewalk Film CenterBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$15,000 -
StairBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$15,000 -
I3 AcademyBirmingham, AL
To support the organization
$12,000 -
Alabama Public TelevisionBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$10,000 -
Cahaba FoundationSelma, AL
To support organization
$10,000 -
Maranatha FLC and AcademyHomewood, AL
To support organization
$10,000 -
Alabama Wildlife FederationMillbrook, AL
To support organization
$7,500 -
First LightBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$7,000 -
Birmingham ZooMountain BRK, AL
To support organization
$5,000 -
Boy Scouts of AmericaBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$5,000 -
Exceptional FoundationBirmingham, AL
To support the organization
$5,000 -
Jones Valley Teaching FarmBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$5,000 -
Preschool PartnersMountain BRK, AL
To support organization
$5,000 -
Red Mountain TheatreBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$5,000 -
Ronald McDonald House CharitiesChicago, IL
To support organization
$5,000 -
Special Equestrians IncIndian SPGS, AL
To support organization
$5,000 -
Teach For AmericaNew York, NY
To support organization
$5,000 -
Vulcan Park FoundationBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$5,000 -
Portraits for HopeBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$4,500 -
City of Mountain BrookMountain Brook, AL
To support community
$3,500 -
Bluff City Arts AllianceEufaula, AL
To support organization
$2,500 -
Breakthrough BirminghamBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$2,500 -
Mountain Brook City SchoolsBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$2,500 -
American Chestnut SocietyAsheville, NC
To support organization
$1,000 -
Cahaba River SocietyBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$1,000 -
GirlspringBirmingham, AL
To support organization
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education4 grants $24,50023% of the total
- Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,00018% of the total
- Animals2 grants $12,50012% of the total
- Human services2 grants $12,00011% of the total
- Community development2 grants $11,00010% of the total
- Sports and recreation2 grants $10,0009% of the total
- 4 other causes5 grants $18,50017% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Alabama34 grants $908,374
- Minnesota1 grant $61,840
- Illinois1 grant $5,000
- North Carolina1 grant $1,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Mike GoodrichTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
- Braxton ComerChairman Hours 0Pay $0
- Jim SimonTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
- Frank CrockardSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
- Annie CraigTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Alabama
- Private foundations in Birmingham
- Foundations that fund education in Alabama
- Foundations that fund crime and legal aid in Alabama
- Foundations that fund animals in Alabama
Similar foundations
Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- The Arlington Foundation 14 grants Preselected only $1,000,000 giving
- Pleiad Foundation 36 grants Accepts applications $1,054,667 giving
- Better Place Foundation 52 grants Preselected only $883,300 giving
- A Better South Foundation 24 grants Preselected only $808,500 giving
- Louise Maytag Smith Charitable Trust 8 grants Preselected only $795,800 giving