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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 72-6183452

The O'Melia Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $361,000 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

    $361,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,077,854
  • Tax year 2024

    $372,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,207,780
  • Tax year 2023

    $303,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,242,730
  • Tax year 2022

    $262,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $3,400,335
  • Tax year 2021

    $276,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $3,620,174
  • Tax year 2020

    $324,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $3,424,411

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Infirmary Health System IncMobile, AL

    General operating

    $230,000
  2. St Ignatius ChurchMobile, AL

    General operating

    $20,000
  3. Sacred Heart ChurchGrove Hill, AL

    General operating

    $20,000
  4. Pilots for ChristMonroeville, AL

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. Bayside AcademyDaphne, AL

    General operating

    $10,000
  6. Grove Hill Fire DepartmentGrove Hill, AL

    General operating

    $10,000
  7. Fulton Volunteer Fire DepartmentFulton, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  8. Visitation MonasteryMobile, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  9. Camp Rap A HopeMobile, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  10. Coffeeville Volunteer Fire DepartmentCoffeeville, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  11. Thomas Hospital FoundationFairhope, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  12. Ronald McDonald House of MobileMobile, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  13. Rhinelander Community FoundationRhinelander, WI

    General operating

    $5,000
  14. Umswright Preparatory SchoolMobile, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  15. Clarke School Foundation IncGrove Hill, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  16. Grove Hill Historical SocietyGrove Hill, AL

    General operating

    $5,000
  17. Cultural Arts CenterSummerville, SC

    General operating

    $5,000
  18. Grove Hill Public LibraryGrove Hill, AL

    General operating

    $2,000
  19. Prichard Preparatory SchoolMobile, AL

    General operating

    $2,000
  20. Victory Health Partners InceMobile, AL

    General operating

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $235,00091% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $17,0007% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama18 grants $351,000
  2. South Carolina1 grant $5,000
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Thomas H O'Melia JrDISTR COMM MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Appleton H O'MeliaDISTR COMM MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Appleton O'Melia WestonDISTR COMM MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Virginia O'Melia MacphersonDISTR COMM MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Regions BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $23,098

The return

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