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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-0905978

The Pelican Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $339,750 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $339,750

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,328,283

  • Tax year 2023

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $929,080

  • Tax year 2022

    $205,530

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,016,715

  • Tax year 2021

    $242,750

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,181,146

  • Tax year 2020

    $232,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,158,015

  • Tax year 2019

    $308,065

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,323,226

  • Tax year 2018

    $251,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,570,792

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Bernard AbbeyCullman, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $150,000
  2. Tumtum Tree FoundationBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $75,000
  3. UVA Law School FoundationMorgantown, WV

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $34,000
  4. Va Athletics FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $25,000
  5. Dominican Sisters of St CeciliaNashville, TN

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  6. Red Barn FoundationLeeds, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  7. Alabama Symphony OrchestraBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $7,500
  8. Catholic CharitiesBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $5,000
  9. Word on Fire Catholic MinistriesPark Ridge, IL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $5,000
  10. Children's HarborBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,500
  11. EwtnIrondale, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,500
  12. St Vincents FoundationBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,500
  13. The Roman Catholic Diocese of BirminghamBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,500
  14. Young Catholic ProfessionalsDallas, TX

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,500
  15. St Francis Xavier Catholic ChurchBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,500
  16. Catholic AnswersSan Diego, CA

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  17. Her Choice Birmingham Women's CenterBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  18. Magic MomentsBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  19. Walter L Moore Scholarship FundBirmingham, AL

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  20. Glenville's Cashiers Rescue SquadCashiers, NC

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $86,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama13 grants $262,000
  2. West Virginia1 grant $34,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $5,000
  6. Texas1 grant $2,500
  7. California1 grant $1,000
  8. North Carolina1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Douglas E EckertDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kathryn H EckertDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary Olivia EckertDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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