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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-1481125

GCSF

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $156,750 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
GCSF
833 Greensprings Highway
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 444-0799
Form and materials
Submit in writing the applicant's name and title, name and address of organization, tax identificiation number, amount of grant requested, charitable purpose of the organization, and proposed use of grant funds.
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Geographical areas mostly focused in alabama and the southeastern united states.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $156,750

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $29,020

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $138,012

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $200,000

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hill Country FellowshipFredericksburg, TX

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Faith Presbyterian ChurchBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $47,000
  3. Purposefully Made MinistriesMadison, MS

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Evangelical Free Church of AmericaBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $12,500
  5. National Christian FoundationAlpharetta, GA

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Agape ChurchSouth Africa

    General support

    $10,000
  7. The Good StoryLyncburg, VA

    General support

    $1,500
  8. Reallife Blue SpringsMarianna, FL

    General support

    $500
  9. Oak Mountain PresybterianBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $25,00071% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama3 grants $59,750
  2. Texas1 grant $50,000
  3. Mississippi1 grant $25,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $1,500
  6. Florida1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Russell Warren AveretteDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura Phoebus GurnerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John Andrew JoinerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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