A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 23-7207572Arts and culture

Who funds Opera Birmingham?

18 private foundations gave Opera Birmingham in Birmingham, AL $551,614 across 68 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

68 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Alex W and Sue A Newton FoundationMountain Brook, AL 2025

    Support payment

    $2,000
  2. Don Howarth & Suzelle Smith FoundationMalibu, CA 2025

    Support charitable activities.

    $1,250
  3. Dunn-French FoundationBirmingham, AL 2025

    To enrich the cultural life of the community through opera performance and education

    $1,000
  4. The Herbert and Peggy Stockham Family FoundationBirmingham, AL 2025

    To support the birmingham opera

    $1,000
  5. The Hugh Kaul FoundationBirmingham, AL 2024

    General operating

    $30,000
  6. The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, AL 2024

    Charitable

    $20,000
  7. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2024

    Opera Birmingham Education and Community Engagement

    $20,000
  8. Mike and Gillian Goodrich FoundationBirmingham, AL 2024

    Operating support of organization

    $15,000
  9. Alabama Power Foundation IncBirmingham, AL 2024

    General/operating

    $15,000
  10. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Don Howarth & Suzelle Smith FoundationMalibu, CA 2024

    Support charitable activities.

    $1,250
  12. Jones Family FundBirmingham, AL 2024

    For performing arts

    $1,000
  13. Dunn-French FoundationBirmingham, AL 2024

    To create the finest professional opera productions

    $1,000
  14. The Herbert and Peggy Stockham Family FoundationBirmingham, AL 2024

    To support the birmingham opera

    $500
  15. The Hugh Kaul FoundationBirmingham, AL 2023

    General operating

    $20,000
  16. Mike and Gillian Goodrich FoundationBirmingham, AL 2023

    Operating support of organization

    $15,000
  17. Alabama Power Foundation IncBirmingham, AL 2023

    General/operating

    $15,000
  18. Robert R Meyer FoundationBirmingham, AL 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  19. Susan Mott Webb Charitable TrustBirmingham, AL 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  20. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2023

    2024 operating support

    $5,000
  21. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2023

    Operating support

    $2,000
  22. Alex W and Sue A Newton FoundationMountain Brook, AL 2023

    Support payment

    $2,000
  23. The Aaron Copland Fund for Music IncNew York, NY 2023

    Encourage knowledge and appreciation of contemporary american music

    $1,000
  24. Jones Family FundBirmingham, AL 2023

    For performing arts

    $1,000
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $35
  26. Robert R Meyer FoundationBirmingham, AL 2022

    General operating

    $25,000
  27. The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, AL 2022

    Charitable

    $22,000
  28. The Hugh Kaul FoundationBirmingham, AL 2022

    General operating

    $20,000
  29. Rodger and Kate Graef Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2022

    General operating

    $15,790
  30. Mike and Gillian Goodrich FoundationBirmingham, AL 2022

    Operating support of organization

    $15,000
  31. Alabama Power Foundation IncBirmingham, AL 2022

    General/operating

    $15,000
  32. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2022

    2022 birmingham speaks sponsor

    $5,000
  33. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2022

    Operating support

    $2,000
  34. Jones Family FundBirmingham, AL 2022

    For performing arts

    $1,000
  35. Dunn-French FoundationBirmingham, AL 2022

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $140
  37. The Hugh Kaul FoundationBirmingham, AL 2021

    General operating

    $25,000
  38. The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, AL 2021

    Charitable

    $22,000
  39. Alabama Power Foundation IncBirmingham, AL 2021

    General/operating

    $12,500
  40. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2021

    Operating support

    $6,000
  41. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2021

    2021 initiative of inclusion

    $5,000
  42. Jones Family FundBirmingham, AL 2021

    For performing arts

    $1,000
  43. Dunn-French FoundationBirmingham, AL 2021

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  44. Mike and Gillian Goodrich FoundationBirmingham, AL 2021

    Operating support of organization

    $500
  45. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $119
  46. The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, AL 2020

    Charitable

    $22,000
  47. Mike and Gillian Goodrich FoundationBirmingham, AL 2020

    Operating support of organization

    $10,500
  48. Pleiad FoundationBirmingham, AL 2020

    To promote charitable cause

    $10,000
  49. The Hugh Kaul FoundationBirmingham, AL 2020

    General operating

    $10,000
  50. Don Howarth & Suzelle Smith FoundationMalibu, CA 2020

    Support charitable activities

    $6,500
  51. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2020

    Operating support

    $5,000
  52. Alabama Power Foundation IncBirmingham, AL 2020

    General/operating

    $5,000
  53. Jones Family FundBirmingham, AL 2020

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  54. Dunn-French FoundationBirmingham, AL 2020

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  55. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $30
  56. Alabama Power Foundation IncBirmingham, AL 2019

    General/Operating

    $15,000
  57. Mike and Gillian Goodrich FoundationBirmingham, AL 2019

    Operating support of organization

    $10,500
  58. Day Family FoundationBirmingham, AL 2019

    Committed to creating the finest professional opera productions, developing talent through competition and exposure to major artists, and promoting the operatic art form through community-wide education and outreach.

    $5,000
  59. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2019

    Grants paid to 501(c)(3) exempt organizations

    $5,000
  60. Susan Mott Webb Charitable TrustBirmingham, AL 2019

    General operating

    $5,000
  61. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2019

    Operating support

    $2,000
  62. Jones Family FundBirmingham, AL 2019

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  63. Dunn-French FoundationBirmingham, AL 2019

    General support

    $1,000
  64. Pleiad FoundationBirmingham, AL 2018

    To promote charitable cause

    $30,000
  65. Mike and Gillian Goodrich FoundationBirmingham, AL 2018

    Operating support of organization

    $10,500
  66. Dunn-French FoundationBirmingham, AL 2018

    General support

    $2,500
  67. The Huisking Foundation IncRaleigh, NC 2018

    Operating support

    $2,000
  68. Jones Family FundBirmingham, AL 2018

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Birmingham, AL and are not among Opera Birmingham’s funders above.

  1. Hill Crest Foundation IncMountain Brook, AL 25 grants Accepts applications $533,000 to similar organizations
  2. Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL 13 grants Accepts applications $65,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Joseph S Bruno Charitable FoundationBirmingham, AL 17 grants Accepts applications $155,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 20 grants Accepts applications $54,106 to similar organizations
  5. Luke 638 FoundationWilmington, DE 13 grants Preselected only $1,862,334 to similar organizations
  6. Altecstyslinger FoundationBirmingham, AL 8 grants Preselected only $598,700 to similar organizations
  7. Holle Family FoundationBirmingham, AL 6 grants Accepts applications $140,098 to similar organizations
  8. Better Place FoundationBirmingham, AL 10 grants Preselected only $113,725 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 23-7207572 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.