Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 84-2372949Community development

Who funds Ignite Alabama?

4 private foundations gave Ignite Alabama in Birmingham, AL $1.5 million across 13 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2024, 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

13 grants

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

  1. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $150,000
  2. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2024

    2024 ignite! General operating and empowerment summit

    $10,000
  3. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $400,000
  4. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2023

    2023 empowerment summit, 2023 program support

    $20,000
  5. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    provide technical assistance that includes access to capital, business networks and skills development for minority small business owners in Alabama that will contribute to reduced childhood and family poverty

    $350,000
  6. Alabama Power Foundation IncBirmingham, AL 2022

    General/operating

    $40,000
  7. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2022

    2022 operating support

    $24,000
  8. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    provide technical assistance that includes access to capital, business networks and skills development for minority small business owners in Alabama that will contribute to reduced childhood and family poverty

    $200,000
  9. Alabama Power Foundation IncBirmingham, AL 2021

    General/operating

    $48,500
  10. Mike and Gillian Goodrich FoundationBirmingham, AL 2021

    Operating support of organization

    $25,000
  11. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2021

    2021 programming support

    $20,000
  12. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    provide technical assistance that includes access to capital, business networks and skills development for minority small business owners in Alabama that will contribute to reduced childhood and family poverty

    $200,000
  13. Protective Life FoundationBirmingham, AL 2020

    To further the exempt purpose of the organization

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Birmingham, AL and are not among Ignite Alabama’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 49 grants Preselected only $4,674 to similar organizations
  2. The Daniel Foundation of AlabamaBirmingham, AL 34 grants Accepts applications $722,500 to similar organizations
  3. Robert R Meyer FoundationBirmingham, AL 24 grants Accepts applications $528,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Hugh Kaul FoundationBirmingham, AL 19 grants Accepts applications $340,000 to similar organizations
  5. Susan Mott Webb Charitable TrustBirmingham, AL 23 grants Accepts applications $180,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Joseph S Bruno Charitable FoundationBirmingham, AL 9 grants Accepts applications $82,500 to similar organizations
  7. Regions FoundationBirmingham, AL 5 grants Preselected only $1,450,000 to similar organizations
  8. Altecstyslinger FoundationBirmingham, AL 9 grants Preselected only $240,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-2372949 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.