Alpha Foundation
Huntsville, AL · EIN 63-1188643. Reported 154 grants totalling $11.0M to 70 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Alpha Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $4,950 and the largest $964,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson-Alpha Foundation Hudson-Alpha Foundation | Huntsville, AL | $2,564,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Village Ministry Lincoln Village Preservation Corp | Huntsville, AL | $620,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Salvation Army | Huntsville, AL | $557,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downtown Rescue Mission Downtown Rescue Mission | Huntsville, AL | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wellstone Inc Wellstone Inc | Huntsville, AL | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chadasha Foundation Chadasha Foundation | Knoxville, TN | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Childrens Advocacy Center National Childrens Advocacy Center | Huntsville, AL | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Still Serving Veterans Still Serving Veterans | Huntsville, AL | $398,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Generosity Foundation Generosity Foundation | Huntsville, AL | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation Community Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $280,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntsville Botanical Garden Soc Huntsville Botanical Gardens Soc | Huntsville, AL | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Land Trust of N Al Land Trust of N Al | Huntsville, AL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity River Valley Habitat for Humanity River Valley | Huntsville, AL | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Russell Hill Cancer Found Russell Hill Cancer Found | Huntsville, AL | $166,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Atlanta Community Foundation of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity | Huntsville, AL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Cornerstone Initiative the Cornerstone Initiative | Huntsville, AL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Stop Inc First Stop Inc | Huntsville, AL | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Village of Promise Village of Promise | Huntsville, AL | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westminster Christian Academy Westminster Christian Academy | Huntsville, AL | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of N Al Food Bank of N Al | Huntsville, AL | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Madison Visionary Partners Madison Visionary Partners | Madison, AL | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp to Belong Alabama Camp to Belong Alabama | Huntsville, AL | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntsville Hospital Foundation Huntsville Hospital Foundation | Huntsville, AL | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Hsv Community Foundation of Hsv | Huntsville, AL | $111,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kids to Love Kids to Love | Madison, AL | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cook Museum of Nat Science Cook Museum of Nat Science | Decatur, AL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Enable Madison County Enable Madison County | Huntsville, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parkinson's Dynamics Inc Parkinson's Dynamics Inc | Huntsville, AL | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Samaritans Purse Samaritans Purse | Alpharetta, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Next Step Farms Next Step Farms | Harvest, AL | $92,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Choose Life of N Al Inc Choose Life of N Al Inc | Huntsville, AL | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Huntsville Community of Hope Huntsville Community of Hope | Huntsville, AL | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA of Madison Co CASA of Madison Co | Huntsville, AL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hsvmad Co Botanical Garden Society Hsv/Mad Co Botanical Garden Society | Huntsville, AL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Rubicon Team Rubicon | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ark Inc the Ark Inc | Huntsville, AL | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Free 2 Teach Free 2 Teach | Huntsville, AL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heals Inc Heals Inc | Huntsville, AL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of N Al Boys & Girls Club of N Al | Huntsville, AL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Al Spay Neuter Assist North Al Spay Neuter Assist | Huntsville, AL | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Free Clinic Community Free Clinic | Huntsville, AL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Free Dental Clinic Community Free Dental Clinic | Huntsville, AL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Oak Ranch Big Oak Ranch | Springville, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Decatur Community Foundation of Decatur | Decatur, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Convoy of Hope Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Information Explosion Museum of Information Explosion | Huntsville, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uah Uah | Huntsville, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| His Way Recovery Center His Way Recovery Center | Huntsville, AL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Hope Childrens Clinic New Hope Childrens Clinic | New Hope, AL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eighth Street Community Eighth Street Community | Huntsville, AL | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Madison County the Arc of Madison County | Huntsville, AL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huntsvillemad Co Rescue Unit Huntsville/Mad Co Rescue Unit | Huntsville, AL | $38,657 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Society of St Andrew Society of St Andrew | Birmingham, AL | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clinica Medica Moscati Clinica Medica Moscati | Huntsville, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit | Huntsville, AL | $26,147 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christmas Charities Year Round Christmas Charities Year Round | Huntsville, AL | $20,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Service Dogs Alabama Service Dogs Alabama | Hope Hull, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huntsville Learning Center Huntsville Learning Center | Huntsville, AL | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Agape of North Alabama Agape of North Alabama | Madison, AL | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association American Heart Association | Mt Pleasant, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Atlas Project Blue Atlas Project | Blanchester, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Burritt on the Mountain Burritt on the Mountain | Huntsville, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Committee on Church Cooperation Committee on Church Cooperation | Decatur, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fantasy Playhouse Academy Fantasy Playhouse Academy | Huntsville, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fostering Connections Fostering Connections | Harvest, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huntsvillemad Co Senior Center Huntsville/Mad Co Senior Center | Huntsville, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inside Out Studios Inside Out Studios | Huntsville, AL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Shelby Co Humane Society of Shelby Co | Columbiana, AL | $4,950 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
41 of 70 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 72%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 58 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | $2,726,792 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $2,765,897 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $2,607,010 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $2,898,605 | $40,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
90% of its giving went to organizations in Alabama. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Alabama.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Alpha Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 303 Williams Avenue Ste 129, Huntsville, AL, 35801. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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