The Faulkner Family Foundation
Mountain Brook, AL · EIN 46-6335875. Reported 149 grants totalling $98,346 to 93 organizations 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. The Faulkner Family 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 $180. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $805; the smallest was $20 and the largest $10,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University | Nashville, TN | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kate Duncan Smith Dar School | Grant, AL | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Landmarks | Birmingham, AL | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nscda | Mobile, AL | $6,311 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mmq Club | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Quarterbacking Children's Health Fo | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mtn Brook Library Foundation | Mountain Brook, AL | $2,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Robert Reed Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $2,505 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chief PTO | Birmingham, AL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samford University | Homewood, AL | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cornerstone School | Birmingham, AL | $2,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way | Birmingham, AL | $2,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crippled Childrens Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation | Mountain Brook, AL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eagle Forum of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Triumph of Hope | Birmingham, AL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Linly Heflin | Birmingham, AL | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ballet Guild of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $1,035 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 1036 Ministries | Vestavia Hills, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colony Club Community Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John Michael Pierce Foundation | Miramar Beach, FL | $965 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust | Highlands, NC | $950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Old Elyton Dar | Birmingham, AL | $925 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jaguar Athletic Fund | Mobile, AL | $850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Birmingham Athletic Partnership | Birmingham, AL | $650 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cashiers UMC | Cashiers, NC | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Village Green | Cashiers, NC | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Exceptional Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Conde-Charlotte Museum House | Mobile, AL | $525 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Alabama Tennis | Mobile, AL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Sulgrave Manor | Washington, DC | $405 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gunston Hall | Washington, DC | $405 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Canterbury UMC | Mountain Brook, AL | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Independent Presbyterian Church | Birmingham, AL | $325 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Daughters of the American Revolution | San Francisco, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Determined 2 Be | Birmingham, AL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Newcomer Society | Birmingham, AL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Birmingham, AL | $275 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Build Up | Birmingham, AL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire D | Cashiers, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glenville Cashiers Rescue Squad | Glenville, NC | $250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kid One Transport | Birmingham, AL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilcox Historical Society | Camden, AL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dunbarton House | Washington, DC | $225 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Church of the Good Shepherd | Pelham, AL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glenwood | Birmingham, AL | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mountain Brook Library Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bell Center | Birmingham, AL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Birmingham Museum of Art | Birmingham, AL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brother Bryan Mission | Birmingham, AL | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Food Bank | Birmingham, AL | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Group | Camden, AL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Linly Heflin Unit | Mountain Brook, AL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| O'neal Comprehensive Cancer Center | Birmingham, AL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA | Birmingham, AL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Firehouse Ministries | Birmingham, AL | $135 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Grief Support | Birmingham, AL | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Easter Seals | Birmingham, AL | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Light | Birmingham, AL | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Birmingham, AL | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Foundry | Bessemer, AL | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Jimmie Hale Mission | Birmingham, AL | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| VFW | Birmingham, AL | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| March of Dimes | Birmingham, AL | $120 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Birmingham, AL | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Athletes in Action | Athens, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bigtime Ministires | Mountain Brook, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dawson Memorial Baptist Church | Birmingham, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fishes Loaves and Love | Leeds, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Albert Carlton Library | Cashiers, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace House Ministries | Fairfield, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I3 Academy | Birmingham, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| King's Home | Chelsea, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lady Legacy Scholarship Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Alumni Association of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bridge Ministries | Birmingham, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Lovelady Center | Birmingham, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Red Barn | Leeds, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Wellhouse | Odenville, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Life | Birmingham, AL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior | Atlanta, GA | $75 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christ Anglican Church | Hoover, AL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dublin United Methodist Church | Dublin, VA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Idlewild Presbyterian Church | Memphis, TN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Immanuel Anglican Church | Decatur, GA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newport Hospital Foundation | Providence, RI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Riverside Presbyterian Church | Jacksonville, FL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Peters Anglican Church | Mountain Brook, AL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alabama Public Tv | Bimringham, AL | $40 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish | Vestavia Hills, AL | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Glaucoma Research | San Francisco, CA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
42 of 93 (45%) 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 46%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 49 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $28,700 | $100 |
| 2022 | 59 | $34,245 | $150 |
| 2023 | 13 | $14,463 | $300 |
| 2024 | 21 | $20,938 | $750 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 76% of this one's giving went to organizations in Alabama. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $180. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 The Faulkner Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 4227 Gaines Mill Circle, Mountain Brook, AL, 35213. 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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