Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation
Birmingham, AL · EIN 26-3587489. Reported 500 grants totalling $13.8M to 229 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$20,000median grant
$13.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
229organizations funded
68%of grantees funded again the next year
$105.5Massets, latest filing
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. Mike and Gillian Goodrich 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $333,333. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Valley Teaching Farm | Birmingham, AL | $748,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woodlawn Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $362,999 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for America of Alabama | Marion, AL | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Red Mountain Theatre Company | Birmingham, AL | $345,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy in Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $333,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Plus Education Partnership | Montgomery, AL | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freshwater Land Trust | Birmingham, AL | $304,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bessemer Redevelopment Corporation | Bessemer, AL | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama Ballet | Birmingham, AL | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Venture for America | New York, NY | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Empower Schools of Alabama | Bessemer, AL | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Lake Initiative | Birmingham, AL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Miles College | Fairfield, AL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rev Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $198,475 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mcwane Science Center | Birmingham, AL | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uab Comprehensive Cancer Center | Birmingham, AL | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Red Mountain Park Fund | Birmingham, AL | $156,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alabama Symphony Orchestra | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Charter School | Marion, AL | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Create Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jimmie Hale Mission | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legacy Prep | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Schools for Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uab School of Nursing | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University Charter School | Livingston, AL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama Network of Family Resource Centers | Montgomery, AL | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Railroad Park Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $132,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Talks | Birmingham, AL | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama Audubon | Birmingham, AL | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bethel Baptist Church | Birmingham, AL | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center | Birmingham, AL | $124,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vidal Access | Pelham, AL | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice | Montgomery, AL | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Admissions Made Possible | Hoover, AL | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Magic City Acceptance Academy | Homewood, AL | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| College Choice Foundation | Homewood, AL | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alabama African American Civil Rights Consortium | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Baseball Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Better Basics | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Build Urban Prosperity | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Freedom Preparatory Academy Charter Schools | Memphis, TN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Strive Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Birmingham Museum of Art | Birmingham, AL | $93,333 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youthserve | Birmingham, AL | $91,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artsrevive | Selma, AL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preschool Partners Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Desert Island Supply Co | Birmingham, AL | $85,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services | Birmingham, AL | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of West Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The World Games | Birmingham, AL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I3 Academy | Birmingham, AL | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens Fund of Greater Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $71,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama School of Fine Arts | Birmingham, AL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Vestavia Hills, AL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School | Birmingham, AL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Space One Eleven | Birmingham, AL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Main Street Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $69,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vulcan Park and Museum | Birmingham, AL | $66,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Children's Theatre | Birmingham, AL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Care Development Network | Center Point, AL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative | Birmingham, AL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Virginia Samford Theatre | Birmingham, AL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alabama Poverty Project | Birmingham, AL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone School | Birmingham, AL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Voices for Alabama's Children | Montgomery, AL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Collaborative | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dallas County System of Services | Selma, AL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Public Affairs Research Counci | Baton Rouge, LA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stair of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve | Birmingham, AL | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School | Bessemer, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Food Bank of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Impact Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mason Music Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Phalen Leadership Academics Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prosper Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| River Region Trails | Montgomery, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Selma Center for Nonviolence Truth and Reconciliation | Selma, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sixteenth Street Baptist Chucrh | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sowing Seeds of Hope | Marion, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Ability | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Lawyers of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Altamont School | Birmingham, AL | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Opera Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $45,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Academy of Craft Training | Birmingham, AL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival | Montgomery, AL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Flourish Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $42,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indian Springs School | Indian Springs Village, AL | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pathways | Birmingham, AL | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arise Citizens Policy Project | Montgomery, AL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Childcare Resources | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fresh Air Family | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hub Worldwide | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Renaissance Rescue Ranch | Farmington, MO | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uab Athletic Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Klein Arts & Culture | Harpersville, AL | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Wallace Center for Arts and Reconciliation | Harpersville, AL | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Southeast | Atlanta, GA | $36,570 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women's Foundation of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jefferson County Greenways Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alabama Association of Nonprofits | Birmingham, AL | $30,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bama Kids | Camden, AL | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Al Rivers Alliance | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alaquest Collaborative for Education | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Birmingham Redevelopment Corporation | Bessemer, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Central Alabama | Hueytown, AL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cahaba River Society | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cahaba Riverkeeper | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coosa River Keeper | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Flagstone Initiative | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hale County Community Enrichment Society | Greensboro, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelby County Arts Council | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Studio By the Tracks | Irondale, AL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tutwiler Community Education Center | Tutwiler, MS | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Ministry Inc | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Southern | Birmingham, AL | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alabama Holocaust Education Center | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alabama Public Television | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bib & Tucker | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exceptional Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Highlands Day School | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ignite Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Independent Presbyterian Church | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Inroads | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legal Services of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Council of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mcrae-Gaines Learning Center | Selma, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Place Metro | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peer Inc | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penny Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Renaissance Marion | Marion, AL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Restoration Academy Inc | Fairfield, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Selma Area Food Bank | Selma, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Selma Dallas County Historic Preservation Society | Selma, AL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Terrific New Theatre | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theresa Burroughs Residential Living | Greensboro, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America Greater Alabama Council | Birmingham, AL | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southeastern Council of Foundations | Birmingham, AL | $20,140 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big City Mountaineers | Arvada, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Corps | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birmingham Education Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Black Belt Community Foundation | Selma, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Build a Better Community | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Service Programs of West Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fathers of St Edmund Southern Missions Inc | Selma, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundations Early Learning & Family Center | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Levite Jewish Community Center | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema Inc | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Bell Center for Early Learning Intervention Programs | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Blackbelt and Central Alabama Housing Authority | Selma, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Selma Dallas County | Selma, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Birmingham AIDS Outreach | Birmingham, AL | $18,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kids One Transport | Birmingham, AL | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sloss Furnaces Foundation Inc | Birmingham, AL | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens | Birmingham, AL | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aaf of Roanoke Inc | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Advertising Federation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Advertising Federation | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Zoo Inc | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blount County Education Foundation | Oneonta, AL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Dance Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama | Anniston, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Level Up | Selma, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paperworkers Local | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plant Agents Collective | Mountain Brook, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Selma Redevelopment Authority | Selma, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Why Not Win Institute | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Hope Community Church | Fairfield, AL | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Firehouse Community Arts Center | Birmingham, AL | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Rural Family Development | Eutaw, AL | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grace House Ministries | Fairfield, AL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization | Greensboro, AL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Overton Project Inc | Birmingham, AL | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marion Perry County Library | Marion, AL | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 826 New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alabama Institute for Independent Education | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exposure Community Development Corporation | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Five Horizons Health Services | Tuscaloosa, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Arts and Cultural Connections | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greensboro Opera House | Greensboro, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intoto Create Arts | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior League of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Megan Montgomery Foundation | Hoover, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ourhome | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raleigh's Place | Clanton, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Renew Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Selma Education Literacy Math and Arts | Selma, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Stephens Episcopal Church | Vestavia, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tarrant City Schools | Tarrant, AL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uab Gift Records | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Woodlawn Community Table | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yellowhammer Fund | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Pentecostal Cdc | Greensboro, AL | $8,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alabama Service Project | Birmingham, AL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Theo Ratliff Activity Center | Demopolis, AL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dallas County Imagination Library | Selma, AL | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Birmingham, AL | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Itasca, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blackbelt Women Rising | Uniontown, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridge Builders Alabama | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girlspring Inc | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Community Doc | Selma, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society of Folk Arts & Culture | Eutaw, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walker Ranch Ministries | Lineville, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Welcome Fund | West Hollywood, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Light | Birmingham, AL | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leadership Alabama Inc | Birmingham, AL | $3,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alabama Giving | Birmingham, AL | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Shiloh Baptist Church | Birmingham, AL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Living River | Montevallo, AL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stream Innovations | Fairfield, AL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| James Rushton Early Learning and Family Success Center | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids Play Alabama | Vestavia Hills, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Triumph Services | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Firehouse Shelter | Birmingham, AL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
136 of 229 (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 68%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Nature Conservancy in Alabama
OPERATING SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION - Pathways
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 312 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 117 | $3,039,273 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 134 | $3,674,933 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 130 | $3,799,928 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 119 | $3,284,966 | $20,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% 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.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. 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 Mike and Gillian Goodrich 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: 3800 Colonnade Parkway 430, Birmingham, AL, 35243. 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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