Cawaco Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc
Birmingham, AL · EIN 63-1027283. Reported 118 grants totalling $1,401,089 to 94 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Cawaco Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc, the IRS classifies it under environment rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE C300) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 94 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 21% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $7,500 and $14,762; the smallest was $5,150 and the largest $47,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County Commission | Jasper, AL | $72,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jones Valley Urban Farm | Birmingham, AL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walker County Schools | Jasper, AL | $59,991 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blount County Education Foundation Inc | Oneonta, AL | $55,860 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chilton County Commission | Clanton, AL | $39,999 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jefferson State Community College | Birmingham, AL | $36,488 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Calera Main Street Inc | Calera, AL | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center Point Fire Department | Birmingham, AL | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Chilton County Alabama Inc | Clanton, AL | $27,060 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Susan Moore High School | Blountsville, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Hayden | Hayden, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shelby County Career Tech Ed Center | Columbiana, AL | $24,225 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Walker County Soil and Water Conservation District | Jasper, AL | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Alabama Training Solutions | Tuscaloosa, AL | $21,717 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Locust Fork River | Cleveland, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Inspired Ministries Inc | Montgomery, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Thorsbury | Thorsby, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wellness Group Foundation | Clanton, AL | $19,325 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cahaba Valley Fire and Emergency Medical | Birmingham, AL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Foundry Ministries Inc | Bessemer, AL | $17,910 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blountsville Fire and Rescue Service | Blountsville, AL | $17,302 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging | Hayden, AL | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blount County Ema | Oneonta, AL | $15,927 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Valley Elementary | Birmingham, AL | $15,525 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Jasper | Jasper, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Lights | Dora, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Copeland Ferry Fire-Rescue Inc | Quinton, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Church in America a Corporation | Lawrenceville, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Maplesville | Maplesville, AL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Walker County Humane Society Inc | Jasper, AL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rocky Ridge Fire District | Birmingham, AL | $14,762 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walker County Association of Volunteer Firefighters | Jasper, AL | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Copeland Ferry-Pumpkin Center Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | Quinton, AL | $14,130 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Cardova | Cordova, AL | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horizons School Inc | Birmingham, AL | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thorsby High School | Thorsby, AL | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clinton Christian Academy | Carbon Hill, AL | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Shelby Fire District | Birmingham, AL | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oneonta Fire & Rescie Service | Oneonta, AL | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creative Enrichment | Bessemer, AL | $12,650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Masters Plan Ministries Inc | Jasper, AL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Auburn University | Auburn University, AL | $12,144 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc of Walker County | Jasper, AL | $10,982 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosa Vfd | Oneonta, AL | $10,771 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Kansas | Kansas, AL | $10,614 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Jasper Business Association | Jasper, AL | $10,452 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Remlap Fire & Ems District Inc | Remlap, AL | $10,338 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Birmingham Zoo | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chilton Co Industrial Development Board | Clanton, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Clanton | Clanton, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hoover Library | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Main Street Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Main Street Leeds | Leeds, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Naavoo Volunteer Fire Department | Nauvoo, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parrish Vfd | Parrish, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raleighs Place | Clanton, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red Barn Foundation | Leeds, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Small Magic | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Parrish | Parrish, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Montevallo Foundation | Montevallo, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vineyard Family Services of Central Alabama Inc | Pelham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lotus Family Development Center | Birmingham, AL | $9,912 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chestnut Creek Heritage Chapel | Verbena, AL | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alabaster City Schools | Alabaster, AL | $9,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Calera | Calera, AL | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hayden Middle School | Hayden, AL | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sunbelt Fire | Fairhope, AL | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Butterfly Bridge Childrens Advocacy Center Inc | Clanton, AL | $8,880 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fairview Fire Dept | Clanton, AL | $8,740 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Springville, AL | $8,120 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Vestavia Hills | Birmingham, AL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Montevallo | Montevallo, AL | $7,826 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adamsville Fire and Rescue | Adamsville, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alabama Lions Sight Association Inc | Birmingham, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Klein Community Inc | Hoover, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pine Mountain Community Center | Remlap, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Jefferson Fire and Rescue | Quinton, AL | $7,347 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Arts Council of Blount County | Oneonta, AL | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cedar Grove Fire Dept | Clanton, AL | $7,056 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| College Choice Foundation a Nonprofit Organization | Birmingham, AL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Cleveland | Cleveland, AL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of County Line | Trafford, AL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carbon Hill Womens Club Inc | Carbon Hill, AL | $6,949 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Backyard Blessings | Sumiton, AL | $6,916 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maplesville High School FFA | Maplesville, AL | $6,883 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Arts Council of Blount County | Oneonta, AL | $6,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grace House Ministries Incorporated | Fairfield, AL | $6,628 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kiwanis Club of E Walker County | Jasper, AL | $6,570 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Changed Lives Christian Center Inc | Birmingham, AL | $6,140 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Lake Academy Inc | Birmingham, AL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Lake Initiative a Nonprofit Corporation | Birmingham, AL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Precious Paws Rescue Inc | Warrior, AL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saragossa Fire Department | Nauvoo, AL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jefferson County Soil and Water Foundation | Bessemer, AL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
19 of 94 (20%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 40 of 94 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $388,512 | $9,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | $408,896 | $9,302 |
| 2023 | 50 | $603,681 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Alabama. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Alabama.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Cawaco Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2112 11TH Ave South, Birmingham, AL, 35205.
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