Comer Foundation
Private foundation · Birmingham, AL · EIN 63-6004424 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Comer Foundation
91grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.3Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2311 Highland Ave S Ste 190
Birmingham, AL 35205-2979
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn University To support organization and provide scholarships | Auburn, AL | $228,000 |
| University of Alabama To support organization and provide scholarships | Tuscaloosa, AL | $155,000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham To support organization and provide scholarships | Birmingham, AL | $147,000 |
| Auburn University To support organization and provide scholarships | Auburn, AL | $144,000 |
| Auburn University To support organization and provide scholarships | Auburn, AL | $132,000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham To support organization and provide scholarships | Birmingham, AL | $120,000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham To support organization and provide scholarships | Birmingham, AL | $90,000 |
| University of Alabama To support organization and provide scholarships | Tuscaloosa, AL | $72,000 |
| University of Alabama To support organization and provide scholarships | Tuscaloosa, AL | $72,000 |
| Scholarship America To support organization and provide scholarships | Saint Peter, MN | $61,840 |
| Scholarship America To support organization and provide scholarships | Saint Peter, MN | $48,079 |
| Wallace State Community College To support organization | Hanceville, AL | $43,874 |
| Scholarship America To support organization and provide scholarships | Saint Peter, MN | $40,810 |
| Alabama Ballet To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $37,500 |
| Birmingham Musuem of Art To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $37,500 |
| Alabama Archives & History To support organization | Montgomery, AL | $35,000 |
| Alabama Ballet To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $35,000 |
| Birmingham Musuem of Art To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $35,000 |
| Alabama Ballet To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $35,000 |
| Birmingham Musuem of Art To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $35,000 |
| Uab School of Nursing To support organization and provide scholarships | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 |
| Alabama Archives & History To support organization | Montgomery, AL | $30,000 |
| Alabama Symphony To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $29,500 |
| BB Comer Memorial Library To support organization | Sylacauga, AL | $26,000 |
| Alabama Archives & History To support organization | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 |
| Better Basics To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 |
| Better Basics To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 |
| Stair To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 |
| BB Comer Memorial Library To support organization | Sylacauga, AL | $20,000 |
| Better Basics To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 |
| Sidewalk Film Center To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Stair To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Alabama Symphony To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| BB Comer Memorial Library To support organization | Sylacauga, AL | $15,000 |
| Sidewalk Film Center To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Alabama Symphony To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Sidewalk Film Center To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| Stair To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 |
| I3 Academy To support the organization | Birmingham, AL | $12,000 |
| I3 Academy To support the organization | Birmingham, AL | $12,000 |
| I3 Academy To support the organization | Birmingham, AL | $12,000 |
| Alabama Public Television To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| Cahaba Foundation To support organization | Selma, AL | $10,000 |
| Maranatha Flc and Academy To support organization | Homewood, AL | $10,000 |
| Alabama Wildlife Federation To support organization | Millbrook, AL | $10,000 |
| Cahaba Foundation To support organization | Selma, AL | $10,000 |
| Maranatha Flc and Academy To support organization | Homewood, AL | $10,000 |
| Alabama Wildlife Federation To support organization | Millbrook, AL | $7,500 |
| First Light To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $7,000 |
| Birmingham Zoo To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Exceptional Foundation To support the organization | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Jones Valley Teaching Farm To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Preschool Partners To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Red Mountain Theatre To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities To support organization | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Special Equestrians Inc To support organization | Pelham, AL | $5,000 |
| Teach for America To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Vulcan Park Foundation To support organization | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Alabama Wildlife Federation To support organization | Millbrook, AL | $5,000 |
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