Cowin Special Account
Private foundation · Birmingham, AL · EIN 63-0762093 · reported 2023–2025
35grants reported
$2,000median award
$500lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$205Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 35 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
PO Box 2766
Birmingham, AL 35202-2766
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchells Place COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $40,000 |
| Mitchells Place COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 |
| Mitchells Place COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $30,000 |
| University of the South COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Sewanee, TN | $10,000 |
| Nature Conservancy of AL COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| University of the South COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Sewanee, TN | $10,000 |
| ACLU of Alabama COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| University of the South COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Sewanee, TN | $10,000 |
| Nature Conservancy in AL COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Tum Tum Tree Foundation COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Tulane University COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 |
| Nature Conservancy in AL COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Studio BY the Tracks COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Irondale, AL | $5,000 |
| Tulane University COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 |
| Tum Tum Tree Foundation COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Unless U COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFITCOMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Vestavia, AL | $2,500 |
| Ashley Hall School COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Charleston, SC | $2,000 |
| First Light COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $2,000 |
| Preschool Partners COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $2,000 |
| American Cancer Society COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Kennesaw, GA | $1,500 |
| Reed Foundation COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Oakland, NJ | $1,000 |
| Unless U COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Vestavia, AL | $1,000 |
| Wise4al COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| Magic Moments COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| Birmingham Botanical Gardens COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| St Michael's Church COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| The Bell Center COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Homewood, AL | $1,000 |
| Linly Heflin COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $500 |
| Mulherin Home COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFITCOMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Mobile, AL | $500 |
| Birmingham Museum of Art COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $400 |
| Magic Moments COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $300 |
| Alabama Symphony Orchestra COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $250 |
| Birmingham Children's Theatre COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $250 |
| Jimmy Hale Mission COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Birmingham, AL | $250 |
| Feeding America COMMUNITY/PUBLIC BENEFIT | Chicago, IL | $200 |
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