We connect Alabamians to storytelling, lifelong learning, and civic engagement by funding and delivering public humanities programs across the state.
Alabama Humanities Alliance centers its grantmaking on public humanities projects that connect Alabamians to storytelling, lifelong learning, and civic engagement. Recent awards show a steady emphasis on statewide humanities programming, with support reaching universities, museums, historical organizations, and cultural groups across Alabama. Two of the larger recent grants went to Troy University in Troy for public humanities programming, at $27,918 in 2024 and $21,544 in 2025, showing continued support for the same institution across years. The University of South Alabama in Mobile also received two major awards, including $25,010 in 2025 and $13,779 in 2024, again tied to public humanities programming. Other grants in the recent list include funding for museum, heritage, and education work, along with support for public-facing cultural projects. The alliance’s programs include general humanities grants, a mini grant option, Road Scholars host grants, educator field study stipends, and scholarship support for Alabama K-8 teachers. Some programs are currently suspended, including media and major grant lines, while active programs remain focused on public humanities activities statewide.
Humanities education is a recurring theme in the alliance’s grants. Auburn University received $22,779 in 2024 and $16,929 in 2025 to help fund public humanities programming, and the University of North Alabama received $12,269 in 2025 for the same purpose. Cultural memory and heritage also appear often. Mobile Medical Museum received $16,150 in 2025, while Historic Blakeley Authority received $13,500 in 2023, both for public humanities programming. The alliance also supports projects tied to civic identity and community history, including $15,000 in 2025 to Tennessee Valley Rocket City Pride in Huntsville and $12,397 in 2025 to Tri-state Expo Juneteenth Affair in Cowarts. Public media and interpretation have been part of its portfolio as well, including awards to Alabama Educational Television Foundation and Create Birmingham.
Typical grant size clusters around a modest project-support level: the p25 is $7,576, the median is $9,000, and the p75 is $13,478. Recent awards also show repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Troy University, University of South Alabama, Auburn University, and Alabama Educational Television Foundation. The foundation is a public charity and does not fund individuals. Its active programs include unsolicited application pathways such as AHA Grants, AHA Mini Grant, Road Scholars host grants, and the Jenice Riley Memorial Scholarship. Several grant lines are restricted program support, and some media and major grant programs are currently suspended.
$307K
$1.9M
$2.2M
$1.9M
Most grants fall between $8K and $13K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly in Alabama: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is also Alabama. Recent awards reached cities including Troy, Mobile, Auburn, Birmingham, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, Florence, and Montgomery. Outside Alabama, the recent-grants list also includes Washington, DC, and Austin, TX, but the distribution remains almost entirely in-state. Birmingham appears often among recipient locations, alongside other Alabama cities spread across the state.
Its stated focus areas include humanities, history, education, civics, teacher professional development, public programming, museum and traveling exhibits, storytelling, and oral history. Recent grants also show support for documentaries, radio and television, digital projects, lectures, and community heritage programming.
The grant-size distribution clusters around small-to-mid project support: p25 is $7,576, the median is $9,000, and p75 is $13,478. Some active programs are smaller, such as the $2,500 mini grants and $2,000 educator scholarship.
Yes, several active programs do, including AHA Grants, AHA Mini Grant, Road Scholars host grants, and the Jenice Riley Memorial Scholarship. The major grant and media grant lines have suspension or access limitations noted in the program descriptions.
Recipients are almost entirely in Alabama: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Alabama is the top state by grant count. Recent Alabama recipients include universities, museums, historical organizations, and cultural groups across cities such as Birmingham, Mobile, Auburn, Troy, and Huntsville.
The recent grants show repeated support to the same institutions across multiple years. Troy University, the University of South Alabama, Auburn University, and Alabama Educational Television Foundation each appear more than once in the recent-grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA | MOBILE, AL | $25,010 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| TROY UNIVERSITY | TROY, AL | $21,544 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | AUBURN, AL | $16,929 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| MOBILE MEDICAL MUSEUM | MOBILE, AL | $16,150 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| TENNESSEE VALLEY ROCKET CITY PRIDE | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $15,000 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| THE UNIVERISTY OF ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $14,918 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| THE UNIVERISTY OF WEST ALABAMA | LIVINGSTON, AL | $14,520 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| THE FLOURISH ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $14,500 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| TRI-STATE EXPO JUNETEENTH AFFAIR | COWARTS, AL | $12,397 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA | FLORENCE, AL | $12,269 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| KIDS IN BIRMINGHAM 1963 | WASHINGTON, DC | $11,000 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| CREATE BIRMINGHAM | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $10,250 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF TUSCALOOSA INC | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $10,250 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| HISTORIC HUNTSVILLE FOUNDATION | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | MONTGOMERY, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| KLEIN ARTS AND CULTURE | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOUNDATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| VALLEY ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $9,991 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| US SPACE & ROCKET CENTER | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $9,885 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| RED MOUNTAIN PARK FOUNDATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $8,250 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| FREEDOM FARM AZUL | PRATTVILLE, AL | $8,100 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| CENTRE FOR THE LIVING ARTS | MOBILE, AL | $7,500 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| ALABAMA FORKLIFE ASSN | MOBILE, AL | $7,000 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| VIRGINIA DURR LECTURE SERIES | SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH | $6,209 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| SAMFORD UNIVERSITY | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $5,817 | 2025 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| TROY UNIVERSITY | TROY, AL | $27,918 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | AUBURN, AL | $22,779 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA | MOBILE, AL | $13,779 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOUNDATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $13,500 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| RAILROAD PARK FOUNDATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $13,500 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| PROJECT THREADWAYS | FLORENCE, AL | $13,478 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| COOSA RIVERKEEPER | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $13,477 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| KIDS IN BIRMINGHAM 1963 | WASHINGTON, DC | $9,516 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| WIREGRASS BLUES SOCIETY | DALEVILLE, AL | $9,000 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| BUILDING BRIDGES INSTITUTE FOR RACIAL RECONCILIATION | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $9,000 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| BIRMINGHAM NEGRO SOUTHERN LEAGUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $9,000 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $9,000 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| THE JUDGE FRANK M JOHNSON JR INSTITUTE | MONTGOMERY, AL | $9,000 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| HISTORIC BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY RESTORATION FUND | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $9,000 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| INVISIBLE HISTORIES PROJECT | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $8,910 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| F SCOTT AND ZELDA FITZGERALD MUSEUM | MONTGOMERY, AL | $8,850 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| SAMFORD UNIVERSITY | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $8,550 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| FRIENDS OF THE ALABAMA ARCHIVES | MONTGOMERY, AL | $6,942 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| ALABAMA FOLKLIFE ASSOCIATION | MOBILE, AL | $6,300 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| LEVITE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $5,670 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION | MONTGOMERY, AL | $5,580 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| SCOTTSBORO MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION LLC | SCOTTSBORO, AL | $5,153 | 2024 | TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM. |
| Temple Beth-El | Birmingham, AL | $14,250 | 2023 | To help fund their public humanities program. |
| The David and Channie Hall Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $13,500 | 2023 | To help fund their public humanities program. |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
$25,010TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
TROY UNIVERSITY
$21,544TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
$16,929TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
MOBILE MEDICAL MUSEUM
$16,150TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
TENNESSEE VALLEY ROCKET CITY PRIDE
$15,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
THE UNIVERISTY OF ALABAMA
$14,918TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
THE UNIVERISTY OF WEST ALABAMA
$14,520TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
THE FLOURISH ALABAMA
$14,500TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
TRI-STATE EXPO JUNETEENTH AFFAIR
$12,397TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
$12,269TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
KIDS IN BIRMINGHAM 1963
$11,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
CREATE BIRMINGHAM
$10,250TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF TUSCALOOSA INC
$10,250TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
HISTORIC HUNTSVILLE FOUNDATION
$10,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$10,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
KLEIN ARTS AND CULTURE
$10,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOUNDATION
$10,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
VALLEY ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
$10,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
$9,991TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
US SPACE & ROCKET CENTER
$9,885TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
RED MOUNTAIN PARK FOUNDATION
$8,250TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
FREEDOM FARM AZUL
$8,100TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
CENTRE FOR THE LIVING ARTS
$7,500TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
ALABAMA FORKLIFE ASSN
$7,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
VIRGINIA DURR LECTURE SERIES
$6,209TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
$5,817TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
TROY UNIVERSITY
$27,918TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
$22,779TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
$13,779TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOUNDATION
$13,500TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
RAILROAD PARK FOUNDATION
$13,500TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
PROJECT THREADWAYS
$13,478TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
COOSA RIVERKEEPER
$13,477TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
KIDS IN BIRMINGHAM 1963
$9,516TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
WIREGRASS BLUES SOCIETY
$9,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
BUILDING BRIDGES INSTITUTE FOR RACIAL RECONCILIATION
$9,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
BIRMINGHAM NEGRO SOUTHERN LEAGUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$9,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
SIXTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
$9,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
THE JUDGE FRANK M JOHNSON JR INSTITUTE
$9,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
HISTORIC BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY RESTORATION FUND
$9,000TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
INVISIBLE HISTORIES PROJECT
$8,910TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
F SCOTT AND ZELDA FITZGERALD MUSEUM
$8,850TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
$8,550TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
FRIENDS OF THE ALABAMA ARCHIVES
$6,942TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
ALABAMA FOLKLIFE ASSOCIATION
$6,300TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
LEVITE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$5,670TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION
$5,580TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
SCOTTSBORO MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION LLC
$5,153TO HELP FUND THEIR PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAM.
Temple Beth-El
$14,250To help fund their public humanities program.
The David and Channie Hall Foundation
$13,500To help fund their public humanities program.
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