About Alabama Power Foundation
The Alabama Power Foundation concentrates its giving on local economic and community development in the Birmingham area, demonstrated by a single, large unrestricted operating grant to Prosper Birmingham. The foundation appears to act as corporate philanthropy supporting civic/regional revitalization and business-attraction efforts that benefit its service territory and local workforce.
Focus Areas
City/regional economic development in BirminghamGeneral operating support for local civic development organizationsWorkforce and business attraction initiatives tied to community revitalization
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: a single large, unrestricted grant to a local economic development organization, indicating preference for substantial, skyline-impact investments rather than many small grants.
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportcore mission supportflexible funding
Notable grantees: Prosper Birmingham LLC
About Alabama Power Foundation
Alabama Power Foundation Inc has made one of its clearest recent bets on Birmingham-centered civic and economic development, led by a $1.5 million unrestricted operating grant to Prosper Birmingham LLC and repeated support for Birmingham Promise Inc and the Saban Center Foundation. The recent record shows a funder that backs local institutions with flexible dollars rather than tightly restricted project funding. Its largest grants sit alongside many smaller awards and a broad mix of education, community development, health, arts, and environmental initiatives across Alabama. General operating support is a recurring feature of the foundation’s grantmaking. Recent awards include multiyear support to universities, community intermediaries, and place-based organizations such as the University of Alabama at Birmingham, United Way of Central Alabama Inc, and Auburn University Foundation. The pattern points to a corporate foundation investing in civic infrastructure, workforce pipelines, and regional institutions that shape the state’s public life. The foundation also uses targeted programs for teachers, schools, and community groups, which gives its grantmaking both a large-anchor and small-grant dimension.
What Alabama Power Foundation Funds
Education is a core part of the foundation’s work. Through its Champion and Scholar grants, it funds public school teachers in grades 9-11 for professional development, instructional resources, and classroom technology, with awards up to $5,000. Community and civic development is another visible strand. Gateway Grant supports cities, towns, and communities in Alabama with signage, website improvements, and marketing materials tied to civic pride, economic development, and town or event promotion. Environmental and classroom support also appear in its programs. Students to Stewards Grants fund conservation, preservation education, outdoor classrooms, and curriculum for schools, while Classroom Grants help teachers buy materials that improve classroom environments and support student learning. Efficiency Forward Grants extend this pattern to nonprofits providing health and human services through energy-efficiency and weatherization support.
How Alabama Power Foundation Gives
The foundation’s typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,500, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. That sits alongside a smaller number of much larger operating grants, showing a two-tier pattern of broad local support plus occasional anchor gifts. The recent record includes repeat awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in Birmingham and at Alabama universities, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time transactions. Alabama Power Foundation Inc is a regular funder, makes program-related investments, and accepts unsolicited applications through several named grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$48.9M
Total Assets
$117.9M
Total Revenue
$12.3M
Total Expenses
$17M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Local25 states funded
About 92% of grants go to recipients in AL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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