The Dove Family Foundation concentrates its giving in education-related causes in the Southeast, making very large, targeted gifts to institutional recipients. It also makes significant single gifts to medical research, notably juvenile diabetes. Overall the foundation appears to favor a small number of high-dollar, impact-oriented grants rather than many small awards.
A pair of seven-figure gifts to Southeast Education Inc. define Dove Family Foundation’s recent giving. The foundation awarded $1,425,000 in 2024 and $1,137,500 in 2023 to the Dothan-based education organization, alongside a separate $1,000,000 grant in 2024 to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundatn. Those awards point to a pattern of large, targeted support rather than broad, high-volume grantmaking. Dove Family Foundation also returned to several grantees across consecutive years. Auburn University Foundation received $15,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and Camp Seale Harris received $15,000 in each year as well. Other repeated awards went to First United Methodist Church, Dothan Police Foundation, Covenant Care, Wiregrass United Way, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Child Advocacy Center, and James B Lee Jr Scholarship Fund. The foundation’s portfolio includes education, juvenile diabetes research, and institutional support for organizations in Alabama and beyond. Even with a regional giving scope, the foundation’s recent grants show a mix of very large institutional commitments and smaller charitable awards. Its public profile is shaped by a few major recipients that appear repeatedly and by a cluster of local Alabama organizations that receive ongoing support.
Education is the clearest theme in Dove Family Foundation’s recent grants. In 2024, it gave $1,425,000 to Southeast Education Inc. for charitable purposes, after a $1,137,500 grant to the same organization in 2023. It also supported Houston Academy with $62,047 in 2024 and $66,918 in 2023, showing continued backing for education organizations in the foundation’s grant pattern. Medical funding appears in juvenile diabetes research. The foundation granted $1,000,000 in 2024 to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundatn, and it had also given $16,000 to that same organization in 2023. Beyond that, it made smaller health-related awards to Camp Seale Harris in both 2023 and 2024 and to Alabama Kidney Foundation in 2024. The foundation also supports civic, cultural, and community organizations. It gave $25,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Dothan Police Foundation, and it awarded $5,000 in each of those years to Wiregrass Museum of Art.
Dove Family Foundation’s typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,500 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile, but its recent activity includes several much larger awards. The pattern is uneven: a few seven-figure grants sit alongside many smaller charitable gifts. Recipients also reappear across years, including Southeast Education Inc., Auburn University Foundation, Camp Seale Harris, Dothan Police Foundation, Covenant Care, Wiregrass United Way, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Child Advocacy Center, and James B Lee Jr Scholarship Fund. The foundation is a private family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$12M
$16.6M
$8.1M
$12.1M
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Highly concentrated: very few grants but large dollar amounts, repeat funding to the same education recipient (Southeast Education Inc.), and occasional large one-off gifts to national medical research organizations.
Notable grantees: Southeast Education Inc., Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Other local/regional education nonprofits (unnamed third grantee)
Most of the foundation’s grants go to recipients in Alabama, which accounts for 78% of grants by recipient location. Recent awards are concentrated in Dothan, with additional grants in Birmingham, Auburn, and Newton. Outside Alabama, the recent grants list includes Arkansas and New York recipients, and the grant record shows all grants in the dataset went to U.S. organizations.
The recent grants point to three main areas: education, juvenile diabetes research, and institutional or community support. Large education grants went to Southeast Education Inc. and Houston Academy, while juvenile diabetes funding went to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundatn. Smaller awards also supported churches, police, museums, and local service organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in consecutive years. Southeast Education Inc. received $1,425,000 in 2024 after $1,137,500 in 2023. Auburn University Foundation, Camp Seale Harris, Dothan Police Foundation, Covenant Care, Wiregrass United Way, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Child Advocacy Center, and James B Lee Jr Scholarship Fund also received grants in both 2023 and 2024.
The typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,500 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants range from $2,500 to $1,425,000, showing that the foundation combines smaller charitable gifts with occasional very large awards.
Alabama is the top recipient state, with 78% of grants going to recipients there. Recent grants also reached organizations in Arkansas, New York, and California, but the bulk of the foundation’s giving lands in Alabama, especially in Dothan.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOTHAN OPERA HOUSE | DOTHAN, AL | $10,000,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATN | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $1,000,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TIGERS UNLIMITED | AUBURN, AL | $621,720 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SOUTHEAST EDUCATION INC | DOTHAN, AL | $104,002 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | DOTHAN, AL | $75,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HUDSON ALPHA FOUNDATION | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| DOTHAN POLICE FOUNDATION | DOTHAN, AL | $40,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| WIREGRASS PET RESCUE | DOTHAN, AL | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SOUTHEASTERN DIABETES EDUCATION SRV | HOOVER, AL | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MASTERS TOURNAMENT FOUNDATION | AUGUSTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | DOTHAN, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| JAMES B LEE JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THIRTY SIX EAST SIXTY SECOND ST FND | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| WIREGRASS UNITED WAY | DOTHAN, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| WIREGRASS MUSEUM OF ART | DOTHAN, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ENGAGED IN LIFE ACADEMY | PARKVILLE, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SOUTHEAST HEALTH FOUNDATION | DOTHAN, AL | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ARKANSAS STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| WICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL | NEWTON, AL | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| INSIGHT FOR LIVING | FRISCO, TX | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BLAZER BOLT INC | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATN | DOTHAN, AL | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| GIRLS INC | DOTHAN, AL | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN LEGION POST 192 | APPLING, GA | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SAVOY JONES BENEFIT FOUNDATION | DOTHAN, AL | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HITS FOR HEROES | DOTHAN, AL | $500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HAWK HOUSTON YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTR | DOTHAN, AL | $500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE GOODE FOUNDATION FOR ALS | FAIRBURN, GA | $500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| WINDERMERE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT | ALEXANDER CITY, AL | $150 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TIGERS UNLIMITED | AUBURN, AL | $3,010,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATN | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | DOTHAN, AL | $76,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HOUSTON ACADEMY | DOTHAN, AL | $47,442 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MASTERS TOURNAMENT FOUNDATION | AUGUSTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| DOTHAN POLICE FOUNDATION | DOTHAN, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HUDSON ALPHA FOUNDATION | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CAMP SEALE HARRIS | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| COVENANT CARE | DOTHAN, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FOUNDATION | EVANSTON, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CAREPORTAL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ALABAMA DANCE WORKS | DOTHAN, AL | $6,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WIREGRASS MUSEUM OF ART | DOTHAN, AL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER | DOTHAN, AL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| JAMES B LEE JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE THIRTY SIX EAST SIXTY SECOND ST | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WIREGRASS UNITED WAY | DOTHAN, AL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ENGAGED IN LIFE ACADEMY | PARKVILLE, MO | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LEADERSHIP ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HAWK HOUSTON YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTR | DOTHAN, AL | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ONWARD CAMPUS MINISTRIES | AUBURN, AL | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
DOTHAN OPERA HOUSE
$10,000,000CHARITABLE
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATN
$1,000,000CHARITABLE
SOUTHEAST EDUCATION INC
$104,002CHARITABLE
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$75,000CHARITABLE
CHARITABLE
DOTHAN POLICE FOUNDATION
$40,000CHARITABLE
WIREGRASS PET RESCUE
$25,000CHARITABLE
SOUTHEASTERN DIABETES EDUCATION SRV
$20,000CHARITABLE
MASTERS TOURNAMENT FOUNDATION
$10,000CHARITABLE
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$5,000CHARITABLE
JAMES B LEE JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$5,000CHARITABLE
THIRTY SIX EAST SIXTY SECOND ST FND
$5,000CHARITABLE
WIREGRASS UNITED WAY
$5,000CHARITABLE
WIREGRASS MUSEUM OF ART
$5,000CHARITABLE
ENGAGED IN LIFE ACADEMY
$2,500CHARITABLE
SOUTHEAST HEALTH FOUNDATION
$2,500CHARITABLE
ARKANSAS STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION
$2,000CHARITABLE
WICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
$2,000CHARITABLE
BLAZER BOLT INC
$1,000CHARITABLE
WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATN
$1,000CHARITABLE
GIRLS INC
$1,000CHARITABLE
AMERICAN LEGION POST 192
$1,000CHARITABLE
SAVOY JONES BENEFIT FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
HITS FOR HEROES
$500CHARITABLE
HAWK HOUSTON YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTR
$500CHARITABLE
THE GOODE FOUNDATION FOR ALS
$500CHARITABLE
WINDERMERE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
$150CHARITABLE
TIGERS UNLIMITED
$3,010,000CHARITABLE
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATN
$1,000,000CHARITABLE
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$76,000CHARITABLE
HOUSTON ACADEMY
$47,442CHARITABLE
MASTERS TOURNAMENT FOUNDATION
$25,000CHARITABLE
DOTHAN POLICE FOUNDATION
$25,000CHARITABLE
COVENANT CARE
$10,000CHARITABLE
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON FOUNDATION
$10,000CHARITABLE
ALABAMA DANCE WORKS
$6,600CHARITABLE
WIREGRASS MUSEUM OF ART
$5,000CHARITABLE
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
$5,000CHARITABLE
JAMES B LEE JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$5,000CHARITABLE
THE THIRTY SIX EAST SIXTY SECOND ST
$5,000CHARITABLE
WIREGRASS UNITED WAY
$5,000CHARITABLE
ENGAGED IN LIFE ACADEMY
$2,500CHARITABLE
LEADERSHIP ALABAMA
$2,500CHARITABLE
HAWK HOUSTON YOUTH ENRICHMENT CENTR
$2,000CHARITABLE