About Mapp Family Foundation
The Mapp Family Foundation concentrates large, unrestricted gifts to a small set of local community institutions in the Point Clear/Mobile, AL area. Their giving emphasizes faith-rooted social services, food security, and hospital/healthcare support, often providing seven- and six-figure general operating contributions. They favor sustaining institutions that serve broad community needs rather than project-specific grants.
Focus Areas
Support for regional hospital and healthcare infrastructure (Thomas Hospital Foundation)Emergency food assistance and local food pantry support (ProdiSee Pantry)Faith-based community services and ecumenical social service providers (Ecumenical Ministries)
Who They Fund
general public / communityunspecified beneficiaries
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: very few grants but very large amounts, including repeat funding to the same organizations; predominately unrestricted/general purpose support for local institutions.
Funding Style
unrestricted / general-purpose funding
About Mapp Family Foundation
A defining feature of Mapp Family Foundation’s giving is the size of its unrestricted support for a small circle of community institutions in coastal Alabama and nearby Mississippi. In 2025, it gave $1,015,000 to Ecumenical Ministries, $1,001,000 to Prodisee Pantry, and $1,000,000 to Thomas Hospital Foundation, all listed as general charitable purpose grants. Those awards fit a broader pattern of backing organizations that address basic needs and core community infrastructure rather than narrow projects. The foundation’s recent grant record also shows repeated support for health care and social service providers in the Mobile Bay area. It has made six-figure support to Thomas Hospital Foundation twice, and it has also funded organizations such as Victory Health Partners and USA Health. Alongside health care, the foundation supports food assistance, faith-based service organizations, and community groups serving families, children, and residents facing hardship. The overall picture is of a family foundation using general-purpose grants to sustain established local institutions.
What Mapp Family Foundation Funds
Mapp Family Foundation supports several overlapping cause areas through unrestricted grants. In food security, it gave $1,001,000 to Prodisee Pantry in Spanish Fort and $1,001,000 to Ecumenical Ministries in Fairhope for general charitable purpose, both organizations connected to direct community support. Health care is another clear theme. The foundation awarded $1,000,000 to Thomas Hospital Foundation in Mobile and $75,000 to USA Health, also in Mobile. Its recent grants further include $50,000 to Children’s of Mississippi in Jackson, showing that hospital and child health support extends beyond Alabama. The foundation also funds social-service organizations serving families and people in crisis, including $30,000 to Hope Center in Fairhope, $25,000 to The Shoulder of the Central Gulf Coast in Daphne, and $20,000 to Care House Baldwin County Advocacy Center in Summerdale.
How Mapp Family Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile, though the recent grant list also includes much larger unrestricted gifts. The pattern suggests a mix of smaller awards and major anchor grants to established institutions. Recipients recur across years: Thomas Hospital Foundation appears in 2023 and 2025, Children’s of Mississippi appears in 2024 and 2025, and several other organizations show up more than once. The foundation gives through general charitable purpose grants, and it also uses the Mapp Family Fund at the Pinebelt Foundation, which accepts unsolicited applications and typically recommends a $5,000 request.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8M
Total Assets
$5M
Total Revenue
$2.7M
Total Expenses
$8.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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