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    One Roof

    ActiveHousing & Shelter
    BIRMINGHAM, ALWebsite2052548833EIN: 63-1051908

    About One Roof

    One Roof’s mission is to equip and empower our community to prevent and end homelessness through advocacy, education, and coordination of services.

    Focus Areas

    Homelessness preventionSupportive housingStreet outreachHMIS/data systemsCoordinated entryAdvocacy and education

    Who They Fund

    people experiencing homelessnesshouseholds at risk of homelessness (eviction prevention)

    Funding Style

    direct service provisioncrisis/emergency reliefshort-term rapid rehousing supportprevention-focused funding

    About One Roof

    One Roof’s grantmaking is organized around ending homelessness in Central Alabama, and its recent awards show a strong emphasis on emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing. The largest recent grant in the dataset was $130,807 to the Young Womens Christian Association of Birmingham (dba YWCA of Central Ala) for emergency shelter and homelessness prevention, reflecting support for direct service and crisis response. Another major award went to the Dannon Project in Birmingham for rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention, reinforcing the foundation’s focus on short-term housing stabilization. Awards also support local shelter providers and prevention programs, including First Light Inc, Pathways Inc, Bridge Ministries, and Cooperative Downtown Ministries (firehouse), all in Birmingham. The pattern is consistent with One Roof’s mission of coordinating services and funding efforts that prevent and end homelessness. Its role as a local homelessness-focused funder is also visible in the mix of program support areas it backs, including supportive housing, street outreach, coordinated entry, advocacy and education, and HMIS/data systems. The foundation’s grants are concentrated within Alabama and are tied closely to local homelessness response infrastructure.

    What One Roof Funds

    Emergency shelter is a major thread in One Roof’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $63,028 to Cooperative Downtown Ministries (firehouse) for emergency shelter, and another $54,441 to First Light Inc for emergency shelter and re-housing. Homelessness prevention is also central: the foundation awarded $110,904 to Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama for homelessness prevention and $50,000 to Bridge Ministries for the same purpose. Rapid re-housing appears alongside prevention in several awards, including $111,154 to the Dannon Project for rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention and $15,339 to Youth Towers Incorporated for emergency shelter and rapid re-housing. These grants show a funding pattern centered on crisis response, short-term housing stabilization, and keeping households from entering homelessness.

    How One Roof Gives

    Typical grants fall in a mid-five-figure range: p25 is $43,250, median is $52,220, and p75 is $83,952. The recent grant list shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including First Light Inc, Bridge Ministries, Pathways Inc, and Cooperative Downtown Ministries (firehouse), which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. One Roof is a local funder, and the available data indicates it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking also appears tied to a coordinated homelessness-response system rather than open public grant cycles alone, with several active programs accepting unsolicited submissions.

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    Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) — Local ESG Funding Opportunities

    Emergency shelterRapid re-housingHomelessness prevention+1 more

    Who can apply: Eligibility follows the rules of the specific ESG funder (state ADECA, Jefferson County, or City of Birmingham). One Roof posts local notices and requires applicants to follow the local funder’s application requirements (e.g., public hearings, attendance requirements as specified by the funder).

    Deadline: Deadlines set by the specific ESG funder and are announced in local notices (One Roof posts the open season notice PDF with meeting dates).

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    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $356K

    Total Assets

    $825K

    Total Revenue

    $2.1M

    Total Expenses

    $2M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $43K and $84K, with a median of $52K.

    25th Percentile

    $43K

    Median

    $52K

    75th Percentile

    $84K

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded

    About 100% of grants go to recipients in AL.

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    GORDON SULLIVAN

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    Topics

    emergency shelter operationshomelessness prevention programsrapid re-housing servicestransitional re-housing and stabilization

    Where One Roof Makes Grants

    All of the recent grants in the dataset went to recipients in the United States, and every listed recipient is in Alabama. Birmingham is the main recipient city, including awards to YWCA of Central Ala, Dannon Project, First Light Inc, Pathways Inc, Bridge Ministries, Cooperative Downtown Ministries (firehouse), The Salvation Army of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham Urban League, and Youth Towers Incorporated. Outside Birmingham, grants also reached Rainsville through Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama. The foundation’s grantmaking is therefore tightly concentrated in Alabama, with a strong Birmingham-area center of gravity.

    Frequently Asked Questions About One Roof

    What types of organizations does One Roof fund?

    One Roof funds organizations working on homelessness prevention and response, including emergency shelter, rapid re-housing, supportive housing, street outreach, HMIS/data systems, coordinated entry, and advocacy and education. The recent grants list also shows support for direct service providers and community agencies in Alabama.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The typical grant size is in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $43,250, the median is $52,220, and p75 is $83,952. Recent awards range from $15,339 to $130,807.

    Does One Roof fund outside Alabama?

    The recent grants provided are entirely in Alabama. The recipient country distribution is 100% U.S., and the listed grantees are in Birmingham and Rainsville, Alabama.

    Does One Roof support the same grantees more than once?

    Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat support across 2023 and 2024 for several recipients, including First Light Inc, Bridge Ministries, Pathways Inc, and Cooperative Downtown Ministries (firehouse).

    Can organizations apply for funding directly?

    Some active programs accept unsolicited submissions, including the ESG Funding opportunities and several CoC-related listings. One Roof also serves as the lead or collaborative applicant for Central Alabama CoC processes, where projects are ranked and submitted through the local continuum.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2024

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF NORTHEAST ALABAMARAINESVILLE, AL$110,9042024HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
    COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES (FIREHOUSE)BIRMINGHAM, AL$63,0282024EMERGENCY SHELTER
    FIRST LIGHT INCBIRMINGHAM, AL$54,4412024EMERGENCY SHELTER & RE-HOUSING
    BRIDGE MINISTRIESBIRMINGHAM, AL$50,0002024HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
    PATHWAYS INCBIRMINGHAM, AL$50,0002024EMERGENCY SHELTER
    BIRMINGHAM URBAN LEAGUEBIRMINGHAM, AL$27,6462024HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
    YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM (DBA YWCA OF CENTRAL ALABIRMINGHAM, AL$130,8072023EMERGENCY SHELTER & HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
    DANNON PROJECTBIRMINGHAM, AL$111,1542023RAPID RE-HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
    FIRST LIGHT INCBIRMINGHAM, AL$85,2692023EMERGENCY SHELTER & RE-HOUSING
    PATHWAYS INCBIRMINGHAM, AL$80,0002023EMERGENCY SHELTER
    COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES (FIREHOUSE)BIRMINGHAM, AL$50,0002023EMERGENCY SHELTER
    THE SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER BIRMINGHAMBIRMINGHAM, AL$41,0002023EMERGENCY SHELTER
    BRIDGE MINISTRIESBIRMINGHAM, AL$40,2182023HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
    YOUTH TOWERS INCORPORATEDBIRMINGHAM, AL$15,3392023EMERGENCY SHELTER & RAPID RE-HOUSING

    COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA

    $110,904
    RAINESVILLE, AL2024

    HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

    COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES (FIREHOUSE)

    $63,028
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2024

    EMERGENCY SHELTER

    FIRST LIGHT INC

    $54,441
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2024

    EMERGENCY SHELTER & RE-HOUSING

    BRIDGE MINISTRIES

    $50,000
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2024

    HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

    PATHWAYS INC

    $50,000
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2024

    EMERGENCY SHELTER

    BIRMINGHAM URBAN LEAGUE

    $27,646
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2024

    HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

    YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM (DBA YWCA OF CENTRAL ALA

    $130,807
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2023

    EMERGENCY SHELTER & HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

    DANNON PROJECT

    $111,154
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2023

    RAPID RE-HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

    FIRST LIGHT INC

    $85,269
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2023

    EMERGENCY SHELTER & RE-HOUSING

    PATHWAYS INC

    $80,000
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2023

    EMERGENCY SHELTER

    COOPERATIVE DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES (FIREHOUSE)

    $50,000
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2023

    EMERGENCY SHELTER

    THE SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER BIRMINGHAM

    $41,000
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2023

    EMERGENCY SHELTER

    BRIDGE MINISTRIES

    $40,218
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2023

    HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION

    YOUTH TOWERS INCORPORATED

    $15,339
    BIRMINGHAM, AL2023

    EMERGENCY SHELTER & RAPID RE-HOUSING