The Robert & Mary Cobb Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on education, primarily supporting private K–12 and higher education institutions. Giving is focused and substantial rather than spread across many organizations, with repeat, large gifts to a local private school and a significant one-time gift to a university. The pattern suggests a preference for advancing educational institutions in Alabama and the broader Southeast.
Concentrated, high-value grants with repeat funding to at least one core local grantee; few total grantees (3) and large dollar amounts per grant.
A pair of $100,000 grants to Tuscaloosa Academy, one in 2023 and another in 2024, marks the clearest pattern in Robert & Mary Cobb Family Foundation giving: sustained support for education, especially institutions tied to Alabama and the broader Southeast. The foundation also made a $100,000 grant to Elon University in 2023, showing that its educational focus reaches beyond one city while remaining concentrated in private K–12 and higher education. That same emphasis appears across the rest of the grant list. The foundation backed University of Alabama, Emory University, and Washington & Lee University, alongside repeated support for independent schools and education-related institutions in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Atlanta. Its grantmaking is not broad-based or highly diversified; it centers on a small set of trusted organizations and returns to them with substantial awards. The result is a pattern of relationship-based philanthropy in which education remains the anchor, and a few institutions receive meaningful, recurring backing.
Education is the foundation’s dominant area. In 2024, it gave $100,000 to Tuscaloosa Academy, following a $100,000 grant there in 2023, and also gave $100,000 to Elon University in 2023. The list also includes $50,000 to University of Alabama, $20,000 to Emory University, and $10,000 to Washington & Lee University. Beyond higher education and private schooling, the foundation supports social-service organizations that serve children, families, and vulnerable residents. It awarded $30,000 to Shepherd Center and $30,000 to Agape Youth & Family Center, both in Atlanta, and $25,000 to Nick’s Kids Foundation in Tuscaloosa. Those grants place education alongside direct-service and community-based support. Religious institutions also appear in the portfolio. Examples include $46,420 to Christ Episcopal Church, $30,000 to Christ Episcopal Church, and $25,000 to Peachtree Road United Methodist Church.
Typical grants cluster in a mid-five-figure range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The list also includes a few much larger awards, including multiple $100,000 grants. The pattern shows repeat support for some recipients rather than one-off giving only. Tuscaloosa Academy appears in both 2023 and 2024 at the same grant size, and United Way of Central Alabama received grants in both years as well. The foundation is a family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or program-related investments. No application process is stated in the data.
$567K
$8.9M
$381K
$658K
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Notable grantees: Tuscaloosa Academy, Elon University
Giving is regional and concentrated in the Southeast. Alabama receives the largest share of grants, with 47% going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state, but Georgia is the top state by grant count. Cities that appear repeatedly include Tuscaloosa, Atlanta, and Birmingham. The grant list also reaches beyond those hubs to places such as Bessemer, Boone, Miami, and Lexington. All recorded grants in the recent sample went to U.S. recipients.
The strongest pattern is education. Recent grants include private K–12 support, higher education support, and institutional gifts to schools and universities. Social services and religious organizations also appear in the portfolio, but education is the clearest center of gravity.
Typical awards are in the mid-five-figure range. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The recent grant list also includes a few larger gifts at $100,000.
Yes. Tuscaloosa Academy received $100,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and United Way of Central Alabama received grants in both years as well. That points to recurring support for a small number of trusted organizations.
Georgia is the top state by grant count, while Alabama accounts for 47% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent grant locations include Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, and Birmingham, showing a regional Southeast pattern.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals. Its recent grants go to organizations such as schools, universities, churches, and service providers.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRIMSON TIDE FOUNDATION | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $50,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $50,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| AGAPE YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| CONNECT WHERE LOVE NEVER FORGETS | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $45,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS |
| CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $30,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS |
| PEACHTREE ROAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS |
| NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $25,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $25,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $25,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $25,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| CHILDREN'S HARBOR FOUNDATION | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $20,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| DCH FOUNDATION | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $15,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| ELON UNIVERSITY | ELON, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| UNITED WAY OF WEST ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $10,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| HOLY INNOCENTS' EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| THE LOVETT SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| COUNTRY CLUB OF BIRMINGHAM EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $10,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY | LEXINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS OF WEST AL | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $10,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| TRINITY SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| THE BELL CENTER | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $7,500 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| SALVATION ARMY | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| LULU STRONG FOUNDATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| TUSCALOOSA METRO ANIMAL SHELTER | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| WEST ALABAMA FOOD BANK | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| ELEVATE WEST ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| QUARTERBACKING CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $2,500 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| THE CHURCH AT TUSCALOOSA TCAT CARES | NORTHPORT, AL | $2,400 | 2026 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AGAPE YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| WILLIAM BREMAN JEWISH HOME | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| CONNECT WHERE LOVE NEVER FORGETS | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $45,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $35,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| PEACHTREE ROAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHILDREN'S HARBOR FOUNDATION | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $20,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $16,668 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| JIMMIE HALE MISSION | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS OF WEST AL | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
CRIMSON TIDE FOUNDATION
$50,000SOCIAL SERVICES
TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY
$50,000EDUCATION
AGAPE YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER
$50,000SOCIAL SERVICES
CONNECT WHERE LOVE NEVER FORGETS
$45,000RELIGIOUS
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$30,000RELIGIOUS
PEACHTREE ROAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$25,000RELIGIOUS
NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION
$25,000SOCIAL SERVICES
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
$25,000EDUCATION
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$20,000EDUCATION
CHILDREN'S HARBOR FOUNDATION
$20,000SOCIAL SERVICES
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA
$20,000SOCIAL SERVICES
DCH FOUNDATION
$15,000SOCIAL SERVICES
ELON UNIVERSITY
$10,000EDUCATION
HOLY INNOCENTS' EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATION
THE LOVETT SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATION
COUNTRY CLUB OF BIRMINGHAM EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION
$10,000SOCIAL SERVICES
BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS OF WEST AL
$10,000SOCIAL SERVICES
TRINITY SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATION
SALVATION ARMY
$5,000SOCIAL SERVICES
LULU STRONG FOUNDATION
$5,000SOCIAL SERVICES
TUSCALOOSA METRO ANIMAL SHELTER
$5,000SOCIAL SERVICES
ELEVATE WEST ALABAMA
$5,000SOCIAL SERVICES
QUARTERBACKING CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION
$2,500SOCIAL SERVICES
THE CHURCH AT TUSCALOOSA TCAT CARES
$2,400SOCIAL SERVICES
TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY
$100,000EDUCATION
AGAPE YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER
$50,000SOCIAL SERVICES
CONNECT WHERE LOVE NEVER FORGETS
$45,000RELIGIOUS
PEACHTREE ROAD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$25,000RELIGIOUS
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
$25,000EDUCATION
NICK'S KIDS FOUNDATION
$25,000SOCIAL SERVICES
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$25,000RELIGIOUS
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA
$20,000SOCIAL SERVICES
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$20,000EDUCATION
BIRMINGHAM BOTANICAL GARDENS
$16,668SOCIAL SERVICES
JIMMIE HALE MISSION
$10,000SOCIAL SERVICES
BIG BROTHERSBIG SISTERS OF WEST AL
$10,000SOCIAL SERVICES