Scholarships for Kids Inc. is a Birmingham-based funder that concentrates almost all of its grantmaking on expanding access to K–12 private schooling in Alabama, with heavy support for Christian and Catholic day and preparatory schools as well as a few alternative models (e.g., Cristo Rey). Grants are frequently multi-year/repeat awards to the same schools and are aimed at tuition support, program capacity, and increasing enrollment opportunities for underserved students in the state. The foundation shows a clear preference for local, faith-based education providers and a small number of larger, system-level school operators.
Scholarships for Kids Inc. directs its grantmaking almost entirely toward expanding access to K–12 private schooling in Alabama, with repeated support for schools and school networks that serve students through tuition assistance and enrollment growth. The largest recent award in the file is $4,933,139 to Cornerstone Schools of Alabama in Birmingham, followed by $4,116,000 in 2024 and $3,368,830 in 2023 for the same recipient, which shows a sustained relationship rather than a one-time award. Another major recipient is Restoration Academy in Fairfield, which received $2,618,000 in 2025 after prior grants of $2,069,000 and $1,651,046. The foundation also backs schools with different religious affiliations and educational models, including Valiant Cross Academy in Montgomery, Lincoln Academy in Huntsville, and Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School in Birmingham. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is consistent: large, school-level awards, concentrated in Alabama, aimed at expanding access to quality education for students.
The foundation’s giving centers on access to quality education, especially for Alabama schools serving students through scholarship support and capacity-building. In Birmingham, it gave $764,792 to Banks Academy in 2025 and $662,695 in 2024, both for access to quality education. In Montgomery, Valiant Cross Academy received $894,380 in 2025 and $878,904 in 2024 under the same purpose. The Alabama Catholic school network appears as well: Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School in Birmingham received $533,380 in 2025, and St John Paul II Catholic School in Huntsville received $507,740 in 2025. The grants also reach broader school-access efforts, such as $555,000 to Build Up Ensley in 2024.
Typical awards are sizable: the p25 grant is $33,871, the median is $76,980, and the p75 is $212,624. The recent grant list also shows very large school-level commitments above $4 million and multiple awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating recurring support rather than isolated gifts. Scholarships for Kids Inc. is a public charity, not a fund that makes program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals. The grants shown are all local and concentrated in Alabama.
$20.8M
$45M
$24.9M
$21.7M
Most grants fall between $34K and $213K, with a median of $77K.
25th Percentile
$34K
Median
$77K
75th Percentile
$213K
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Highly concentrated, state-focused giving with repeated multi-grant support to many of the same schools; a mix of several very large awards to a few system-level operators and many mid-sized recurring grants to individual parochial and independent K–12 schools.
Notable grantees: Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, Restoration Academy, Valiant Cross Academy, Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School, Build Up Ensley
Grantmaking is entirely in the United States, and 100% of grants in the data go to recipients in Alabama. Birmingham appears frequently, with awards to Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, Banks Academy, Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School, Spring Valley School, and Build Up Ensley. Other Alabama cities in the recent list include Fairfield, Montgomery, Huntsville, Decatur, Florence, Tuscaloosa, and the Birmingham-area recipient Diocese of Birmingham. The pattern is statewide within Alabama, but with a heavy concentration in Birmingham and other major in-state school locations.
It funds Alabama K–12 schools and school networks, with many grants supporting access to quality education. Recent recipients include Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, Restoration Academy, Valiant Cross Academy, Lincoln Academy, and Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School.
The grant-size distribution is sizable for a school-focused funder: p25 is $33,871, median grant size is $76,980, and p75 is $212,624. The recent grants list also includes multi-million-dollar awards to individual schools.
No. The geographic scope of giving is local, and 100% of the grants in the data go to recipients in Alabama.
No. Scholarships for Kids Inc. does not fund individuals; the grants in the record go to schools, school networks, and related education providers.
They are often recurring. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Cornerstone Schools of Alabama in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Restoration Academy in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Valiant Cross Academy in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNERSTONE SCHOOLS OF ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $4,933,139 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| RESTORATION ACADEMY | FAIRFIELD, AL | $2,618,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| VALIANT CROSS ACADEMY | MONTGOMERY, AL | $894,380 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| LINCOLN ACADEMY | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $785,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| BANKS ACADEMY | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $764,792 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| MONTGOMERY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | MONTGOMERY, AL | $618,253 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| DECATUR HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | DECATUR, AL | $541,137 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| HOLY FAMILY CRISTO REY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $533,380 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCHOOL | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $507,740 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| SHOAL'S CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | FLORENCE, AL | $498,965 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| THE CAPITOL SCHOOL | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $421,956 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $416,250 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| BUILD UP ENSLEY | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $380,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL | MONTGOMERY, AL | $378,600 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ELLWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | SELMA, AL | $375,989 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| JOHN CARROLL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $339,071 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST BERNARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | CULLMAN, AL | $293,050 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| HOLY SPIRIT REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $276,405 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| NORTHSIDE METHODIST ACADEMY | DOTHAN, AL | $274,688 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | MOBILE, AL | $264,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| HOLY FAMILY REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $248,793 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| COOSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | GADSDEN, AL | $246,302 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| PRITCHARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | MOBILE, AL | $243,278 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC PREPARATORY SCHOOL | MONTGOMERY, AL | $225,400 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| RIVER REGION ACADEMY | MONTGOMERY, AL | $222,925 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ALABAMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | MONTGOMERY, AL | $203,670 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| SUCCESS UNLIMITED ACADEMY | MONTGOMERY, AL | $198,801 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | TROY, AL | $174,818 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST ROSE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $172,970 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| HOUSTON ACADEMY | DOTHAN, AL | $153,846 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| OUR LADY OF SORROW CATHOLIC SCHOOL | HOMEWOOD, AL | $143,590 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | COLUMBIANA, AL | $142,567 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST JAMES SCHOOL - MONTGOMERY | MONTGOMERY, AL | $141,200 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST JAMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL | GADSDEN, AL | $135,570 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| CULLMAN CHRISTIAN | CULLMAN, AL | $126,627 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| EVANGEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | MONTGOMERY, AL | $120,850 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $111,220 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| FAITH ACADEMY | MOBILE, AL | $111,012 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| EPHESUS ACADEMY | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $100,650 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF ALABAMA | HOMEWOOD, AL | $98,460 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| SPRINGWOOD SCHOOL | LANETT, AL | $98,401 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| MADISON ACADEMY | MADISON, AL | $96,800 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST JOSEPH REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | FLORENCE, AL | $70,766 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL | MADISON, AL | $69,188 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $67,590 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | DECATUR, AL | $65,428 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL (CULLMAN) | CULLMAN, AL | $61,459 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| HOOVER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | HOOVER, AL | $60,481 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| THE LAKESIDE SCHOOL | EUFAULA, AL | $59,352 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
| MARS HILLS BIBLE SCHOOL | FLORENCE, AL | $54,498 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION |
LINCOLN ACADEMY
$785,000TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
BANKS ACADEMY
$764,792TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
DECATUR HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$541,137TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
HOLY FAMILY CRISTO REY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$533,380TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$507,740TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
SHOAL'S CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$498,965TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
THE CAPITOL SCHOOL
$421,956TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ELLWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$375,989TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
JOHN CARROLL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$339,071TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST BERNARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$293,050TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
HOLY SPIRIT REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$276,405TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
NORTHSIDE METHODIST ACADEMY
$274,688TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$264,000TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
HOLY FAMILY REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$248,793TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
COOSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$246,302TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$225,400TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
RIVER REGION ACADEMY
$222,925TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ALABAMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$203,670TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
SUCCESS UNLIMITED ACADEMY
$198,801TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$174,818TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST ROSE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$172,970TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
HOUSTON ACADEMY
$153,846TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
OUR LADY OF SORROW CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$143,590TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$142,567TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST JAMES SCHOOL - MONTGOMERY
$141,200TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST JAMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$135,570TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
CULLMAN CHRISTIAN
$126,627TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
EVANGEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$120,850TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST FRANCIS XAVIER SCHOOL
$111,220TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
FAITH ACADEMY
$111,012TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
EPHESUS ACADEMY
$100,650TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF ALABAMA
$98,460TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
SPRINGWOOD SCHOOL
$98,401TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
MADISON ACADEMY
$96,800TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST JOSEPH REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$70,766TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$69,188TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$67,590TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$65,428TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL (CULLMAN)
$61,459TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
HOOVER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$60,481TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
THE LAKESIDE SCHOOL
$59,352TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
MARS HILLS BIBLE SCHOOL
$54,498TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION