About Gratitude Foundation
The Gratitude Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a clear pattern of repeated support for Alabama organizations, with $30,000 going to Space One Eleven in 2023 as the largest grant in the recent list. The foundation backs arts groups, education and youth-serving nonprofits, conservation organizations, and advocacy groups, matching its mission to enrich the arts, expand opportunities, preserve natural resources, and encourage advocacy for the common good. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Cahaba River Society, Alabama Arise, Women’s Foundation of Alabama, Camp McDowell, Fresh Water Land Trust, Black Belt Treasures, and Black Warrior Riverkeeper, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The grant list also shows a mix of program and public-interest work across Birmingham, Montgomery, Camden, Nauvoo, and Moulton. Alabama recipients dominate the portfolio, and the statewide pattern is reinforced by grants tied to civic engagement, environmental education, and youth opportunity. The foundation’s work is centered on nonprofit organizations rather than individuals, with funding aimed at projects that align with its stated mission across arts, education, conservation, and policy advocacy.
What Gratitude Foundation Funds
In the arts, The Gratitude Foundation funded Space One Eleven with $30,000 in 2023 and $25,000 in 2024, and also supported the Alabama Symphony Orchestra with $20,000 in 2024. Arts education appears alongside cultural programming, as seen in the support for Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative. Education and youth opportunity are another throughline: Camp McDowell received $20,000 in both 2023 and 2024, while A Education Partnership received $20,000 in both years and Preschool Partners received $15,000 in both years. Environmental giving includes Cahaba River Society at $25,000 in both 2023 and 2024, plus grants to Fresh Water Land Trust and Wild Alabama. Policy and civic work is present through Alabama Arise and Voices for Alabama's Children, each funded in multiple years.
How Gratitude Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The recent grant list suggests multi-year relationships, with several organizations funded in both 2023 and 2024. That pattern appears across arts, education, conservation, and civic engagement. The foundation operates as a grantmaker to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, and it also identifies project and program support as part of its approach. It has an open application route in one program description, while other program descriptions describe invitation-only or non-open application periods.
