Alabama Symphony Endowment
To provide funding and support for the Alabama symphonic association, inc.
Alabama Symphony Endowment at a glance
In short: Alabama Symphony Endowment gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.0M), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,045,807
- +81.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,045,807
- +81.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,045,807
- Total assets
- $24,542,201
- +10.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Alabama Symphony Endowment funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alabama Symphonic Association Inc ($2.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Alabama Symphony Endowment gives
- Giving grew 198% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $571K (2020) to $2.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Symphonic Association Inc Birmingham, AL | Program support | $2,045,807 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,542,201 | $2,238,280 | $2,175,145 | $2,045,807 | 1 | $385,669 |
| 2024 | $22,295,507 | $2,843,878 | $1,266,104 | $1,124,988 | 1 | $367,159 |
| 2023 | $18,741,322 | $1,927,240 | $877,930 | $783,284 | 1 | $275,303 |
| 2022 | $16,726,208 | $1,123,175 | $774,482 | $686,779 | 1 | $123,761 |
| 2021 | $18,611,694 | $1,402,512 | $1,213,999 | $1,137,000 | 1 | $896,812 |
| 2020 | $16,921,538 | $3,347,172 | $640,706 | $571,000 | 1 | $348,997 |
| 2019 | $14,215,072 | $4,405,808 | $1,437,487 | $1,363,000 | 1 | $452,633 |
About Alabama Symphony Endowment
Based on IRS filings
Alabama Symphony Endowment is a public charity, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $386K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Alabama Symphony Endowment is led by Taylor McElroy, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Taylor McElroy
President
Director → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danny McKinney
Director
President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pedro Verdu
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel P. Johnson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Stone
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phil Carroll
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Dixon
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Rushton IV
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dell S. Brooke
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
F. Dixon Brooke Jr.
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Carol Phillips (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael W. Meeks (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Betsy Bugg Holloway (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: J. David Brown III (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Vincent Cirulli (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Alabama Symphony Endowment
How much does Alabama Symphony Endowment give each year?
Alabama Symphony Endowment gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 1 grant.
How large is Alabama Symphony Endowment?
Alabama Symphony Endowment reported $24.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.
Where does Alabama Symphony Endowment operate?
Alabama Symphony Endowment has awarded grants in Alabama.
What is Alabama Symphony Endowment's EIN?
Alabama Symphony Endowment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0965459. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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