Birmingham Bar Foundation
To support, promote, and encourage activities for the furtherance of justice and legal education, including but not limited to the education of primary and secondary students, as well as the general public to promote a greater understanding of the law, through scholarships and encouragement of legal research, publications, institutes, and forums.
Birmingham Bar Foundation at a glance
In short: Birmingham Bar Foundation gave $34K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $11K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $34,288
- -48.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 3
- -57.1% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $11,429
- +21.2% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,097,509
- -3.7% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Birmingham Bar Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Birmingham Bar Foundation
Who Birmingham Bar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Birmingham Bar Association Young Lawyers ($15K). Together the top 3 received $34K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Birmingham Bar Foundation gives
- Giving grew 243% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $66K (2023). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $34K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Bar Association Young Lawyers Birmingham, AL | General Operating Support | $15,388 |
| Community Care Development Network Center Point, AL | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Samford University (Cumberland Shool of Law) Birmingham, AL | General Operating Support | $8,900 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,097,509 | $153,288 | $167,048 | $34,288 | 3 | $63,445 |
| 2023 | $2,178,876 | $1,737,843 | $197,315 | $66,000 | 7 | $1,649,696 |
| 2022 | $682,740 | $147,958 | $165,224 | $21,251 | 3 | $1,647 |
| 2021 | $700,006 | $310,174 | $161,817 | $10,000 | 1 | $2,886 |
| 2020 | $696,301 | $167,924 | $137,109 | $27,500 | 3 | $4,718 |
About Birmingham Bar Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Birmingham Bar Foundation is a public charity, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $34K. Net investment income was $63K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Birmingham Bar Foundation is led by Alicia Jett, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 3 of 31 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Alicia Jett
President
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$10K (2024)
Cindy Andersonjan-July
Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
25 hrs/week
$30K (2024)
Mandy Peterson-Tice Dec
Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$6K (2024)
Ashley R. Peinhardt
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Candis A. McGowan
Board At-Large Member
Board At-Large Member → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Board At-Large Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christina A. Graham
Past President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel T. Caldwell
Board Member
Director → Board At-Large Member, 2022
Board At-Large Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lacey K. Danley
Board At-Large Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Board At-Large Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin B. Mark
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Virginia E. Miller
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Wright Rubio
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marlena C. Shipp
Treasurer
Board At-Large Member → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina Lam
Board At-Large Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Board At-Large Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Goldman
Vice President
Board At-Large Member → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Conrad Anderson
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judge Charles Price
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lanier Brown
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Skinner
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hope Marshall
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Winston
Board At-Large Member
Board Member → Board At-Large Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Starr Drum
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Cooper
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denzel Okiendo
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Tombrello
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcus Maples
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marissa Jamieson
Board At-Large Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pooja Chawla
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Beers
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Robichaux
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Moon
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sylvion Moss
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (62)
- Former: Andrew R. Salser (2020–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Tanisia Tee Moore (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Cindy Anderson (2022–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Price Evans (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: April Deluca (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Burton Dunn (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Christi Graham (2023) — President
- Former: Chuck Price (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Hanna Lahr (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Paige West (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rachel Friedman (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Maddox (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ruby Brown-Jackson (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tracy Cary (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Trey Perdue (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brandon C. Prince (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dg Pantazis Jr. (2020–2022) — Board At-Large Member
- Former: Jennifer Buettner (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: John A. Lentine (2020–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Christie L. Dowling (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Frances Fallaw (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Norman M. Orr (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Sharon D. Stuart (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stanley E. Blackmon (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Cedrick Coleman (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Diandra Debrosse-Zimmerman (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Houston Smith (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jansen Voss (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lauren Breland (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Pat Clotfelter (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Garrett (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Vince Swiney (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Benjamin S. Goldman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Diandra Debrosse- Zimmerman (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: G. Alicia Jett (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: J. Houston Smith III (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: J. Vincent Swinney II (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: L. Conrad Anderson IV (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Patricia Clotfelter (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Charles Price II (2021) — Director
- Former: Dean S. Scott Garrett (2021) — Director
- Former: G. Lauren Breland (2021) — Director
- Former: H. Lanier Brown II (2021) — Director
- Former: J. Price Evans IV (2021) — Director
- Former: M. Jansen Voss (2021) — Director
- Former: Margaret Loveman (2021) — Director
- Former: Alan T. Rogers (2020) — Director
- Former: Anna M. Carroll (2020) — Director
- Former: April M. Mason (2020) — Director
- Former: Christopher H. Daniel (2020) — Director
- Former: Gaile P. Gratton (2020) — Director
- Former: Katherine T. Powell (2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin L. Butler (2020) — Director
- Former: Robert C. Keller (2020) — Director
- Former: Robert E. Battle (2020) — Director
- Former: Rodney F. Barganier (2020) — Director
- Former: Ross Kinder (2020) — Director
- Former: Sharonda C. Fancher (2020) — Director
- Former: Susan J. Silvernail (2020) — Director
- Former: Susan N. Han (2020) — Director
- Former: William S. Buddy Cox III (2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Yashiba G. Blanchard (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $30K, to Cindy Andersonjan-July 2024 (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Birmingham Bar Foundation
How much does Birmingham Bar Foundation give each year?
Birmingham Bar Foundation gave $34K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $66K across 7 grants.
What is Birmingham Bar Foundation's typical grant size?
Birmingham Bar Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,429, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does Birmingham Bar Foundation give grants?
Birmingham Bar Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Birmingham, AL (2 grants).
Does Birmingham Bar Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Birmingham Bar Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.
How large is Birmingham Bar Foundation?
Birmingham Bar Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $153K.
What is Birmingham Bar Foundation's EIN?
Birmingham Bar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-1124515. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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