Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Birmingham, AL EIN: 63-6158965

Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $303K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $24K.

Key facts about Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust

In short: Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
63-6158965
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$8,000
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$2,667
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$303,289
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$303K

+2.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$8K

+6.7% YoY

Grant Count

3

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+6.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving fell 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

TuscaloosaAuburnBirminghamJacksonvilleLivingstonMontgomeryOpelikaTroyJasper

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K9 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $13K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $8K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Auburn University: $4KAuburn University$4KSamford University: $2KSamford University$2KUniversity of Alabama: $2KUniversity of Alabama$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Auburn University ($4K). Together the top 3 received $8K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Auburn University Auburn, ALScholarships for 4-Year Universities$4,000
Samford University Birmingham, ALScholarships for 4-Year Universities$2,000
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALScholarships for 4-Year Universities$2,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$20K$30K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$303,289$295,470$294,417
Revenue$25,408$17,652$427
Expenses$17,550$16,603$16,770
Qualifying Distributions$16,287$15,890$16,122
Net Investment Income$24,145$16,939$9,923
Distributable Amount$17,040$16,359$15,565

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Regions Bank CO Leigh Anne Fleming, Trustee on every filing since 2023 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Regions Bank CO Leigh Anne Fleming

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Regions Bank CO Bill Walker (2020–2022) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust

How much does Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust give each year?

Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 3 grants.

What is Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust give grants?

Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships for 4-Year Universities" (3 grants).

How large is Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust?

Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust reported $303K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust?

Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Birmingham, AL. It holds $303K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust's EIN?

Blanche N Fowler Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-6158965. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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