Blue Springs Nature Preserve
Blue Springs Nature Preserve is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $17K.
Blue Springs Nature Preserve at a glance
In short: Blue Springs Nature Preserve gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,500
- +91.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,500
- +91.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Blue Springs Nature Preserve funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was HCP Foundation ($10K). Together the top 3 received $17K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Blue Springs Nature Preserve gives
- Giving grew 313% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $17K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $17K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| HCP Foundation Tuscaloosa, AL | Support Foundations Purpose and Mission | $10,000 |
| The Center for Executive Leadership Birmingham, AL | Support the Organizations Mission and Purpose | $5,000 |
| Ragland Elementary School Ragland, AL | Support of Childrens Programs | $1,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $117 | $21,171 | $16,500 | 3 | $16,500 | — | $278 |
| 2024 | $21,054 | $784 | $16,309 | $8,600 | 3 | $8,600 | — | $1,475 |
| 2023 | $36,579 | $1,107 | $13,985 | $10,000 | 2 | $10,000 | $1,107 | $2,139 |
| 2022 | $49,457 | $284 | $7,920 | $4,000 | 1 | $4,000 | $284 | $2,583 |
| 2021 | $57,093 | $17 | $9,701 | $6,000 | 2 | $6,000 | $17 | $3,039 |
| 2020 | $66,777 | $51 | $7,650 | $4,000 | 1 | — | $51 | $3,505 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blue Springs Nature Preserve reported a distributable amount of $278 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Blue Springs Nature Preserve is led by Spencer Weitman, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Spencer Weitman
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean Claude Brocheton
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Blue Springs Nature Preserve
How much does Blue Springs Nature Preserve give each year?
Blue Springs Nature Preserve gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 3 grants.
What is Blue Springs Nature Preserve's typical grant size?
Blue Springs Nature Preserve's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Blue Springs Nature Preserve give grants?
Blue Springs Nature Preserve gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Blue Springs Nature Preserve give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Blue Springs Nature Preserve's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
What is Blue Springs Nature Preserve?
Blue Springs Nature Preserve is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Birmingham, AL.
How much is Blue Springs Nature Preserve required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Blue Springs Nature Preserve reported a distributable amount of $278 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Blue Springs Nature Preserve's EIN?
Blue Springs Nature Preserve's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3980234. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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