Bragg Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hartselle, AL EIN: 27-6965478

Bragg Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hartselle, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $381K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $7K.

Bragg Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Bragg Family Charitable Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
-31.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
+175.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$380,722
+4.3% vs 2024
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 November 2026.

Who Bragg Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Hartselle First Methodist Church: $20KHartselle First MethodistChurch$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hartselle First Methodist Church ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

HartselleDecaturArkadelphiaCullmanTallulah Falls

How Bragg Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 110% of 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 2 grants2023 4 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2025) to $76K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hartselle First Methodist Church Hartselle, ALCharitable Contribution$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$380,722$12,067$24,098$20,0001$20,000$6,829$18,211
2024$365,065$29,834$33,513$29,0004$29,000$7,068$18,669
2023$366,446$2,627$26,448$22,5002$22,500$6,857$17,307
2022$309,951$27,929$66,197$62,5004$62,500$10,653$18,170
2021$462,890$16,303$51,853$48,0004$48,000$13,094$21,143
2020$383,349$11,779$79,281$75,5004—$7,435$18,027
2019$425,493$33,743$49,652$45,5004—$12,129$20,038

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bragg Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bragg Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tonya Bragg Hendrix

    Trustee

    Grant Committee → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth H. Lusk

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret H. McKelvey

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • McKinley B. Hendrix

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Henry C. Bragg (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary M. Bragg (2019) — Grant Committee

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 Bragg Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Bragg Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Bragg Family Charitable Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $29K across 4 grants.

How large is Bragg Family Charitable Foundation?

Bragg Family Charitable Foundation reported $381K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Bragg Family Charitable Foundation operate?

Bragg Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia.

What is Bragg Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Bragg Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6965478. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 10, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 13, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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