Dove Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dothan, AL EIN: 63-0836253

Dove Family Foundation is a private foundation filing Form 990-PF and based in Dothan, Alabama. Its 2025 filing reports 29 grants totaling $11,987,372 to organizations including an opera house, education and diabetes organizations, a church, a police foundation, and an animal rescue.

Dove Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Dove Family Foundation gave $12.0M across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $413K), mostly in Alabama. 24% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,987,372
+178.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
29
-6.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$413,358
+197.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$16,615,017
-19.2% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
24% first-time grantees (7 of 29, 2025)
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 October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Dove Family Foundation

How to Apply

The filing names Reid B Dove as the contact. It lists no application form or materials, no award restrictions, and no deadline. The foundation states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.

Contact

Application contact: Reid B Dove
Mailing address: PO Box 6827, Dothan, AL 36302
Phone: (334) 793-2284

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Dove Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Dothan Opera House: $10.0MDothan Opera House$10.0MJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundatn: $1.0MJuvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundatn$1.0MTigers Unlimited: $622KTigers Unlimited$622KSoutheast Education Inc: $104KSoutheast Education Inc$104KFirst United Methodist Church: $75KFirst United Methodist Church$75KHudson Alpha Foundation: $50KHudson Alpha Foundation$50KDothan Police Foundation: $40KDothan Police Foundation$40KWiregrass Pet Rescue: $25KWiregrass Pet Rescue$25KSoutheastern Diabetes Education SRV: $20KSoutheastern DiabetesEducation SRV$20KMasters Tournament Foundation: $10KMasters Tournament Foundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Dothan Opera House ($10.0M). Together the top 10 received $11.9M.

Grant Size Distribution

163 grants across all recorded years

145<$50K7$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M6$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 145 grants of 163 (89%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The listed 2025 grants include recipients in Alabama, as well as grants to organizations in Georgia, New York, Missouri, and Texas. The foundation’s largest listed grants went to Alabama recipients.

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.

Cities

DothanBirminghamAuburnParkvilleSouthamptonAlexander CityLittle RockColumbusFriscoAndersonvilleApplingAtlantaAugustaBraseltonFairburnHuntsvilleNew YorkNewtonAlbanyAshford

Is Dove Family Foundation open to new grantees?

24%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 29 grantees (24%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1.4M; repeat grants $88K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $4K repeat.

  • 59% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 701% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M33 grants2020 36 grants2021 36 grants2022 31 grants2023 31 grants2024 29 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2021) to $12.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $12.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dothan Opera House Dothan, ALCharitable$10,000,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundatn Birmingham, ALCharitable$1,000,000
Tigers Unlimited Auburn, ALCharitable$621,720
Southeast Education Inc Dothan, ALCharitable$104,002
First United Methodist Church Dothan, ALCharitable$75,000
Hudson Alpha Foundation Huntsville, ALCharitable$50,000
Dothan Police Foundation Dothan, ALCharitable$40,000
Wiregrass Pet Rescue Dothan, ALCharitable$25,000
Southeastern Diabetes Education SRV Hoover, ALCharitable$20,000
Masters Tournament Foundation Augusta, GACharitable$10,000
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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$16,615,017$8,134,290$12,087,870$11,987,37229$11,987,372$1,067,416$757,243
2024$20,568,597$3,416,364$4,401,212$4,304,14231$4,304,142$870,396$1,071,686
2023$21,591,040$7,602$2,780,259$2,706,42231$2,706,422$285,544$1,048,909
2022$24,363,697$68,284$1,549,753$1,496,66336$1,496,663$252,243$1,104,777
2021$25,845,166$24,490,278$1,098,919$1,048,51636$1,048,516$65,995$187,984
2020$2,453,807$3,438,715$1,210,380$1,191,44933——$49,869

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dove Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $757K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including education, diabetes research and education, the arts, religious activities, policing, and animal rescue.

SOUTHEAST EDUCATION INC describes its mission as preparing students for responsible participation in a global society through an excellent learning environment and opportunities to reach their academic, social, and creative potential. ENGAGED IN LIFE ACADEMY INC describes its work as creating opportunities through education, character development, and athletics, and providing resources to families seeking to enhance their children’s education. These are grantee descriptions, not statements of the foundation’s mission.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 29 grants totaling $11,987,372. Grants ranged from $150 to $10,000,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest grant was $10,000,000 to Dothan Opera House. Other large grants included $1,000,000 to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in Birmingham and $621,720 to Tigers Unlimited in Auburn. Southeast Education Inc. in Dothan received $104,002.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Reid B Dove as president, G Mack Dove as vice president, and J Steven Roy as secretary/treasurer.

Dove Family Foundation is led by Reid B. Dove, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Reid B. Dove

    President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • G. Mack Dove

    Vice President

    President → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • J. Steven Roy

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    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 Dove Family Foundation

How much does Dove Family Foundation give each year?

Dove Family Foundation gave $12.0M across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.3M across 31 grants.

What is Dove Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Dove Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $413,358, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Dove Family Foundation that year got $1.4M on average.

Where does Dove Family Foundation give grants?

Dove Family Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Dothan, AL (14 grants) and Birmingham, AL (2 grants).

Does Dove Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on Dove Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (29 grants).

Who are Dove Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Dove Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Dothan Opera House ($10,000,000), Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundatn ($1,000,000) and Tigers Unlimited ($621,720), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Dove Family Foundation?

Dove Family Foundation reported $16.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $757K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Dove Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including education, diabetes research and education, the arts, religious activities, policing, and animal rescue. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Dove Family Foundation?

The filing names Reid B Dove as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Dove Family Foundation's EIN?

Dove Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0836253. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Dove Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/dove-family-foundation-morg_571543e04d6a4844abb4cd3fbabc3549

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