Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mobile, AL EIN: 72-1376481

Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation is a private foundation, based in Mobile, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $106K. Net investment income was $89K.

Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation at a glance

In short: Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation gave $106K across 8 grants in 2024 (avg $13K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$106,000
Grants made (2024)
8
Average grant
$13,250
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$1,613,452
+4.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Alabama (94% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

Alabama Baptist Children's Home: $20KAlabama Baptist Children'sHome$20KUniversity of Mobile: $20KUniversity of Mobile$20KFirst Baptist Church Fairhope: $20KFirst Baptist Church Fairhope$20KLuke 418 Fellowship: $20KLuke 418 Fellowship$20KUSA Children's & Women's Hospital: $10KUSA Children's & Women'sHospital$10KSt Jude Children's Research Hospita: $6KSt Jude Children's ResearchHospita$6KYoung Life - Mobile: $5KYoung Life - Mobile$5KYoung Life - Eastern Shore: $5KYoung Life - Eastern Shore$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Alabama Baptist Children's Home ($20K). Together the top 8 received $106K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

MobileBirminghamFairhopeMemphisMontrose

How Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 91% 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.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 8 grants2024

In 2024 it made 8 grants totaling $106K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alabama Baptist Children's Home Birmingham, ALGeneral$20,000
University of Mobile Mobile, ALGeneral$20,000
First Baptist Church Fairhope Fairhope, ALGeneral$20,000
Luke 418 Fellowship Mobile, ALGeneral$20,000
USA Children's & Women's Hospital Mobile, ALGeneral$10,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospita Memphis, TNGeneral$6,000
Young Life - Mobile Mobile, ALGeneral$5,000
Young Life - Eastern Shore Montrose, ALGeneral$5,000
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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
2024$1,613,452$180,686$107,097$106,0008$106,000$88,725$116,699
2023$1,538,585$79,979————$79,979$105,704
2022$1,458,606$32,903$13,656———$24,527$108,318
2021$1,439,359$41,984$9,132———$38,377$108,384
2020$1,406,507$83,874$4,232———$41,162$91,233

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation reported a distributable amount of $117K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Daphne Pilot Fonde'

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • E. Grace Pilot

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation

How much does Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation give each year?

Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation gave $106K across 8 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation's typical grant size?

Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $15,000, and its average grant was $13,250, across 8 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation give grants?

Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Tennessee (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Mobile, AL (4 grants).

Does Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation's largest grantees?

Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Alabama Baptist Children's Home ($20,000), University of Mobile ($20,000) and First Baptist Church Fairhope ($20,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation?

Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $106K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $117K (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 Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation's EIN?

Dr E Grace Pilot Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-1376481. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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