McAbee Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Tuscaloosa, AL EIN: 63-0843625

McAbee Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Tuscaloosa, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $989K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 13 grants totaling $109K. Net investment income was $48K.

Key facts about McAbee Family Foundation

In short: McAbee Family Foundation gave $109K across 13 grants in 2024 (avg $8K), mostly in Alabama. 23% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
63-0843625
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$109,000
Grants made (2024)
13
Average grant
$8,385
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
23% first-time grantees (3 of 13, 2024)
Total assets
$989,178
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$989K

-7.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$109K

+24.6% YoY

Grant Count

13

-13.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+43.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, McAbee Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $107K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is McAbee Family Foundation open to new grantees?

23%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 3 of 13 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $17K; repeat grants $6K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $6K repeat.

  • 62% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 23% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 13 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

TuscaloosaNorthportCottondaleBirminghamCokerEnterpriseNashville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K11 grants202017 grants202113 grants202215 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Freedom Farm: $50KFreedom Farm$50KBlack Warrior Council Bsa: $10KBlack Warrior Council Bsa$10KFirst Baptist Church Tuscaloosa: $10KFirst Baptist ChurchTuscaloosa$10KHospice of West Alabama: $10KHospice of West Alabama$10KUnited Way of West Alabama: $10KUnited Way of West Alabama$10KPhoenix House: $6KPhoenix House$6KWest Alabama Food Bank: $5KWest Alabama Food Bank$5KAlabama Marines Foundation: $3KAlabama Marines Foundation$3KDCH Foundation: $1KDCH Foundation$1KCommunity Foundation of West Alabama: $1KCommunity Foundation of WestAlabama$1K

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants across all recorded years

68<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
FREEDOM FARM Coker, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$50,000
BLACK WARRIOR COUNCIL BSA Tuscaloosa, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TUSCALOOSA Tuscaloosa, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
HOSPICE OF WEST ALABAMA Tuscaloosa, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
UNITED WAY OF WEST ALABAMA Tuscaloosa, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
PHOENIX HOUSE Tuscaloosa, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$6,250
WEST ALABAMA FOOD BANK Northport, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$5,000
ALABAMA MARINES FOUNDATION Tuscaloosa, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$2,500
DCH FOUNDATION Tuscaloosa, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$1,250
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WEST ALABAMA Northport, ALCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$989,178$1,063,230$1,104,304
Revenue$45,506$55,481$52,781
Expenses$119,578$96,542$88,229
Qualifying Distributions$109,000$87,500$80,750
Net Investment Income$48,419$46,439$45,302
Distributable Amount$107,356$99,215$101,774

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

McAbee Family Foundation is led by Leroy McAbee, Director on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Leroy McAbee

    Director

    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 McAbee Family Foundation

How much does McAbee Family Foundation give each year?

McAbee Family Foundation gave $109K across 13 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $88K across 15 grants.

What is McAbee Family Foundation's typical grant size?

McAbee Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,385, across 13 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from McAbee Family Foundation that year got $17K on average.

Where does McAbee Family Foundation give grants?

McAbee Family Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tuscaloosa, AL (9 grants) and Northport, AL (2 grants).

Who are McAbee Family Foundation's largest grantees?

McAbee Family Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Freedom Farm ($50,000), Black Warrior Council Bsa ($10,000) and First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa ($10,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is McAbee Family Foundation?

McAbee Family Foundation reported $989K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $109K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $107K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is McAbee Family Foundation's EIN?

McAbee Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0843625. 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.

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