Military Stability Foundation

501(c)(4) organization Montgomery, AL EIN: 61-1581531

To retain and enhance Alabama's military value in the face of pending reductions to the department of defense budget.

Military Stability Foundation at a glance

In short: Military Stability Foundation gave $200K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $67K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$200,000
+100.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$66,667
+167.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$327,929
+6.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Military Stability Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Montgomery Education Foundation: $140KMontgomery EducationFoundation$140KWirehouse Economic Development Corporation: $50KWirehouse Economic DevelopmentCorporation$50KEconomic Development Partnership of Alabama: $10KEconomic DevelopmentPartnership of Alabama$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Montgomery Education Foundation ($140K). Together the top 3 received $200K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MontgomeryAnnistonBirminghamEnterpriseJacksonvilleSan Antonio

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2023) to $200K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $200K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Montgomery Education Foundation Montgomery, ALStarbase Bridge Grant$140,000
Wirehouse Economic Development Corporation Enterprise, ALSwot Analysis Grant$50,000
Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Birmingham, ALVeterans Event$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$327,929$460,010$440,461$200,0003—
2024$308,361$460,000$375,086$99,6224—
2023$223,194$460,100$416,789$25,0001—
2022$180,284$460,000$374,095———
2021$93,900$460,000$534,951———
2020$168,814$410,010$552,239——$10
2019$311,828$410,259$285,640——$54

About Military Stability Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Military Stability Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Montgomery, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $328K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $200K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Military Stability Foundation is led by Jake Proctor, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jake Proctor

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Boyd

    Chairman

    Director → Co Chairman, 2020

    Co Chairman → Chairman, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Mitchell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Sanders

    Director

    Vice Chairman → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Hankins

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Ward

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Hearn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Mike Hearn (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Keith (2019–2020) — Chairman
  • Former: Michael D. Ward (2019) — Director

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 Military Stability Foundation

How much does Military Stability Foundation give each year?

Military Stability Foundation gave $200K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 4 grants.

What is Military Stability Foundation's typical grant size?

Military Stability Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $66,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Military Stability Foundation give grants?

Military Stability Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Military Stability Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Military Stability Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Military Stability Foundation?

Military Stability Foundation reported $328K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $460K.

What is Military Stability Foundation?

Military Stability Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Montgomery, AL. It holds $328K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Military Stability Foundation's EIN?

Military Stability Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1581531. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)

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