Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Birmingham, AL EIN: 63-1241622

Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $14K.

Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation at a glance

In short: Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation gave $14K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$12,140
-22.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (29% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Cecelia Alvarez: $2KCecelia Alvarez$2KKazimir Borowicz: $2KKazimir Borowicz$2KChloe Brown: $2KChloe Brown$2KJoshua Keith: $2KJoshua Keith$2KLaura Keith: $2KLaura Keith$2KMary Carter Laney: $2KMary Carter Laney$2KJonah Watwood: $2KJonah Watwood$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cecelia Alvarez ($2K). Together the top 7 received $14K.

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

33<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 33 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

HowardTryonBrooklynBirminghamJacksonAshevilleDartmouthPiney FlatsAbbevilleArlingtonDarmouthHasbrouck HeightsNashvilleNew YorkProvincetownSouth KentValley Head

How Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 87% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2021 it paid out well above 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$5K$10K$15K11 grants2019 0 grants2020 8 grants2021 6 grants2022 5 grants2023 7 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $14K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cecelia Alvarez Hasbrouck Heights, NJPost-Secondary Education$2,000
Kazimir Borowicz Darmouth, MAPost-Secondary Education$2,000
Chloe Brown Arlington, TNPost-Secondary Educationpost-Secondary Education$2,000
Joshua Keith Howard, OHPost-Secondary Education$2,000
Laura Keith Howard, OHPost-Secondary Education$2,000
Mary Carter Laney Birmingham, ALPost-Secondary Education$2,000
Jonah Watwood Brooklyn, NYPost-Secondary Education$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$12,140$10,841$14,400$14,0007——
2024$15,699$15,402$14,350$14,0007——
2023$14,647$14,234$7,850$7,5005——
2022$7,013$11,933$7,850$7,5006——
2021$4,180$10,871$8,200$8,0008$8,000$176
2020$1,509$625$350————
2019$1,234$9,053$8,320$8,00011——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation is led by Jennifer H. Gray, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jennifer H. Gray

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beverly Blount McNeil

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara McNeil Barnard

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation

How much does Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation give each year?

Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation gave $14K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 7 grants.

What is Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation's typical grant size?

Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,000, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation give grants?

Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation's top state is Ohio, with 29% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New Jersey (14%) and Massachusetts (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Howard, OH (2 grants).

Does Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Post-Secondary Education" (6 grants).

Who are Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation's largest grantees?

Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Cecelia Alvarez ($2,000), Kazimir Borowicz ($2,000) and Chloe Brown ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation?

Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation reported $12K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $11K.

What is Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation's EIN?

Portraits Inc Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-1241622. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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