Reach Foundation
Reach Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $308K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $14K.
Reach Foundation at a glance
In short: Reach Foundation gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $308,036
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alabama (94% 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 Reach Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mountain Brook Library Foundation ($13K). Together the top 4 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Reach Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 151% of 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2021) to $40K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Brook Library Foundation Mountain Brook, AL | Support purpose of the Mountain Brook Library Foundation | $12,500 |
| Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham, AL | Support the charitable purpose of the Birmingham Museum of Art | $12,500 |
| Parkinson Association of Alabama Birmingaham, AL | Support Mission & Research | $12,500 |
| Rockfish Valley Baptist Church Nellysford, VA | Support Youth Program | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $308,036 | $53,968 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 4 | $40,000 | $13,968 | $26,441 |
| 2024 | $294,068 | $42,262 | $30,438 | $30,000 | 2 | $30,000 | $12,262 | $22,167 |
| 2023 | $282,243 | $11,232 | $300 | — | — | — | $11,232 | $21,920 |
| 2022 | $271,312 | $10,457 | $128 | — | — | — | $10,457 | $18,330 |
| 2021 | $260,982 | $24,761 | $15,128 | $15,000 | 1 | $15,000 | $9,761 | $11,446 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Reach Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Reach Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael McDowell
Director Presdent Treasurer
Director President Secretary Treasurer → Director Presdent Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan McDowell
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Reach Foundation
How much does Reach Foundation give each year?
Reach Foundation gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 2 grants.
What is Reach Foundation's typical grant size?
Reach Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,500, and its average grant was $10,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Reach Foundation give grants?
Reach Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (6%).
Does Reach Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Reach Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Reach Foundation?
Reach Foundation reported $308K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Reach Foundation?
Reach Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Birmingham, AL. It holds $308K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Reach Foundation's EIN?
Reach Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1639926. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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