Riverbend Foundation Inc
To plan comprehensive state and local action to combat all forms of mental or emotional illness or debility; develop public awareness of mental health issues; and support mental health organizations.
Riverbend Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Riverbend Foundation Inc gave $218K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $218K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $218,350
- +69.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $218,350
- +239.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $218,350
- Total assets
- $4,276,749
- +1.5% 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 Riverbend Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Riverbend Center for Mental Health ($218K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Riverbend Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2020) to $219K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $218K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Center for Mental Health Florence, AL | Provide financial assistance to support local mental health organizations | $218,350 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,276,749 | $312,340 | $248,742 | $218,350 | 1 | $311,890 |
| 2024 | $4,213,151 | $211,412 | $149,303 | $128,675 | 2 | $211,087 |
| 2023 | $4,151,042 | $102,026 | $124,588 | $106,850 | 2 | $101,426 |
| 2022 | $4,173,604 | $1,414,184 | $252,926 | $219,054 | 1 | $1,414,184 |
| 2021 | $3,012,346 | $214,282 | $106,337 | $63,887 | 1 | $213,782 |
| 2020 | $2,904,401 | $80,645 | $79,233 | $35,500 | Total only | $79,995 |
| 2019 | $2,902,989 | $82,762 | $162,110 | $118,837 | 1 | $82,062 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Riverbend Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Riverbend Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Florence, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $218K. Net investment income was $312K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Riverbend Foundation Inc is led by Pam Marks, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pam Marks
President
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arvy Dupuy
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Wilson
Board Member
Board Member → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Townsend
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Yordy
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liz James
Secretary & Treasurer
Board Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Gates
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Fleming
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Stanley
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Penelope Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Heflin
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Wesson
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Austin
Board Member
Vice President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Mayfield
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miranda Crittenden
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Pam Marks Gargis (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Keb Crosslin (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Sara Bonfield (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Baird (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bengie Keeton (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Regina Wright (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Alana Spampneto (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Bryan Libell (2019) — Secretary & Treasurer
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 Riverbend Foundation Inc
How much does Riverbend Foundation Inc give each year?
Riverbend Foundation Inc gave $218K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $129K across 2 grants.
How large is Riverbend Foundation Inc?
Riverbend Foundation Inc reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $312K.
Where does Riverbend Foundation Inc operate?
Riverbend Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Alabama.
What is Riverbend Foundation Inc's EIN?
Riverbend Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0819544. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 19, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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