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The Community Foundation of South

MOBILE, AL EIN: 63-0695166 Website

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH ALABAMA SEEKS TO BUILD PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS FOR THE LONG RANGE FUTURE OF THE REGION IT SERVES AND TO DRAW FROM THE STRENGTHS OF THE REGION'S DIVERSE POPULATION IN DESIGNING AND FUNDING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS WHICH MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. SERVING AS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THESE FUNDS, THE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIELDS OF ARTS AND CULTURE, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY, ANTI-CRIME AND ABUSE, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, AND RECREATION. THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS: "THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH ALABAMA ASSEMBLES AND DIRECTS PHILANTHROPIC ASSETS TO MAKE SOUTHWEST ALABAMA A BETTER PLACE."

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$111.4M

+23.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.1M

+186.7% YoY

Grant Count

8

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$633K

+186.7% YoY

About The Community Foundation of South

Based on IRS filings

The Community Foundation of South is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in MOBILE, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $111.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $5.1M. Net investment income was $4.7M.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$13M$17M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$111,352,270$90,481,417$83,748,337
Revenue$15,401,776$9,156,197$9,268,633
Expenses$8,627,258$8,655,750$6,872,760
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$4,661,250$3,646,274$4,137,739
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$9M9 grants20209 grants20218 grants20228 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY$1.8MHUMAN SERVICES FOCUS GROUP$954KEDUCATION FOCUS GROUPS$932KHEALTH FOCUS GROUP$803KARTS & CULTURE FOCUS GROUP$316KENVIRONMENT FOCUS GROUP$121KANTI-CRIMEABUSE GROUP$94KRECREATION FOCUS GROUP$47K

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K6$50–100K12$100–250K5$250–500K8$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

27 open opportunities from The Community Foundation of South

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Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

REBECCA D BYRNEPRESIDENT$146K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANNA GOLDMANSECRETARY0.2
AUDRA HARPERDIRECTOR0.2
CHIP HARRIGANDIRECTOR0.2
EMILEE WATERSDIRECTOR0.2
JOHN BEDSOLETREASURER0.2
KAY LETTDIRECTOR0.2
LEE MITCHELLDIRECTOR0.2
MARIETTA URQUHARTIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR0.3
MARSHALL SHIELDSCHAIR0.2
MONICA MOTLEYDIRECTOR0.2
RICARDO WOODSDIRECTOR0.2
RYAN DAMRICHDIRECTOR0.2
S WESLEY CARPENTERDIRECTOR0.2
PETER SUSMANVICE CHAIR0.2
ARYNE HUDSONDIRECTOR0.2
VIRGINIA MCNEIL O'BRIENDIRECTOR0.2
EDWARD NORFLEET JRDIRECTOR0.2
JEROD PILOTDIRECTOR0.2
JAMEY SANDIFERDIRECTOR0.2
ED DOUGLASDIRECTOR0.2
REBECCA D BYRNEPRESIDENT40$146,300

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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