The Forman Foundation

BIRMINGHAM, AL EIN: 58-2045009

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$479K

+3.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$27K

-6.8% YoY

Grant Count

8

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+86.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$24K$47K$71K$94K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$479,485$465,063$414,561
Revenue$48,889$85,498$11,346
Expenses$34,467$34,996$39,449
Qualifying Distributions$26,980$28,952$30,858
Net Investment Income$82,957$79,507$3,793
Distributable Amount$29,109$26,984$29,699

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$8K$15K$23K$31K15 grants202011 grants202115 grants202216 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

Birmingham Botanical Gar…$10KIndependent Presbyterian…$6KSt Michael & All Angels …$5KRotary Club Foundation$3KYWCA$2KBirmingham Museum of Art$1KFriends of the Children …$1KMountain Brook City Scho…$660

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants across all recorded years

65<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
J Ross Forman IIIDirector
Dalton Forman BlankenshipDirector
Elizabeth Forman NorwookDirector

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AustinBirminghamCashiersCharlestonDallasFort LauderdaleGlenvilleLexingtonLittletonMountain Brook

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

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