The Sybil Smith Foundation

MOBILE, AL EIN: 47-2963339

The Sybil Smith Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in MOBILE, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $467K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$467K

+0.3% YoY

Grant Count

8

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$58K

+0.3% YoY

About The Sybil Smith Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Sybil Smith Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in MOBILE, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $467K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BIRMINGHAMFORT WALTON BEACHJACKSONMOBILEMONROEVILLERYE BROOKST LOUISTHEODOREVREDENBURGH

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12018201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$346K$692K$1M$1M13 grants20183 grants201911 grants20208 grants20215 grants20228 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

DUMAS WESLEY COMMUNITY C…$300KNORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET$50KALABAMA SCHOOL OF MATH A…$46KMONROE COUNTY HERITAGE M…$33KMOBILE BOTANICAL GARDENS$13KMOBILE MUSEUM OF ART$10KPROVIDENCE FOUNDATION$10KNATURE CONSERVANCY OF AL…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

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

KAREN KENNEDYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$57KFIRST HORIZON AS COR…CO-TRUSTEE$53KMARY COUSARCO-TRUSTEE$20KANN S BEDSOLECHAIR, DISTRIBUTION COMMIT$10KLORAINE BEDSOLEMEMBER, DISTRIBUTION COMMI$6KCAROL S HUNTERMEMBER, DISTRIBUTION COMMI$6KALEXANDRA DEMMASMEMBER, DISTRIBUTION COMMI$6KMASSEY DEMMASMEMBER, DISTRIBUTION COMMI$6K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
FIRST HORIZON AS CORPORATE CO-TRUSTCO-TRUSTEE10$52,514
ANN S BEDSOLECHAIR, DISTRIBUTION COMMIT1$10,092
LORAINE BEDSOLEMEMBER, DISTRIBUTION COMMI1$5,767
CAROL S HUNTERMEMBER, DISTRIBUTION COMMI1$5,767
MARY COUSARCO-TRUSTEE10$20,000
ALEXANDRA DEMMASMEMBER, DISTRIBUTION COMMI1$5,767
MASSEY DEMMASMEMBER, DISTRIBUTION COMMI1$5,767
KAREN KENNEDYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30$57,000

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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