West Alabama Regional Commission
West Alabama Regional Commission (WARC) is a public charity based in Northport, Alabama. It is one of Alabama’s 12 regional councils and serves local governments and residents across Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties.
West Alabama Regional Commission at a glance
In short: West Alabama Regional Commission gave $487K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Alabama. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $486,684
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,446
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $13,622,995
- +12.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to West Alabama Regional Commission
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 509, Northport, AL 35476
Phone: (205) 333-2990
Website: https://warc.info
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who West Alabama Regional Commission funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UCP of Huntsville ($111K). Together the top 10 received $437K.
Grant Size Distribution
75 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 53 grants of 75 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
WARC serves Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties in West Alabama. Its 2025 reported grants went entirely to Alabama recipients. The website identifies six of its counties—Bibb, Fayette, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa—as Appalachian counties served by WARC in its role as a Local Development District.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is West Alabama Regional Commission open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 15 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $56K; repeat grants $31K. How we count
Medians: $56K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $394K (2019) to $525K (2023). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $487K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UCP of Huntsville Huntsville, AL | — | $110,687 |
| Focus on Senior Citizens Tuscaloosa, AL | Senior Services | $101,600 |
| Pickens Co Family Resource Ctr Carrolton, AL | Senior Services | $68,000 |
| Legal Services of Alabama (LSA) Montgomery, AL | Legal Services | $56,000 |
| Fayette County Commission Fayette, AL | Senior Services | $30,000 |
| Greene County Commission Eutaw, AL | Senior Services | $26,000 |
| Sarcoa Dothan, AL | Senior Services | $14,397 |
| Town of Woodstock Woodstock, AL | Senior Services | $10,000 |
| Town of Kennedy Kennedy, AL | Senior Services | $10,000 |
| City of Brent Brent, AL | Senior Services | $10,000 |
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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 | $13,622,995 | $15,995,373 | $14,365,575 | $486,684 | 15 | $270,266 |
| 2024 | $12,133,111 | $14,750,941 | $13,071,410 | $486,684 | 15 | $125,546 |
| 2023 | $10,970,052 | $12,864,809 | $11,674,995 | $524,573 | 15 | $45,063 |
| 2022 | $8,277,754 | $12,005,521 | $10,963,103 | $520,674 | 15 | $24,165 |
| 2021 | $6,900,451 | $11,260,282 | $10,558,549 | $488,616 | 15 | $42,034 |
| 2020 | $5,950,516 | $10,954,737 | $10,451,579 | $521,607 | 15 | $58,025 |
| 2019 | $4,855,549 | $11,033,120 | $10,809,669 | $394,268 | 16 | $48,022 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
WARC’s stated mission is to plan for the unified development of West Alabama, reduce duplication among member governments, and promote economy and efficiency through coordination. Its stated activities include organizing cooperative projects, providing local governments with technical assistance in planning and grant applications, administering public programs, coordinating projects that cross local boundaries, and providing revolving loan funds to promote small-business development.
The 2024 filing describes programs in aging services, planning and development, and transportation planning. The aging program provides health, nutrition, social, and employment services to older adults in the seven-county area. Planning and development work includes grant programs intended to assist local businesses and municipal governments with planning and economic development projects. WARC says its grant awards go to local 501(c)(3) and governmental entities that provide services to qualifying people in the area.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, WARC reported 15 grants totaling $486,684. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $110,687, with a median of $10,000. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in Alabama.
Among the largest reported grants were $110,687 to UCP of Huntsville; $101,600 to Focus on Senior Citizens, for senior services; $68,000 to Pickens County Family Resource Center, for senior services; and $56,000 to Legal Services of Alabama, for legal services. WARC also reported grants of $30,000 to Fayette County Commission and $26,000 to Greene County Commission, both for senior services.
WARC’s website describes grant-writing assistance for member governments, including help identifying funding sources and preparing applications, followed by project administration after funding is secured. The 2024 filing describes grants WARC makes to local organizations and governments.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lee Busby as chair and Joe Barger as vice chair. It also lists Dennis Stripling as executive director and Stan Acker, Stanley Allred, David Boyett, Charles Caddell, Norman Crow, Allen Dunavant, and Joseph Eatmon as directors.
West Alabama Regional Commission is led by Lee Busby, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 29 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lee Busby
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Rod Northam
Chairman
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Allen Dunavant
Director
Director → Director at, 2022
Director at → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bobbie White
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Brenda Morrison
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Craig Patterson
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jerry Tingle
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mark C. Nelson
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mike Fields
Director
Director → Director at, 2022
Director at → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mike Freeman
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Raevan Howard
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Reginald Murray
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Stan Acker
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Stanley Allred
Director
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Walt Maddox
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Latasha Johnson
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mickey Walker
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John Faile
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Norman Crow
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Charles Caddell
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
John Hinton
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Christopher Rollins
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
David Boyett
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
David Parker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Joseph Eatmon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Mary Sue Lollar
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Dennis Stripling
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$92K (2019) → $123K (2025)
Rob Robertson
Vice Chair
Chair → Director, 2023
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Joe Barger
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Arthur Crawford (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jimmy Madison (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Sharon Nethery (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Matthew Wilson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Tony Lester (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bobby Herndon (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Rodney Stabler (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Alton Hyche (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bennie Harton (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Lee Almond (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Donna Aaron (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Edwin Pugh (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Glenn Crawford (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marva Gipson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Phyllis W. Odom (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ray Nelson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Raymond Steele (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ronny Rhodes (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sammy Holdsambeck (2019–2021) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $123K, to Dennis Stripling (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about West Alabama Regional Commission
How much does West Alabama Regional Commission give each year?
West Alabama Regional Commission gave $487K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $487K across 15 grants.
What is West Alabama Regional Commission's typical grant size?
West Alabama Regional Commission's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $32,446, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from West Alabama Regional Commission that year got $56K on average.
Where does West Alabama Regional Commission give grants?
West Alabama Regional Commission gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does West Alabama Regional Commission give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on West Alabama Regional Commission's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Senior Services" (11 grants).
Who are West Alabama Regional Commission's largest grantees?
West Alabama Regional Commission's largest 2025 grantees include UCP of Huntsville ($110,687), Focus on Senior Citizens ($101,600) and Pickens Co Family Resource Ctr ($68,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is West Alabama Regional Commission?
West Alabama Regional Commission reported $13.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.0M.
What does West Alabama Regional Commission fund?
WARC’s stated mission is to plan for the unified development of West Alabama, reduce duplication among member governments, and promote economy and efficiency through coordination. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from West Alabama Regional Commission?
West Alabama Regional Commission has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check warc.info for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is West Alabama Regional Commission's EIN?
West Alabama Regional Commission's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-0519483. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
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