Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Talladega, AL EIN: 82-0629390

Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Talladega, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $4K.

Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation at a glance

In short: Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation gave $4K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,500
+191.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$500
+66.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Robyn Lewis Fayettevill: $500Robyn Lewis Fayettevill$500Aaliyah Parson: $500Aaliyah Parson$500Tranee Curry Winterboro: $500Tranee Curry Winterboro$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Robyn Lewis Fayettevill ($500). Together the top 3 received $2K.

Organizations only. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($2,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

TalladegaAlpineChildersburgOxfordAlbertvilleBessemerDetroitMunfordPell CityPleasant GroveScottsboroSylacaugaGadsden

How Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 192% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K4 grants2020 6 grants2021 3 grants2022 8 grants2023 4 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $4K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
4 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$2,000
Robyn Lewis Fayettevill Talladega, ALSholarship$500
Aaliyah Parson Talladega, ALSholarship$500
Tranee Curry Winterboro Talladega, ALSholarship$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsDistributable Amount
2025$6,425$3,794$3,5007—
2024$5,000$2,300$1,2004—
2023$6,688$5,786$2,4008—
2022$5,329$3,200$1,2003—
2021$3,600$2,050$1,8006—
2020$2,865$1,632$1,2004$103

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation is led by Mary F. White, Chairperson on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary F. White

    Chairperson

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cedrick A. Farrior

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitchell Andre Hubard

    Vice President

    Vice President → Vicepresid, 2021

    Vicepresid → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra McNeal

    Partliment

    Partliamentarian → Partliment, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation

How much does Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation give each year?

Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation gave $4K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 4 grants.

What is Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation's typical grant size?

Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $500, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation give grants?

Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Talladega, AL (3 grants).

Does Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants) and "Sholarship" (3 grants).

Who are Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation's largest grantees?

Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Robyn Lewis Fayettevill ($500), Aaliyah Parson ($500) and Tranee Curry Winterboro ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($2,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

What is Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation?

Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Talladega, AL.

What is Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation's EIN?

Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0629390. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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