Yellowhammer Fund
Yellowhammer Fund is a reproductive justice orgqanization dedicated to ensuring all people have the ability to decide when and how to build their families, regardless of race, income, location, age, gender, sexuality, disability, documentation status or number of children.
Yellowhammer Fund at a glance
In short: Yellowhammer Fund gave $561K across 22 grants in 2024 (avg $25K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $560,826
- +71.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 22
- +2100.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $25,492
- -92.2% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $19,000
- Total assets
- $4,935,661
- +5.9% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Alabama (70% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Yellowhammer Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Margins ($147K). Together the top 10 received $428K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 27 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Yellowhammer Fund gives
- Giving grew 2571% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2021) to $561K (2024). In 2024 it made 22 grants totaling $561K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Margins Birmingham, AL | — | $146,860 |
| Alabama Cohosh Collaborative Dothan, AL | — | $100,000 |
| TAKE Resource Center | — | $33,500 |
| North Carolina Survivors Union Greensboro, NC | — | $25,000 |
| West Alabama Womens Clinic Tuscaloosa, AL | — | $21,786 |
| Be Kind Birmingham Birmingham, AL | — | $20,500 |
| Chocolate Milk Mommies Birmingham, AL | — | $20,000 |
| Ebony Alliance | — | $20,000 |
| Oasis Womens Health | — | $20,000 |
| The Cohill Foundation Birmingham, AL | — | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,935,661 | $2,385,185 | $2,427,097 | $560,826 | 22 | $89,501 |
| 2023 | $4,659,021 | $2,601,363 | $2,065,712 | $326,431 | 1 | $66,999 |
| 2022 | $4,619,721 | $5,138,935 | $1,783,697 | $499,573 | Total only | $175 |
| 2021 | $1,638,999 | $1,339,340 | $1,031,870 | $21,000 | 1 | $31,696 |
| 2020 | $1,429,484 | $1,362,821 | $2,834,633 | $157,950 | 3 | $-9,303 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Yellowhammer Fund
Based on IRS filings
Yellowhammer Fund is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 22 grants totaling $561K. Net investment income was $90K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yellowhammer Fund is led by Telitia J Fountain, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Telitia J Fountain
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $168K (2024)
Elizabeth Ghormley
President
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Monica Edwards
Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Celida Garcia Soto
Member
Board Member → Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Jeff D Stauch
Member
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Kenyatta Thomas
Member
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Sona Smith
Member
New on the 2024 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Jilisa Milton (2020–2023) — Board Member -
- Former: Kari Crowe (2020–2023) — Operations Manager, Vice President - & Treasuer -
- Former: Camille Bennett (2021–2023) — Board Member -
- Former: Celida Soto Garcia (2021–2023) — Board Member - & President -
- Former: Logan Benton (2023) — Treasurer -
- Former: Laurie Roberts (2021–2022) — Executive Director Interim
- Former: Mia Raven (2020) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $168K, to Telitia J Fountain (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Yellowhammer Fund
How much does Yellowhammer Fund give each year?
Yellowhammer Fund gave $561K across 22 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $326K across 1 grant.
What is Yellowhammer Fund's typical grant size?
Yellowhammer Fund's median grant in 2024 was $19,000, and its average grant was $25,492, across 22 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does Yellowhammer Fund give grants?
Yellowhammer Fund gives mostly in Alabama: 70% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Birmingham, AL (4 grants).
Who are Yellowhammer Fund's largest grantees?
Yellowhammer Fund's largest 2024 grantees include Margins ($146,860), Alabama Cohosh Collaborative ($100,000) and TAKE Resource Center ($33,500), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Yellowhammer Fund?
Yellowhammer Fund reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What is Yellowhammer Fund?
Yellowhammer Fund is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Birmingham, AL. It holds $4.9M in total assets as of 2024.
What is Yellowhammer Fund's EIN?
Yellowhammer Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1822204. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 25, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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