Alabama Power Foundation: Elevate Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $5,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
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Eligible organizations
- The Elevate Grant always meets the following criteria:Applying entity is a nonprofit.
Other requirements
- Awards will be paid to the nonprofit.
- The project addresses workforce development needs, alleviates poverty or removes barriers to success, and/or builds organizational capacity.
- The submitting organization exhibits sound fiscal management and accountability.
- The organization shows the ability to attract multiple sources of support for the project.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Organizations are limited to one Workforce Development grant per project.
Overview
Alabama Power Foundation: Elevate Grant
Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Alabama Power Foundation
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: December 30, 2025
Summary
The Alabama Power Foundation's Elevate Grant aims to enhance the quality of life for Alabamians by empowering nonprofits to address pressing community needs. Focused on workforce development and removing barriers to success, this initiative supports organizations that exhibit strong fiscal management and accountability, while also targeting underserved populations. By providing tools and resources, the Elevate Grant strengthens nonprofits to expand their impact across Alabama, ensuring a brighter future for all.Overview
Alabama Power Guided by the mission to elevate the state and to improve the quality of life for Alabamians, we are committed to empowering communities and bridging the gaps of inequity to create a better Alabama for all. In fact, that’s our mission – to spread good throughout Alabama to the people who need it most. Educational AdvancementCivic & Community DevelopmentArts & Cultural EnrichmentHealth & Human ServicesEnvironmental Stewardship Elevate Grants Lifting up the state one organization at a time The Elevate grant program empowers nonprofits – helping them expand their impact and address pressing needs. Our goal is to strengthen these organizations, helping provide tools and resources so they can help elevate the people and communities of Alabama. To support Alabama’s workforce development goals, the Alabama Power Foundation has allocated grant funding for programs focused on workforce development and wraparound services that remove barriers to success in workforce development.Eligibility
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Elevate Grant always meets the following criteria:Applying entity is a nonprofit. Awards will be paid to the nonprofit. The project addresses workforce development needs, alleviates poverty or removes barriers to success, and/or builds organizational capacity. The submitting organization exhibits sound fiscal management and accountability. The organization shows the ability to attract multiple sources of support for the project. The project addresses underserved segments of the population such as racial or ethnic minorities, impoverished and/or underprivileged communities with fewer opportunities.Ineligibility
Organizations are limited to one Workforce Development grant per project.What Alabama Power Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1,240
- Total given
- $16.17M
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Range
- $100–$500K
- By dollars: Alabama 94%, Florida 2%, District of Columbia 1%. Top recipient cities: Birmingham, AL; Montgomery, AL; Tuscaloosa, AL.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 35% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL
General/operating
$500K
Saban Center Foundation · Birmingham, AL
General/operating
$500K
The University of Alabama School of Law Foundation · Tuscaloosa, AL
General/operating
$500K
University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL
General/operating
$500K
United Way of Central Alabama Inc · Birmingham, AL
General/operating
$450K
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