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Daniel Foundation of Alabama: Arts, Culture and Community Asset Grants

The Daniel Foundation of Alabama

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

  • _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](http://danielfoundationofalabama.com/arts-culture-community-assets/?grant-category=arts-culture-community-assets)._
  • Organizations should be well established with a strong base of community support
  • Grants to start-up operations are considered by invitation only
  • After three consecutive years of funding organizations must sit out one year before re-applying

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: We do not fund
  • Not eligible: Individuals
  • Not eligible: Scholarships
  • Not eligible: Sponsorships for fundraising events
  • Not eligible: Organizations outside of Alabama

Overview

_NOTE: To view the other grant priority areas for the Daniel Foundation of Alabama, please follow these links:_

  • _[Health Grants]()_
  • _[Education & Youth Grants]()_
  • _[Community Needs Grants]()_

Arts, Culture and Community Assets

The Daniel Foundation recognizes that a thriving arts community contributes immeasurably to the quality of life in Birmingham and Alabama.

Regarding operating support, we specifically seek to assist arts organizations in achieving financial sustainability – preference for operating grants is therefore given to organizations that show strategies focused on this goal.

Our priorities:

  • Operational support for arts organizations, particularly those with orartsganizational sustainability strategies.
  • Capital needs for arts organization, with preference given to organizations that the Foundation has supported in the past
  • Community heritage, culture and historic preservation
  • Projects that preserve greenspace and increase access to nature

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

  • Organizations should be well established with a strong base of community support.
  • Grants to start-up operations are considered by invitation only.
  • After three consecutive years of funding organizations must sit out one year before re-applying
  • Organizations may only receive one grant during the calendar year

Ineligibility

  • We do not fund:
  • Individuals
  • Scholarships
  • Sponsorships for fundraising events
  • Organizations outside of Alabama

What The Daniel Foundation of Alabama actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
521
Total given
$7.52M
Median grant
$10K
Range
$200–$113K
  • By dollars: Alabama 96%, District of Columbia 1%, Massachusetts <1%. Top recipient cities: Birmingham, AL; Mobile, AL; Huntsville, AL.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • University Charter School · Livingston, AL

    Charitable

    $113K

  • Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · Birmingham, AL

    Charitable

    $100K

  • Lovelady Center · Birmingham, AL

    Charitable

    $100K

  • University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL

    Charitable

    $100K

  • Alabama CASA Network Inc- Opelika · Opelika, AL

    Charitable

    $75K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Arts
  • Nonprofits
  • Operating support
  • Capital
  • History
  • Environment

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