Pleiad Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Any qualified organization is welcome to apply.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Generally, organizations outside of the Birmingham/Central Alabama area
- Not eligible: or organizations without some connection to a Foundation member will not be considered.
Overview
The Pleiad Foundation, a private family charitable organization in Birmingham, Alabama, supports local non-profits focused on education, medical research, and the arts. Annually, they provide funding to 20-30 organizations that align with their mission, having donated over $17.5 million since their inception in 1996. They meet once a year in January to make funding decisions, prioritizing causes that reflect the interests of their family members.
Causes We Support
Funding for smaller local projects and organizations, in various fields, is just as important to us.
Eligibility
Any qualified organization is welcome to apply.
Ineligibility
Generally, organizations outside of the Birmingham/Central Alabama area
or organizations without some connection to a Foundation member will not be considered.
What Pleiad Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 36
- Total given
- $1.05M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $1,000–$200K
- By dollars: Alabama 98%, New York <1%, Georgia <1%. Top recipient cities: Birmingham, AL; Tuscaloosa, AL; Thorsby, AL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 39% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Virginia Samford Theater · Birmingham, AL
To promote charitable cause
$200K
UAB - Department of Neurosurgery · Birmingham, AL
To promote charitable cause
$150K
Crimson Tide Foundation · Tuscaloosa, AL
To promote charitable cause
$100K
University Foundation · Tuscaloosa, AL
To promote charitable cause
$75K
Freshwater Land Trust · Birmingham, AL
To promote charitable cause
$65K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Arts
- Science research
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