How much funding does Pleiad Foundation Grant provide?

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When is the deadline for Pleiad Foundation Grant?

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Pleiad Foundation Grant

Pleiad Foundation

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Grants for Education Grants for Arts Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

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