Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation
MONTGOMERY, AL
$944.5KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Public charity
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Private foundation · EIN 72-1373145 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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- Contact
- Wendy Golson
- Phone
- (334) 288-3900
- Deadlines
- No specific requirements
- Application materials
- During the fiscal year, the alfa foundation maintained a scholarship program under which it will annually award 100 scholarships of $1,000 each. To apply, one must be a member of the alabama farmer's federation (an affiliate of the foundation's sponsoring organization, alfa mutual insurance company) and be enrolled (or about to be enrolled) as a student in an alabama post-secondary institution. Employees of the sponsoring organization and their children are eligible, subject to all IRS regulations. Form 8940, request for miscellaneous determination, was submitted to the IRS and approval of the program was obtained in January 2015.
- Restrictions
- Non-profit 501(c) organizations, not private foundations
Original filing text
- Contact
- WENDY GOLSON
- Address
- 2108 EAST SOUTH BLVD MONTGOMERY, AL, 36116
- Phone
- 3342883900
- WGOLSON@ALFAFARMERS.ORG
- Deadlines
- NO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
- Application materials
- DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ALFA FOUNDATION MAINTAINED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM UNDER WHICH IT WILL ANNUALLY AWARD 100 SCHOLARSHIPS OF $1,000 EACH. TO APPLY, ONE MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE ALABAMA FARMER'S FEDERATION (AN AFFILIATE OF THE FOUNDATION'S SPONSORING ORGANIZATION, ALFA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY) AND BE ENROLLED (OR ABOUT TO BE ENROLLED) AS A STUDENT IN AN ALABAMA POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION. EMPLOYEES OF THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE ELIGIBLE, SUBJECT TO ALL IRS REGULATIONS. FORM 8940, REQUEST FOR MISCELLANEOUS DETERMINATION, WAS SUBMITTED TO THE IRS AND APPROVAL OF THE PROGRAM WAS OBTAINED IN JANUARY 2015.
- Restrictions
- NON-PROFIT 501(C) ORGANIZATIONS, NOT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
Reported organization name: ALFA FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93 | $1.7M |
| 2023 | 102 | $1.5M |
Where Alfa Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation
MONTGOMERY, AL
$475KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Public charity
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$160KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Public charity
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Public charity
Kaleidoscope
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
$93KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Public charity
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Figures are aggregated from Alfa Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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