J L Bedsole Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Mobile, AL · EIN 23-7225708 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
J L Bedsole Foundation is a private foundation based in Mobile, AL (EIN 23-7225708). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $3.3M paid in 167 grants, with a median grant of $6K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $82.4M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · jlbedsolefoundation.org
- Total grants paid
- $3.3M
- Grants reported
- 167
- Typical grant
- $6K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $82.4M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Mr Chris Lee Executive Director
- Phone
- (251) 432-3369
- Application materials
- Provide written request specifying name, exempt classification or charitable 501(c)(3) designation, details of request, subject to item (d) below.
- Restrictions
- Grants and awards are made under two categories. 1)grants are made to qualified organizations exempt under 501(c)(3) or comparable charitable organization qualification. Such grants are restricted to those that will most effectively assist and promote the well-being of the inhabitants of the state of alabama, preferably those of southwest alabama.2)the jl bedsole foundation initiated the jl bedsole scholars program, which was pre-approved by the exempt org branch of the IRS under a determination letter dated 4/15/93. The program is a limited scholarship grant program which annually awards initial scholarship grants to approximately 30 graduating high school seniors who are enrolled in a qualifying alabama university, college or technical school. Such grants are renewable for the term of the grantee's undergraduate course of study if certain qualifications are met. The grants are available to residents of 5 counties in southwest alabama.
The filing does not state deadlines; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- MR CHRIS LEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Address
- POST OFFICE BOX 1137 MOBILE, AL, 36633
- Phone
- 2514323369
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- PROVIDE WRITTEN REQUEST SPECIFYING NAME, EXEMPT CLASSIFICATION OR CHARITABLE 501(C)(3) DESIGNATION, DETAILS OF REQUEST, SUBJECT TO ITEM (D) BELOW.
- Restrictions
- GRANTS AND AWARDS ARE MADE UNDER TWO CATEGORIES. 1)GRANTS ARE MADE TO QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT UNDER 501(C)(3) OR COMPARABLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION QUALIFICATION. SUCH GRANTS ARE RESTRICTED TO THOSE THAT WILL MOST EFFECTIVELY ASSIST AND PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, PREFERABLY THOSE OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.2)THE JL BEDSOLE FOUNDATION INITIATED THE JL BEDSOLE SCHOLARS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS PRE-APPROVED BY THE EXEMPT ORG BRANCH OF THE IRS UNDER A DETERMINATION LETTER DATED 4/15/93. THE PROGRAM IS A LIMITED SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAM WHICH ANNUALLY AWARDS INITIAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO APPROXIMATELY 30 GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A QUALIFYING ALABAMA UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL. SUCH GRANTS ARE RENEWABLE FOR THE TERM OF THE GRANTEE'S UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY IF CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS ARE MET. THE GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.
Reported organization name: J L BEDSOLE FOUNDATION REGIONS BANK CO-TRUSTEE
Where J L Bedsole 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.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside Academy | Daphne, AL | Capital project | Tax year 20242024 | $500K |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | Grant - capital campaign whiddon college of med | Tax year 20242024 | $500K |
| St Paul's Episcopal School | Mobile, AL | Capital project | Tax year 20242024 | $250K |
| Mobile Area Education Foundation | Mobile, AL | Program support | Tax year 20242024 | $150K |
| Covenant Academy of Mobile | Mobile, AL | Special projects | Tax year 20242024 | $104K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (167 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from J L Bedsole Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing 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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