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Betty R McGowin Charitable Trust Regions Bank Trust Department

Accepts applications Mobile, Alabama · EIN 616489481

Betty R McGowin Charitable Trust Regions Bank Trust Department is a private foundation in Mobile, Alabama. In tax year 2025 it gave $86,888 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $87,300 the year before.

12% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$85,57826$1.7 million
2024$87,30026$1.8 million
2025$86,88826$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactLouis S Wilcox
PO Box 1628, Mobile, AL 36633-1628
Phone or email(251) 438-8044, louis.wilcox@regions.com
What to submitLetters of request should be submitted to the committee for review.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Betty R McGowin Charitable Trust Regions Bank Trust Department funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Virginia. It also paid $6,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia7$28,888
Alabama10$25,500
California2$10,000
New York4$8,500
Colorado1$5,000
District of Columbia1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Piedmont Enviromental Council
Warrenton, VA
Charitable contribution$8,000
Dublin International Piano CompetitionCharitable contribution$6,000
Gulf Coast Steinway Society
Mobile, AL
Charitable contribution$6,000
Aspen Music Festival and School
Aspen, CO
Charitable contribution$5,000
Music Academy of the West
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable contribution$5,000
Stevenson School
Pebble Beach, CA
Charitable contribution$5,000
Waterford Foundation
Waterford, VA
Charitable contribution$5,000
Equal Justice Initiative
Montgomery, AL
Charitable contribution$4,500
Waterford Concert Series
Waterford, VA
Charitable contribution$4,388
American Friends of the Trasimeno Music Festical
New York, NY
Charitable contribution$4,000
Maderira School
McLean, VA
Charitable contribution$4,000
The Nature Conservancy Alabama Chapter
Birmingham, AL
Charitable contribution$3,000
The Nature Conservancy Virginia Chapter
Arlington, VA
Charitable contribution$3,000
The Order of St John
Washington, DC
Charitable contribution$3,000
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
Charitable contribution$2,500
Alabama Public Radiouniversity of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Charitable contribution$2,000
Auburn Ubiversity Foundation
Auburn, AL
Charitable contribution$2,000
English Speaking Union
New York, NY
Charitable contribution$2,000
Greenville Library
Greenville, AL
Charitable contribution$2,000
Heifetz International Music Institute
Staunton, VA
Charitable contribution$2,000
Montgomery Symphony Orchestra
Montgomery, AL
Charitable contribution$2,000
Foundation for the New Media
Sone Ridge, NY
Charitable contribution$1,500
Friends of Alabama Archives
Montgomery, AL
Charitable contribution$1,500
Friends of Gaineswood Inc
Demopolis, AL
Charitable contribution$1,500
Montgomery Chamber Music Organization
Montgomery, AL
Charitable contribution$1,000
St Thomas Episcopal Church
New York, NY
Charitable contribution$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Betty R McGowin Charitable Trust Regions Bank Trust Department accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Betty R McGowin Charitable Trust Regions Bank Trust Department give?

$86,888 in tax year 2025, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Betty R McGowin Charitable Trust Regions Bank Trust Department?

Its 2025 filing lists Bettie M Miller (Committee Member) and Eleanor M Adams (Committee Member).

What does Betty R McGowin Charitable Trust Regions Bank Trust Department fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and international.

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