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Collat Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Birmingham, Alabama · EIN 630505982

Collat Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Birmingham, Alabama. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.3 million in 25 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.1 million the year before.

56% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$975,00014$23.4 million
2023$1.1 million17$27.6 million
2024$1.3 million25$29.4 million

How to apply

ContactCharles A Collat Jr
PO Box 1328, Birmingham, AL 35201-1328
Phone or email(205) 790-1155
What to submitRequest should be made in writing stating the purpose and goals of the requesting entity.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Collat Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama19$924,500
Georgia3$155,500
Illinois1$100,000
New York1$55,000
Tennessee1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alabama Holocaust Education Center
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$100,000
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charaties Inc
Atlanta, GA
Discretionary$100,000
Birmingham Zoo
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$100,000
Boy Scouts of America
Vestavia Hills, AL
Discretionary$100,000
Israel ParaSport Center
Northfield, IL
Discretionary$100,000
UAB Athletics Department
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$100,000
United Way of Central Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$75,000
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$55,500
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
New York, NY
Discretionary$55,000
Birmingham Jewish Foundation
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$50,000
Junior Achievement of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$50,000
Megan Montgomery Foundation
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$50,000
Mose and Garrison Siskin Memorial Foundation Inc
Chattanooga, TN
Discretionary$50,000
Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries
Norcross, GA
Discretionary$50,000
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$50,000
Sozo Children International
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$32,500
The Nature Conservancy
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$30,000
Birmingham Jewish Federation
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$25,000
Red Mountain Theatre Accessibility
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$25,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$25,000
The UAB Athletics Foundation
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$25,000
BridgeWays Inc
Homewood, AL
Discretionary$15,000
Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$10,000
Magic Moments
Birmingham, AL
Discretionary$6,500
Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett Inc
Lawrenceville, GA
Discretionary$5,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Collat Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Collat Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.3 million in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Collat Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Nancy C Goedecke (President), Charles A Collat Jr (Secretary and Treasurer) and Susan W Collat (Vice President).

What does Collat Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, youth programs and education.

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