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Dorothy D Trabits Stephens Foundation

Preselected recipients only Mobile, Alabama · EIN 200308917

Dorothy D Trabits Stephens Foundation is a private foundation in Mobile, Alabama. In tax year 2024 it gave $75,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $42,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $80,450 the year before.

25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$80,4506$1.5 million
2024$75,0004$1.5 million

How to apply

Dorothy D Trabits Stephens Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dorothy D Trabits Stephens Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama4$75,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Prichard Preparatory School
Whistler, AL
Education of students$42,000
Big Brbig Sis of Centr Gulf Coast
Mobile, AL
Mentoring children$15,000
The Cookery Project Inc
Mobile, AL
Improve health - food education$10,000
Mobile Baykeeper
Mobile, AL
Improve environmental health$8,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dorothy D Trabits Stephens Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Dorothy D Trabits Stephens Foundation give?

$75,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Dorothy D Trabits Stephens Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists William T McGowin IV (Trustee) and T K Jackson III (Trustee).

What does Dorothy D Trabits Stephens Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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