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E A Roberts Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Mobile, Alabama · EIN 636215720

E A Roberts Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Mobile, Alabama. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.5 million in 2 grants; the typical grant was $735,798 and the largest $735,798. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.4 million the year before.

0% 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$1.4 million2$32.8 million
2024$1.4 million2$32.6 million
2025$1.5 million2$35.1 million

How to apply

E A Roberts Charitable Trust 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 E A Roberts Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama2$1.5 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Infirmary Health System Inc
Mobile, AL
Unrestricted contribution$735,798
Ums-Wright Prepatory School
Mobile, AL
Unrestricted contribution$735,798

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does E A Roberts Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does E A Roberts Charitable Trust give?

$1.5 million in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $735,798.

Who runs E A Roberts Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Regions Bank Trust Department (Trustee), Mr R Mitchell Shackleford III (Director), Mr Allen H Ladd (Director) and Angus R Cooper III (Director).

What does E A Roberts Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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