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Ellen Mitchell Redd Foundation

Preselected recipients only Florence, Alabama · EIN 631100709

Ellen Mitchell Redd Foundation is a private foundation in Florence, Alabama. In tax year 2025 it gave $17,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $6,000. 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 $16,000 the year before.

14% 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$15,0008$322,231
2024$16,00010$357,759
2025$17,0007$413,797

How to apply

Ellen Mitchell Redd 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 Ellen Mitchell Redd Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama7$17,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Presbyterian Church
Florence, AL
Support church$6,000
YMCA of the Shoals
Florence, AL
Support charity$3,000
Presbyterian Home for Children
Taladega, AL
Support charity$3,000
The Help Center of Florence
Florence, AL
Support charity$1,500
Shoals Symphony at Una
Florence, AL
Support musical arts$1,500
Florence-Lauderdale Public Library
Florence, AL
Support reading/education$1,000
Alabama Public Television
Birmingham, AL
Support public tv$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ellen Mitchell Redd Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ellen Mitchell Redd Foundation give?

$17,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Ellen Mitchell Redd Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Edmund E Redd (Trustee), William Mitchell Redd (Trustee) and Uhland O Redd IV (Trustee).

What does Ellen Mitchell Redd Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and arts and culture.

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