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Hill Crest Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Mountain Brook, Alabama · EIN 630516927

Hill Crest Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Mountain Brook, Alabama. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.1 million in 91 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $300,000. 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 $3.1 million the year before.

46% 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
2023$3.1 million103$65.6 million
2024$3.1 million91$73.0 million

How to apply

ContactCharles R Terry Jr
PO Box 530507, Mountain Brook, AL 35253
Phone or email(205) 870-0400
What to submitApplications should be in written form and include information regarding the purpose of the application and the entity making the application.
RestrictionsAll grants are made only to tax-exempt organizations. Most beneficiaries have programs within the state of Alabama.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hill Crest Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama91$3.1 million

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 91 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Big Oak Ranch
Gadsden, AL
Support$300,000
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Support$200,000
Childrens of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Support$150,000
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Support$100,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham Dept of Psychiatry
Birmingham, AL
Support$100,000
Oasis Counseling for Women and Children
Birmingham, AL
Support$75,000
Grace House Ministries
Fairfield, AL
Support$60,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing
Birmingham, AL
Support$60,000
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
Boy Scouts Greater Alabama Council
Vestavia Hills, AL
Support$50,000
Childrens Harbor
Eclectic, AL
Support$50,000
Cornerstone Schools
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
Foundations Early Learning Center
Fairfield, AL
Support$50,000
Foundry Ministries
Bessemer, AL
Support$50,000
Friends of Jemison Park
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
Good Samaritan Health Clinic of Cullman Inc
Cullman, AL
Support$50,000
Junior Achievement of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
Lakeshore Foundation
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
M-Power Ministries
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
Red Barn
Leeds, AL
Support$50,000
Restoration Academy
Fairfield, AL
Support$50,000
Ronald McDonald House of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
Samfordcollege of Health Sciences
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
The Exceptional Foundation
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
The Lovelady Center
Birmingham, AL
Support$50,000
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Support$50,000
University of Alabama Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
Support$50,000
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL
Support$50,000
Center for Executive Leadership
Birmingham, AL
Support$40,000
Childrens Aid Society of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Support$40,000
Community Grief Support
Birmingham, AL
Support$40,000
Alzheimer's of Central Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Support$30,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Birmingham, AL
Support$30,000
The Wellhouse
Odenville, AL
Support$30,000
Trinity Counseling Inc
Birmingham, AL
Support$30,000
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Montgomery, AL
Support$25,000
Camp Bridges Foundation
Birmingham, AL
Support$25,000
Collat Jewish Family Services
Birmingham, AL
Support$25,000
Family Counseling Service of West Al
Tuscaloosa, AL
Support$25,000
Grace Klein Community
Hoover, AL
Support$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hill Crest Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Hill Crest Foundation Inc give?

$3.1 million in tax year 2024, across 91 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Hill Crest Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Charles R Terry Jr (Trustee/Chairman), Douglas D Eddleman (Trustee), Marvin B Cleage (Trustee) and Elizabeth H Baker (Trustee).

What does Hill Crest Foundation Inc fund?

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

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