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Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation

Accepts applications Birmingham, Alabama · EIN 263587489

Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation is a private foundation in Birmingham, Alabama. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.3 million in 119 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $333,333. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $3.8 million the year before.

37% 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$3.8 million130$96.5 million
2024$3.3 million119$105 million

How to apply

ContactCarol Butler
3800 Colonnade Parkway Suite 430, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone or email(205) 443-7809
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsPlease contact the foundation for information on how to submit a grant request

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama109$3.1 million
New York1$40,000
California2$35,000
Missouri2$30,000
Virginia2$30,000
Louisiana1$25,000
Colorado1$20,000
Georgia1$17,300

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 119 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Nature Conservancy in Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$333,333
Empower Schools of Alabama
Bessemer, AL
Operating support of organization$80,000
Uab Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$80,000
Bessemer Redevelopment Corporation
Bessemer, AL
Operating support of organization$75,000
Rev Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$71,000
Freshwater Land Trust
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$70,000
Womens Fund of Greater Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$67,000
A Plus Education Partnership
Montgomery, AL
Operating support of organization$65,000
Alabama Ballet
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$65,000
Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Operating support of organization$52,500
Woodlawn Foundation
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$52,000
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
Birmingham Talks
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
Breakthrough Charter School
Marion, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
East Lake Initiative
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
I3 Academy
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
Jimmie Hale Mission
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
Miles College
Fairfield, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
Prosper Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
Sixteenth Street Baptist Chucrh
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
Teach for America of Alabama
Marion, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
YMCA of Greater Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$50,000
Alabama Network of Family Resource Centers
Montgomery, AL
Operating support of organization$45,000
Birmingham Museum of Art
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$43,333
Red Mountain Theatre Company
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$40,000
Venture for America
New York, NY
Operating support of organization$40,000
Klein Arts & Culture
Harpersville, AL
Operating support of organization$37,500
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$35,000
Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$35,000
Magic City Acceptance Academy
Homewood, AL
Operating support of organization$35,000
Jefferson County Greenways Foundation
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$31,000
Main Street Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$31,000
Cahaba Riverkeeper
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$30,000
Create Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$30,000
Flagstone Initiative
Oakland, CA
Operating support of organization$30,000
Hale County Community Enrichment Society
Greensboro, AL
Operating support of organization$30,000
Urban Ministry Inc
Birmingham, AL
Operating support of organization$30,000
Vidal Access
Pelham, AL
Operating support of organization$30,000
Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice
Montgomery, AL
Operating support of organization$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please contact the foundation for information on how to submit a grant request.

How much does Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation give?

$3.3 million in tax year 2024, across 119 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists T Michael Goodrich (Vice President), Gillian W Goodrich (Director), T Michael Goodrich Jr (Director) and Mary Goodrich (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and arts and culture.

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