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Steiner Foundation

Accepts applications Birmingham, Alabama · EIN 636056702

Steiner Foundation is a private foundation in Birmingham, Alabama. In tax year 2024 it gave $421,085 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 $333,950 the year before.

29% 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$333,95020$7.7 million
2024$421,08521$8.2 million

How to apply

ContactArnold Steiner
2702 Altadena Road, Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone or email(205) 967-5104, rebels2702@aol.com
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsThe foundation does not make grants to individuals, nor does it make loans at all. The foundation does not make gifts to religious organizations except those associated with the trustees. The emphasis has been on cultural, educational, horticultural, and environmental organizations with very little interest in the medical field. The final decision in every case is up to the managers of the foundation.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Steiner Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama18$407,850
Georgia2$8,550
California1$4,685

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Way
Birmingham, AL
To support community foundation$100,000
St Stephens Church
Birmingham, AL
To support religious organization$100,000
Collat Family Services
Birmingham, AL
To support aid to the needy$75,000
Discovering Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
To support environment education$50,000
Birmingham Museum of Art
Birmingham, AL
To support local art museum$25,100
Alabama Symphony
Birmingham, AL
To support cultural organization$12,000
Red Mountain Theatre
Birmingham, AL
To support cultural training$10,000
Cahaba River Society
Birmingham, AL
To support environmental education$6,000
Congregation Emanu-El
Birmingham, AL
To support local religious organization$5,250
Alabama Public TV
Birmingham, AL
To support public television broadcasts$5,000
Cliff Valley School
Atlanta, GA
To support education$5,000
Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Birmingham, AL
To support local public gardens$5,000
Highlands School
Birmingham, AL
To support educational services$5,000
YMCA Camp Cosby
Alpine, AL
To support youth summer camp$5,000
Temple Bat Havarim
Davis, CA
To support religious organization$4,685
The Temple Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
To support religious organization$3,550
WBHM
Birmingham, AL
To support public radio$2,000
Jefferson City Greenway
Birmingham, AL
To support enviromental education$1,000
Birmingham Historical Society
Birmingham, AL
To support historic preservation$500
Girl Scouts
Birmingham, AL
To support youth development$500
Vulcan Park and Museum
Birmingham, AL
To support historical landmark$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Steiner Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Steiner Foundation give?

$421,085 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Steiner Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Arnold Steiner (Trustee).

What does Steiner Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, faith communities and education.

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