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The Mabel Amos Memorial Fund

Accepts applications Montgomery, Alabama · EIN 527245836

The Mabel Amos Memorial Fund is a private foundation in Montgomery, Alabama. In tax year 2025 it gave $373,600 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $4,750 and the largest $150,850. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $381,915 the year before.

6% 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$341,90026$8.1 million
2024$381,91523$8.2 million
2025$373,60018$7.9 million

How to apply

ContactRegions Bank
PO Box 2450, Montgomery, AL 36102-2450
Phone or email(334) 230-6100
What to submitA link is provided to high school counselors in february for them to provide to students interested in applying for a scholarship. The student then creates an online account and completes the application form. The student's high school transcript must be provided. The court in a pending litigation matter involving mabel amos memorial fund entered an order appointing a special fiduciary and directing that scholarship applications would be accepted, reviewed, and determined by the special fiduciary until such time as he is relieved of his duties. Accordingly, 2025 scholarship awards were determined by the special fiduciary pursuant to such order.
DeadlinesTypically in early april. Date subject to change each year.
RestrictionsDistributions are limited to the providing of scholarships to deserving young men and women of the state of Alabama to assist them in attending any educational institution.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Mabel Amos Memorial Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama12$355,400
Mississippi3$9,500
Georgia1$4,200
Florida1$3,500
Utah1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Scholarships$150,850
Troy University
Troy, AL
Scholarships$59,050
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarships$51,900
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Andalusia, AL
Scholarships$46,100
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Scholarships$16,500
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
Scholarships$11,750
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Scholarships$6,000
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
Scholarships$5,500
University of Mobile
Mobile, AL
Scholarships$5,000
University of North Alabama
Florence, AL
Scholarships$4,500
Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA
Scholarships$4,200
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
Scholarships$3,500
Northeast Alabama Community College
Rainsville, AL
Scholarships$2,000
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Scholarships$2,000
Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL
Scholarships$1,750
William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS
Scholarships$1,500
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
Scholarships$1,000
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL
Scholarships$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Mabel Amos Memorial Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Typically in early april. Date subject to change each year..

How much does The Mabel Amos Memorial Fund give?

$373,600 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $4,750.

Who runs The Mabel Amos Memorial Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Regions Bank Trust Department (Investment Trustee) and Banks Finley White Co (Court-Appointed Special Fiduciary).

What does The Mabel Amos Memorial Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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