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The McKinney Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $232,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The McKinney Foundation, a private foundation in Birmingham, AL, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $232,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 5, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to Empower Schools of Alabama in Bessemer, AL for general support of programs.
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- EIN
- 853981611
- Based in
- Birmingham, AL
- Assets
- $3,986,863
- Grants paid
- $232,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202612179349100701. It reported $232,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower Schools of Alabama | Bessemer, AL | General support of programs | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitchell's Place | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tum Tum Tree | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uab Visual and Performing Arts | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Plus Education Foundation | Montgomery, AL | General support of programs | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big City Mountaineers | Golden, CO | General support of programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Womens Foundation of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indian Springs | Indian Springs, AL | General support of programs | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alabama Symphony Orchestra | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Advent Episcopal School | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birmingham Promise | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prosper Foundation | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youthserve | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unless U | Vestavia Hills, AL | General support of programs | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Order of St John | Washington, DC | General support of programs | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sibyl Temple Foundation | Vestavia Hills, AL | General support of programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202511329349101421. It reported $264,000 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewalk | Olympia, WA | General support of programs | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Empower Community School | Bessemer, AL | General support of programs | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitchell's Place | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tum Tum Tree | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Plus Education Foundation | Montgomery, AL | Educational programming | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big City Mountaineers | Golden, CO | General support of programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Womens Foundation of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indian Springs | Indian Springs, AL | Scholarship | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alabama Symphony Orchestra | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birmingham Museum of Art | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kulture City | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red Mountain Theater | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uab Visual and Performing Arts | Birmingham, AL | General support of programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Penny Foundation | Birmingham, AL | Birmingham promise scholarship funds | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unless U | Vestavia Hills, AL | General support of programs | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $45,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Youth development | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Alabama | $421,500 |
| Washington | $42,500 |
| Colorado | $30,000 |
| District of Columbia | $2,000 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds education in Alabama
- Who funds philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations in Alabama
- Who funds human services in Alabama
- Who funds youth development in Alabama
Updated August 5, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.