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The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham reported $89.4 million in revenue and $48.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $96.46 went to program services, $1.26 to management and general costs and $2.28 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $246,403 (PRESIDENT/CHIEF EEXECUTIVE OFFICER). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 96% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $49MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $89MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.3% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $246,403 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.50% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 80.2 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Community Foundation leverages gifts and bequests and works to improve the life of the greater birmingham region in partnership with grants from donor advised, designated, and scholarship funds
With its flexible funds, the Community Foundation of Greater birmingham strives to drive positive change in our five-county area by supporting programs, projects and capital improvements that will have a profound impact on a broad range of important issues and areas of community life, including overcoming persistent poverty; building thriving communities; economic opportunity for all; regional cooperation; and equity and inclusion
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CHIEF EEXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $208,881 | $0 | $37,522 | $246,403 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,684 | $0 | $29,818 | $151,502 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,341 | $0 | $22,200 | $142,541 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMM. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,183 | $0 | $9,127 | $116,310 |
| DIRECTOR OF GIFT PLANNING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,249 | $0 | $5,346 | $115,595 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $331K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b20 · 20 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 518
- Volunteers Part I, line 6122
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham totaling $686K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham spent in 2024, $96.46 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham reported that 96.5% of its $48.9 million in expenses went to program services, 1.3% to management and general and 2.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $246,403, for the role of PRESIDENT/CHIEF EEXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham get its money?
Of $89.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 81.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 63-1209631 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513169349308501 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433199349302863 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313189349309861 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203089349301105 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112509349300751 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032939349300413 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 63-1209631: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.