The Ashurst-Lane Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so an organisation it has not invited should not send an application.
- Its typical grants fall between $100 and $50,000, with a median of $5,000, and half of its nine grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, so a modest request is the most realistic fit.
- Its stated purposes centre on youth development, and its repeated giving goes to youth provision, so a youth-focused organisation has the clearest match.
- Nearly all of its grant dollars in the filing went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so the sensible first step is to seek an introduction rather than a cold approach.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not decide whether to approach it.
Overview
The Ashurst-Lane Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Montgomery, AL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s stated purposes chiefly centre on providing facilities, programmes and leadership that motivate all youth to reach their full potential. Its recorded grants also support faith-focused Catholic education and services intended to reach abortion-vulnerable members of the community, as well as an animal shelter. The recipient types shown are a youth-serving club, a Catholic school, a women’s medical centre and an animal shelter. Its repeated and largest-purpose giving is directed to youth provision, while the filings do not set out broader eligibility criteria or a wider grantmaking area. The application information says contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Youth development
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Alabama and Texas.
How to apply
The foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing gives no further submission instructions.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 9 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 83% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Ashurst-Lane Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Boys and Girls Club · Provide facilities, programs, and leadership that motivate all youth to reach their full potential$30,0002025 tax year
- Saint Michael Catholic School · To form disciples of christ through an education focused on faith, conscience, scholarship, and service.$10,0002025 tax year
- First Choice Women's Medical Center · To reach the abortion-vulnerable members of our community$3,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Winston Mccain Ashurst — Secretary-Treasurer / Truste
- Jamie Lee Ashurst — President / Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $60,428 | $52,500 | $910,636 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $45,582 | $37,600 | $1,038,003 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $56,596 | $43,000 | $1,194,218 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Montgomery, AL