Robert R Meyer Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated priority is the City of Birmingham, Alabama, and its awards are restricted to 501(c)(3) organisations, so groups outside that area or without that status should not apply.
- Its grants are mostly general operating support, and about 8 in 10 of its 225 grants fall between $10,000 and $50,000, with a median of $20,000, so a modest request in that range is the realistic size.
- Its largest grant was $165,000, but that is a single high figure, not a ceiling.
- In its most recent filing, 78% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before, so expect its giving to lean towards familiar grantees.
- It asks applicants to request an application and has spring and fall deadlines, so ask for the form well ahead of the deadline you aim for.
Overview
Robert R Meyer Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Regions Bank, in Birmingham, AL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (bhamwiki.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s stated purpose is to promote charitable relief or assistance and the improvement and betterment of people in Birmingham and its vicinity. Its grants are principally general operating support to charitable organisations. Recipients include social-service and family-support providers, food assistance, education, arts and culture, religious organisations, environmental work, health and disability services, and civic organisations; it also made a scholarship grant. Most recorded giving went to Alabama organisations, with some support reaching organisations in other states. Its support spans a range of charitable fields and organisational types.
Geographic Focus
Priority: City of Birmingham, Alabama. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
Request an application.
Deadlines: Spring and fall deadlines.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 78% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 225 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Awards are restricted to 501(c)(3) organisations.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 78% of grant dollars went to organisations Robert R Meyer Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 75 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- United Way of Central Alabama · General operating$150,0002024 tax year
- Grace House Ministries · General operating$125,0002024 tax year
- Birmingham Landmarks · General operating$100,0002024 tax year
- Community Food Bank of Central Alabama · General operating$100,0002024 tax year
- Red Mountain Theatre Company · General operating$75,0002024 tax year
- Freedom Rain Inc Dba Lovelady Center · General operating$60,0002024 tax year
- Alabama Symphony Orchestra · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
- Terrific New Theatre · General operating$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- John Haley — Board Of Directors
- Anna Manasco — Board Of Directors
- Raymond J Harbert Jr — Board Of Directors
- Sharon L Blackburn — Board Of Directors
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,291,881 | $1,967,250 | $39,494,348 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,291,960 | $1,986,400 | $42,920,207 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,473,460 | $2,139,349 | $44,946,275 | Filing for 2024 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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Applying to Robert R Meyer Foundation?
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Contact
- (205) 420-7753
- Birmingham, AL (office of its trustee, Regions Bank)
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Contact
- (205) 420-7753
- Birmingham, AL (office of its trustee, Regions Bank)