Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $785,000 in grants paid (2023 tax year, from 990 Filing Data field: contrpdpbks)
- Grant Range: $5,000 - $455,000 (based on recent 990-PF records)
- Geographic Focus: East Alabama, West Georgia, and Northwest Georgia
- Application Method: Invitation-only
- Number of Grants: 11 grants in 2023 tax year (from 990 Filing Data)
- Average Grant: Approximately $71,364 (based on 2023 tax year)
- Total Assets: $14,824,445 (from 990 Filing Data)
Contact Details
- Website: https://www.dglff.org/
- Email: Available on website for general enquiries
- Phone: Not publicly listed
Funding Priorities
The Foundation has three main priority areas:
- Community Enhancement: Supporting programmes that provide for basic human needs and promote the development of life skills in an effort to improve the quality of life for individuals, families, and the community
- Education: Supporting local educational opportunities that nurture opportunity, enrichment and achievement to improve the quality of life within the service area
- Health Resources: Supporting local healthcare services and efforts focusing on health and wellness for the disadvantaged and the community at large
Recent Grant Pattern
Based on most recent 990-PF grant records, recent grants have been concentrated in East Alabama, West Georgia, and Northwest Georgia. The Foundation is selective in grant decisions and prefers to provide support for a smaller number of impactful and sustaining projects rather than to fund numerous smaller grants.
Representative recent grantees from 2023 include:
- Circle of Care (Valley, AL): $455,000
- East Alabama Arts (Lafayette, GA): $50,000
- Campus Outreach CO Serve (Hoover, AL): $25,000
- Friends of the Chambers Co Drug Court (Valley, AL): $10,000
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Individual scholarships
- Sponsorships for fundraising events
- Organisations outside of Alabama and Georgia
- Sports booster clubs
- Legislative lobbying or other political purposes
- Organisations that do not have 501(c)(3) status
- Requests to retire accumulated debt
- Requests not in line with their mission
Application Process & Timeline
The Foundation operates an invitation-only grants process. Organisations may send a general enquiry via email if they feel their work fits within the Foundation's giving and service area guidelines. If the Foundation determines the request aligns with its mission and values, a Letter of Request may be sent to the potential applicant. All enquiries will be read but may not generate a response or an invitation to apply for funding. Only emailed proposals will be accepted. The Foundation's Board reviews Letter of Requests and Requested Proposals twice a year. Grantees are asked not to apply for new grants until current grants are closed.
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