Private foundation · Birmingham, AL

C Eugene Ireland Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$2K – $3K – $5K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
63
Repeat grantees
44
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Richard I Pigford
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
L Daniel Morris Jr
SECRETARY OF THE FDN
Jean H Sulzby
BOARD TRUSTEE
William C Ireland Jr
BOARD TRUSTEE
David C Matthews
BOARD TRUSTEE
Edmund Rucker Agee Jr
BOARD TRUSTEE
Comer Ireland Aebersold
BOARD TRUSTEE
Jean Jones
BOARD TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
14.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
279
Total grants awarded
$1.3M
Total amount
$5K
Average grant
$100K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$350K
68 grants
2023
$177K
49 grants
2022
$175K
50 grants
2021
$400K
59 grants
2020
$195K
53 grants

Top recipients

Jones Valley Teaching Farm
1 grant · AL
$100K
5 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$87K
3 grants · TN · ≈ likely match
$53K
Red Mountain Park Community
2 grants · AL
$47K
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
5 grants · AL
$42K
5 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$41K
2 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$41K
Alabama Wildlife Rehab Center
5 grants · AL
$37K
Alabama Audubon Society
5 grants · AL
$34K
5 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$32K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.