Private foundation · Mobile, AL

Lillian C Mcgowin Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K $1K $2K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
27
Repeat grantees
24
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1
ContactLYNN M LITTLE · 2514332467
MaterialsSEE THE ATTACHED APPLICATION
RestrictionsTHE FOUNDATION GIVES TO INSTITUTIONS ONLY, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. THE INSTITUTIONS MUST BE QUALIFIED UNDER SEC 501(C)(3). THE CHARITIES ARE USUALLY LOCATED IN OR NEAR MOBILE, ALABAMA. OCCASSIONALLY CHARITITES OUTSIDE THE MOBILE AREA RECEIVE DONATIONS.

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Regions Bank
TRUSTEE
Lg Adams III
MEMBER
Dottie Mosley
MEMBER
Carol Adams-davis
MEMBER
Lynn M Little
CHAIRMAN
Lewis Beville
MEMBER
Joe Little
MEMBER
Steve Dill
MEMBER

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
6.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
328
Total grants awarded
$746K
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$27K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$83K
38 grants
2023
$81K
34 grants
2022
$89K
38 grants
2021
$84K
35 grants
2020
$82K
35 grants
2019
$79K
35 grants
2018
$91K
35 grants
2017
$79K
39 grants
2016
$80K
39 grants

Top recipients

Dauphin Way United Methodist Church
8 grants · AL
$175K
9 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$102K
St Stephen's Society
7 grants · AL
$29K
9 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$24K
Dauphin Island United Methodist Church
8 grants · AL
$24K
9 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$23K
9 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$23K
9 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$19K
9 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$19K
9 grants · AL · ✓ Exact match
$18K

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.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Dauphin Way United Methodist Church
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$24K
Church of the Epiphany
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$6K
St Stephen's Society
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$5K
United Methodist Inner City Mission
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$4K
Victory Health Partners
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$3K
Seven Hills Fire District
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$3K
Earth Day Mobile Bay
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$2K
Dumas Wesley Community Center
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$2K
American Cancer Society
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$2K
Family Promise of Coastal Alabama
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$2K
Feeding the Gulf Coast
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$2K
Mobile Baykeeper
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$2K
Richards Dar House Museum
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$2K
Mckemie Place
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$2K
Drug Education Council
TO PROMOTE HEALTHY CHOICES REGARDING THE USE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS BY PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION, INTERV…
AL · TY 2024
$2K
Government Street United Methodist Church
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$2K
Fairhope Film Festival
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Prodisee Pantry
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
First Light Community of Mobile
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Compassionate Friends Endowment
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Embrace Alabama Kids
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Exploreum
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Longleaf Pine Alliance
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Mobile Botanical Gardens
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Mobile Museum of Art
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Mobile Symphony Orchestra
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Salvation Army
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Weeks Bay Volunteers
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
American Red Cross
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Dauphin Island United Methodist Church
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Friends of Magnolia Cemetary
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Sybil Smith Family Village
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Alabama Coastal Foundation
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Child Advocacy Center
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Alabama Sierra Club
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$1K
Alabama Rivers Alliance
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$500
History Museum of Mobile
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$500
Bellingrath Gardens and Home
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2024
$500
Dauphin Way United Methodist Church
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$23K
Church of the Epiphany
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$6K
Alabama Sierra Club
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$5K
United Methodist Inner City Mission
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$4K
St Stephen's Society
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$4K
Drug Education Council
TO PROMOTE HEALTHY CHOICES REGARDING THE USE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS BY PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION, INTERV…
AL · TY 2023
$3K
Victory Health Partners
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$3K
Seven Hills Fire District
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$3K
Feeding the Gulf Coast
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$2K
Earth Day Mobile Bay
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$2K
Dumas Wesley Community Center
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$2K
Family Promise of Coastal Alabama
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AL · TY 2023
$2K

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