Grants awarded
Who does The Thomas E Jernigan Foundation fund?
The Thomas E Jernigan Foundation has awarded $4.0 million across 245 grants to 107 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in animals. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$4.0M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
107
Grants
245
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Individual recipient | $507K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Mary's on the Highlands Episcopal Church | $241K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $165K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Luke's Episcopal Church | $163K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Cancer Society | $142K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Alabama Wildlife Federation INC
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$137K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| R Robert E Reed Foundation | $135K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Linley Heflin Foundation | $130K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Comprehensive Cancer Center | $125K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $125K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bridgeways | $113K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
American Heart Association INC
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$101K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| F For Nicaraguan Health | $100K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Crimson Tide Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Alabama | $100K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Coastal Conservation Association of Alabama | $85K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Greater Birmingham Humance Society | $83K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$80K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Big Oak Ranch INC
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$75K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| F Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens | $60K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Birmingham Zoo INC
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$60K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| S Senior Bowl LLC | $50K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nicaraguan Health INC | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cumberland School of Law | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$48K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OK | |
| L Leukemina and Lymphoma Society | $40K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Bigtime Ministries
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| M Mountain Brook High School Athletics | $38K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Easterseals of the Birmingham Area | $30K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y YWCA | $30K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
United Ability INC
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$25K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| C Crisis Center Birmingham | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jesus Fatih Church | $24K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way | $18K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Casa of Jefferson County | $16K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Addiction Prevention Coalition | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Paul United Methodist | $15K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Altadena Valley Presbyterian Church | $15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AL | |
McWane Science Center
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
| C Crippled Children's Foundation | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Viva Health | $12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NM | |
| C Cedar Grove Dog Rescue | $11K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Glenwood Autism and Behavioral Health Center | $11K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mt Brook City School Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Community Food Bank | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Alabama Lyric Theatre | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Bhm 262 | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Highlands United Methodist Church | $9K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | FL | |
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$7K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| N National Wild Turkey Federation | $6K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Friends of Nra | $6K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Children's Hospital Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Homewood Police Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Parkinsons Foundation INC
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| O Ocean Reef Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fresh Water Land Trust | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Wellhouse | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Marion Fire & Rescue | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mortimer Jordan High School | $5K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Morris Youth Association | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friendship Community Church | $3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Altadena Valley Presbyterian Church | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Morgan's Chapel Church | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Highlands United Methodist Church | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Marengo 4h | $3K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Prescott House | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| A American Quarter Horse Youth Association | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
American Sports Medicine Institute INC
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| F Friends of Southern INC | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| E Esg Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Christopher Kids
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| M Mortimer Jordan Bass Club | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Ballet Guild of Birmingham | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AL | |
| C Cedar Grove Dog Rescue | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| T Turkeys for Tomorrow | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Walker Co Witches Ride | $2K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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