Grants awarded
Who does McWane Foundation fund?
McWane Foundation has awarded $10 million across 158 grants to 96 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $30,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$10.0M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
96
Grants
158
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McWane Science Center
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$5.5M | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
| A Ag Gaston Boys & Girls Club | $500K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Indian Hills Foundation | $400K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Darden School Foundation | $333K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Mahaska County YMCA
|
$250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IA | |
| J Jones Valley Teaching Farm | $233K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
YMCA
|
$200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| G Glenwood | $200K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | $159K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Freshwater Land Trust
|
$155K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| A Ag Gaston Boys and Girls Club | $150K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Alabama Symphony Orchestra | $140K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Birmingham Education Foundation | $140K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievement of Greater Birmingham | $105K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Auburn University Panhellenic Council | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| V Vulcan Park & Museum | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
American Heart Association INC
|
$100K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Innovation Depot INC
|
$100K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| M Mahaska Co Conservation | $80K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M McWane Foundation Scholarship | $74K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Anniston Museum of Natural History | $60K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Auburn University | $52K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| C Casa East Tx | $50K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Birmingham Kiwanis Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
Auburn University Foundation
|
$48K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
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$48K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Parkinson Association of Alabama INC
|
$45K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | AL | |
| F Freshwater Land Trust | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Uncf | $26K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Heart Association | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Aids Alabama INC
|
$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
| B Building Peace INC | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Childcare Resources
|
$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| F Frank M Johnson Institute | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AL | |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| A Acastemics | $19K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$17K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama
|
$16K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| T The Respect Organization | $15K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| E Exceptional Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Vulcan Park Foundation | $14K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bsc | $13K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| B Breakthroughbirmingham | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A American Cancer Society | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| Z Zero Zero | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Stair of Birmingham
|
$10K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| A American Red Cross | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Zero Zero INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
Education Partnership of the Permian Basin
|
$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Central Al | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| Y YWCA Cental Alabama | $7K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$7K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| Y YWCA of Central Alabama | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Childcare Resources | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Respect Organization | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Hand in Paw | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
| A Ascension St Vincent's Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Parca | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | — |
| A Al-Ms National Ms Society | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| L Leadership Alabama | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kid One Transport | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Stair of Birmingham | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kid One Transport System INC
|
$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AL | |
| T The University of Alabama at Birmingham | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U U of Pennsylvania | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Workshop Empowerment INC | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Girl Spring | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Unc Swimming Endowment | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Alabama Veteran
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$3K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| M Miss Alabama Scholarship Organization | $3K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Sloss Furnaces | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama
|
$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AL | |
| N Nest | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M March of Dimes | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Just Keep Smilling | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Birmingham Zoo INC
|
$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AL | |
| T The Dance Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AR | |
| T Tech Bridge | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Stair | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Central Alabama Sickle Cell Foundation | $2K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Afs | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | FL | |
| Q Quarterbacking Children's Health | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mhs Lady Devils Basketball | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Stroke Association | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Vestavia Hills High School | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hoover Dugout Club | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| V Vestavia Hill Highschool - Rise | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Community Affairs Committee | $400 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| V Virginia Tech Athletic Fund | $250 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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