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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237225708Est. 1972-10

J L BEDSOLE FOUNDATION

MOBILE, AL 366331628

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$82.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

167

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$20K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$458K

Administration of scholars program (95 college/university students served), entrepreneurial program, and grants to exempt organizations

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$19.1M

Total Expenses

$4.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.7M

Distributable Amount

$3.4M

Min. Investment Return

$3.7M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

167 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $6K to maximum $500K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

MOBILE AREA CHAMBER FOUNDATION
$1.1M
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
$1M
2 grants
COASTAL ALABAMA PARTNERSHIP
$600K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE
$568K
3 grants
BAYSIDE ACADEMY
$500K
1 grant
MOBILE AREA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$300K
2 grants
EXPLOREUM SCIENCE CENTER
$285K
4 grants
ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MATH & SCIENCE
$275K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
372
grants
$10–50K
92
grants
$50–250K
30
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Alabama
$11.3M
100% of total
Mississippi
$10K
0% of total
Florida
$500
0% of total

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