Open Foundations · Alabama

J L Bedsole Foundation

Mobile, Alabama · EIN 237225708. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.7M across 168 grants in 2023, a median of $6K each.

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$3.7M
paid in 2023
168
grants paid
$6K
median grant
54%
to first-time recipients
$55.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
MR CHRIS LEE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Address
POST OFFICE BOX 1137, MOBILE, AL, 36633
Phone
2514323369
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PROVIDE WRITTEN REQUEST SPECIFYING NAME, EXEMPT CLASSIFICATION OR CHARITABLE 501(C)(3) DESIGNATION, DETAILS OF REQUEST, SUBJECT TO ITEM (D) BELOW.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
GRANTS AND AWARDS ARE MADE UNDER TWO CATEGORIES. 1)GRANTS ARE MADE TO QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT UNDER 501(C)(3) OR COMPARABLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION QUALIFICATION. SUCH GRANTS ARE RESTRICTED TO THOSE THAT WILL MOST EFFECTIVELY ASSIST AND PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, PREFERABLY THOSE OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.2)THE JL BEDSOLE FOUNDATION INITIATED THE JL BEDSOLE SCHOLARS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS PRE-APPROVED BY THE EXEMPT ORG BRANCH OF THE IRS UNDER A DETERMINATION LETTER DATED 4/15/93. THE PROGRAM IS A LIMITED SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAM WHICH ANNUALLY AWARDS INITIAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO APPROXIMATELY 30 GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A QUALIFYING ALABAMA UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL. SUCH GRANTS ARE RENEWABLE FOR THE TERM OF THE GRANTEE'S UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY IF CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS ARE MET. THE GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202413209349106021. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

scholarship universityuniversity alabamascholarship auburnauburn universityalabama birminghamuniversity mobile

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 168 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of South AlabamaAL$500,000MEDICAL SCHOOL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
2Academy of Craft TrainingAL$250,000CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
3Auburn UniversityAL$200,000TRANSFORMATION GARDEN
4City of ThomasvilleAL$200,000THOMASVILLE CAREER READINESS CENTER
5Alabama School of Math & ScienceAL$150,000SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER
6Coastal Alabama PartnershipAL$150,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
7Mobile Area Chamber FoundationAL$150,000COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
8Mobile Area Education FoundationAL$150,000ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSITION AND EXPANSION
9University of MobileAL$140,000VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM
10Infirmary FoundationAL$100,000BREAST CENTER EXPANSION
11Exploreum Science CenterAL$75,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
12Bayshore Christian School FoundationAL$50,000COMPLETING PHASE 2
13Community of Mobile IncAL$50,000THE UNDERPASS
14Fairhope Educational Enrichment FdnAL$50,000FEATHER THE NEST CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
15Main Street MobileAL$50,000HISTORIC MOBILE HAMILTON REVOLVING FUND

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020168$2.3M
2021164$2.5M
2022137$2.7M
2023168$3.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Alabama100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

John White-spunnerMBR DIST COMM · 2023
Regions BankTRUSTEE · 2023
T Bestor Ward IiiCHR DIST COMM & TRUSTEE · 2023
T Bestor Ward IvMBR DIST COMM · 2023
Travis M Bedsole JrMBR DIST COMM & TRUSTEE · 2023
Winthrop M Hallett IiiMBR DIST COMM · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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