Fueling initiatives across key areas
The most versatile Alabama Power Foundation tool
As part of all five of our initiatives – Educational Advancement, Civic and Community Development, Arts and Cultural Enrichment, Health and Human Services and Environmental Stewardship – Alabama Power Foundation grants are designed to meet a number of different objectives.
2026 Cycle 1
Application Deadline: December 19, 2025
Award Notification: March 2026 (first quarter)
2026 Cycle 2
Application Deadline: June 19, 2026
Award Notification: September 2026 (third quarter)
If you are seeking $10,000 or less in Foundation Grant funding, please contact a Division representative to discuss this application process
Birmingham Division:
Jefferson, Shelby, and portions of St. Clair, Walker, Blount Counties
Southern Division:
Auburn, Camden, Clanton, Greenville, Marion, Opelika, Prattville, Selma, Tallassee, Wetumpka, and Montgomery
Anita Archie – ANARCHIE@southernco.com
Eastern Division:
Alexander City, Anniston, Gadsden, Oneonta, Pell City, Roanoke, Sylacauga, Talladega, and Heflin
Dana McFarland – dnmcfarl@southernco.com
Southeast Division:
Barbour, Chambers, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Russell Counties
Mallory Herring – mkherrin@southernco.com
Western Division:
Tuscaloosa, Centreville, Eutaw, Demopolis, Livingston, Jasper, Fayette, and Hamilton
Danielle Kimbrough – dekimbro@southernco.com
Mobile Division:
Mobile area including the towns of Atmore, Bay Minette, Brewton, Butler, Flomaton, Grove Hill, Jackson, Monroeville, and Thomasville
Beth Thomas – enweathe@southernco.com
If your organization engages in statewide initiatives or impacts more than one division above:
Melissa Black – mablack@southernco.com
If you are seeking $10,001 or more in grant funding, please click below to apply.
How we evaluate Foundation Grant candidates
The Foundation Grant always meets the following criteria:
- The project addresses a need in at least one of the five initiatives: Educational Advancement, Civic and Community Development, Arts and Cultural Enrichment, Health and Human Services and Environmental Stewardship.
- The project has the potential to lead to permanent improvements in a community or in the state.
- A varied group will collaborate on the project to achieve common goals.
- The program or idea can be duplicated in other communities.
- The submitting organization exhibits sound fiscal management and accountability.
- The organization shows the ability to attract multiple sources of support for the project.
Foundation Grants will not be used to support the following:
- Groups acting on behalf of individuals.
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, disability or gender.
- Churches or other religious organizations, except when they are conducting secular programs that will have broad public impact.
- Projects that affect communities outside Alabama Power’s service territory.
- Fraternal and athletic programs except in cases in which the programs will have a broad public benefit or help disadvantaged individuals.
- Organizations already receiving multiyear support from the foundation. Such organizations are required to wait at least one year after the current funding ends.
- Primary and secondary private schools.
- Political organizations, parties or causes.
- Salaries or wages.
- Paying an individual’s or organization’s utility bills.
Prepare Application Materials Before Starting Process
As you work through the application process, you will be asked for specific information about your organization, along with various files to attach. We recommend you gather and draft this information prior to beginning the online process, as there is not a feature to save your progress.
Required Information:
- Valid EIN/Tax ID number.
- Organization name and physical mailing address (not a P.O. box)
- Name, title, e-mail address and telephone number for the organization’s primary contact and the grant-specific contact.
- A brief history or mission statement of the organization.
- Request information – title, description, overall cost, timeline, counties impacted, populations served, alignment with the Alabama Power Foundation’s initiatives, etc.
- A list of other contributors to the project or program, along with dollar amounts (if applicable).
- On the last page of the application, you will be asked to attach specific files and sign a grant agreement.
Required Attachments:
- Project budget that specifies how the Alabama Power Foundation’s funding would specifically support the project.
- A copy of the program’s most recent audited financial statement or three consecutive years of the Form 990.
- A copy of the program’s current operating budget.
- A list of the organization’s board of directors and/or trustees, as well as their employer.
Your Questions Answered
Foundation Grants FAQs
Explore the most common questions and answers about the Foundation Grants