The Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the Birmingham community, the Black Belt, and the state as a whole to support a variety of programs.
Donor Name: Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation
State: Alabama
County: Dallas County (AL), Greene County (AL), Hale County (AL), Perry County (AL), Sumter County (AL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas
The Foundation focuses its grantmaking in 5 program areas, investing in programs geared toward achieving specific results in these focus areas
- Education
- Neighborhood Revitalization
- The Environment and Green Spaces
- The Arts and Culture
Types of Grants
The Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation provides funding in amounts ranging from twenty-five hundred dollars up to one million dollars for program and operating support as well as for capital campaign needs:
- Program grants of up to $30,000 to support a specific program.
- Operating grants of any amount may be applied for in up to three year increments with an annual review. The goal is to help the grantees focus more on their missions and less on application cycles.
- Capital Campaign grants of any amount will be considered throughout the year.
Geographical Areas
Grants from the Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation are made to support programs that impact:
- The Birmingham metro area;
- Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry and Sumter Counties of the Black Belt Region in Alabama;
- The State of Alabama as a whole, through influencing policy change at the state level.
Eligibility Criteria
Grants to faith-based organizations may be made to support programs that strongly address the focus areas.
Ineligibility
Grants are not made:
- To individuals;
- For scholarships or individual awards;
- To individual school classrooms;
- To private schools;
- Tor mission trips or ambassador programs;
- Tor individual school programs;
- Tor health-related research;
- To support fundraising events that are not 100% deductible for charitable purposes.
For more information, visit Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation.
