Old Ladies Home Association

OVERVIEW: The Old Ladies Home Association supports health, medical care, hospice, nursing homes and elderly care in Mississippi.

FUNDING AREAS: Health, medical care, hospice, nursing homes, elderly care

IP TAKE: Although this funder maintains a low public profile, it is a top human services grantmaker in Mississippi and big giver in the state.

PROFILE: Established around 1948, the Old Ladies Home Association (OLHA) is an operating foundation based in Jackson, Mississippi. This is an issue-specific funder that typically gives around $1.5 million per year. It does not have a paid staff, but Jane Roper serves as president, leading the other officers and directors for the foundation. OLHA funds local efforts for health, medical care, hospice, nursing homes and elderly care.

The Old Ladies Home Association does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, past tax records indicate that recent grantmaking has been centered on the needs of seniors in Mississippi when they need medical rehabilitation, nursing home care and hospice care. Mississippi medical centers, retirement homes and medical foundations receive OLHA support. Grants stay local in the state of Mississippi and often go to the same organizations year after year. OLHA typically gives just a few larger grants each year rather than supporting many different organizations with its funds.

Grants range between about $75,000 and $500,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the state of Mississippi, including the cities of Jackson, Madison and Ridgeland. Past local grantees include the Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Hospice Ministries and the Williard F. Bond Home.

This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only funds pre-selected organizations. Direct general questions to OLHA at 601-366-6623

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