OVERVIEW: The Foundation for the Mid South advances racial, social and economic equity through investments in education, health and wellness, and economic development in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. IP TAKE: The Foundation for the Mid … [Read more...] about Foundation for the Mid South
Mississippi Grants
Entergy Charitable Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Entergy Charitable Foundation supports education and workforce development, economic mobility and poverty solutions, and environmental programs, with a strong geographic focus on communities served by Entergy in Arkansas, Louisiana, … [Read more...] about Entergy Charitable Foundation
Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Gertrude C. Ford Foundation supports education, health and medical research, arts and culture, religion, charitable activities, science, literature and animal welfare in Mississippi. Its most visible recent grantmaking has supported … [Read more...] about Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
Luckyday Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Luckyday Foundation primarily supports college scholarships, student success and higher education in Mississippi. It also makes much smaller grants for food assistance, human services, health, religion and cultural institutions. IP … [Read more...] about Luckyday Foundation
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation supports grassroots organizations working across intersecting issues of racial, gender, economic, environmental and Indigenous justice. IP TAKE: This funder prefers to make general support grants rather … [Read more...] about Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
South Arts
OVERVIEW: South Arts supports individual artists, arts organizations and presenting organizations across the South through grants, fellowships, touring programs and other initiatives. Its core service area covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, … [Read more...] about South Arts
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation supports democracy and civic engagement initiatives in the U.S. South. IP TAKE: The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation is a major Southern funder with a progressive, highly relational approach. It … [Read more...] about Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Toyota USA Foundation and Corporate Giving
OVERVIEW: Toyota USA makes grants through the Toyota USA Foundation and its corporate giving program, Toyota4Good. The foundation’s recent giving has focused on COVID-19 response. Toyota4Good supports the communities near the company’s manufacturing … [Read more...] about Toyota USA Foundation and Corporate Giving
Walton Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Walton Family Foundation is a major funder of K–12 education, river and ocean conservation, and place-based work in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. Its education funding operates nationally, while its … [Read more...] about Walton Family Foundation
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation
OVERVIEW: This funder supports exercise and healthy eating programs throughout the state of Mississippi, especially for K-12 schools and local universities. IP TAKE: Potential grantseekers that can provide evidence of past program success via data … [Read more...] about Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation
Community Foundation of East Mississippi
OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation of East Mississippi (CFEM) supports community and economic development, education, children and youth, the arts, animals, health, social services, and historic preservation in five Eastern Mississippi counties. IP … [Read more...] about Community Foundation of East Mississippi
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi supports education, health, and children in 11 counties of Mississippi. IP TAKE: This is an accessible grantmaker for children-focused nonprofits in the northwest region of the state. … [Read more...] about Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
CREATE: Northeast Mississippi’s Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: CREATE serves 17 counties in Northeast Mississippi and funds education, community development, and children and families. IP TAKE: CREATE, the oldest community foundation in Mississippi,has an unrestricted endowment for donors who do not … [Read more...] about CREATE: Northeast Mississippi’s Community Foundation
Woodward Hines Education Foundation
OVERVIEW: Woodward Hines supports college access, college completion, and community colleges in the state of Mississippi. IP TAKE: WHEF is a major education funder in Mississippi that prioritizes low-income and minority students. Of late, WHEF is … [Read more...] about Woodward Hines Education Foundation
Phil Hardin Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Phil Hardin Foundation supports education in Mississippi, especially related to literacy and early childhood education. IP TAKE: The Phil Hardin Foundation is a place-based funder that makes grants exclusively to education-related … [Read more...] about Phil Hardin Foundation
Old Ladies Home Association
OVERVIEW: The Old Ladies Home Association supports health, medical care, hospice, aging, nursing homes and elderly care in Mississippi. IP TAKE: Although this funder maintains a low public profile, it is a top human services grantmaker in … [Read more...] about Old Ladies Home Association
Community Foundation for Mississippi
OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation for Mississippi supports community development, children and families, education, arts and culture, LGBTQ communities, nonprofit capacity building and other charitable causes, primarily in central and southwest … [Read more...] about Community Foundation for Mississippi
Mississippi Common Fund Trust
OVERVIEW: The Mississippi Common Fund Trust makes grants for education and journalism in Mississippi. IP TAKE: Despite this foundation’s low-key web presence, Mississippi Common Fund Trust is one of the top grantmakers in the state, steadily giving … [Read more...] about Mississippi Common Fund Trust
Pinebelt Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Pinebelt Foundation supports education, human services, arts and culture, religious organizations, animal welfare, and disaster relief in the pine belt region of Mississippi. IP TAKE: This community funder does not make itself … [Read more...] about Pinebelt Foundation
Riley Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Riley Foundation supports education, healthcare, arts & culture, the environment, and economic opportunity in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, with a special emphasis on the city of Meridian. IP TAKE: The Riley Foundation is one of … [Read more...] about Riley Foundation
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is one of the largest funders in the region, awarding grants in western Tennessee, eastern Arkansas, and northern Mississippi. Funding priorities include education, youth development, public … [Read more...] about Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Mississippi Arts Commission
OVERVIEW: The Mississippi Arts Commission broadly supports writing, music, theater, dance, film and visual arts projects within the state. IP TAKE: Grant seekers applying to these grants will be competing with artists from all disciplines. Grants … [Read more...] about Mississippi Arts Commission
