Open Foundations · Mississippi

James W Hood Family Foundation

Jackson, Mississippi · EIN 202640916. 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 $354K across 8 grants in 2024, a median of $6K each.

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$354K
paid in 2024
8
grants paid
$6K
median grant
3%
to first-time recipients
$20.5M
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
JAMES W HOOD
Address
PO BOX 4931, JACKSON, MS, 39296
Phone
6015408600
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO SPECIFIC FORM IS REQUIRED
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523189349100622. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

All 8 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Belhaven UniversityMS$300,000TO PROVIDE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT
2CasaMS$25,000TO SUPPORT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
3Junior League of JacksonMS$7,500TO SUPPORT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
4University of Mississippi FoundationMS$7,000TO SUPPORT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
5Fellowship of Christian AthletesMS$5,000TO SUPPORT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
6Mission FirstMS$5,000TO SUPPORT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
7First Presbyterian Day SchoolMS$2,500TO SUPPORT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION
8New Horizon MinistriesMS$2,500TO SUPPORT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20209$395K
202112$651K
202213$361K
20239$506K
20248$354K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Mississippi100%

Who decides

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

J Wilson Hood JrSecretary · 2023
James W HoodPresident · 2023
Paula J HoodDirector · 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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