Open Foundations · Mississippi

The Riley Foundation

Meridian, Mississippi · EIN 640707746. It paid $3.7M across 20 grants in 2025, a median of $4K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$3.7M
paid in 2025
20
grants paid
$4K
median grant
0%
to first-time recipients
$101.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
JAN RILEY
Address
4518 POPLAR SPRINGS DRIVE, MERIDIAN, MS, 39305
Phone
6014811430
Email
JAN@RILEYFOUNDATION.ORG
Form the request should take
APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE AND MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE WWW.RILEYFOUNDATION.ORG
Submission deadline
REFER TO WEBSITE
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FOR THE PEOPLE OF MERIDIAN AND LAUDERDALE COUNTY MS.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202601319349104500. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

summer intern

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 20 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Ms State University FoundationMS$2,870,863PROGRAM /SUMMER INTERN/SCHOLARSHIP/P
2Mississippi Children's MuseumMS$529,000CONSTRUCTION/EXHIBITS/SUMMER INTERN
3Ms Arts & EntertainmentMS$129,000EXHIBITS/SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM
4Meridian Art AssociationMS$64,000SUMMER INT PROGRAM,OPERATING,LIBRARY
5Multi-county Community ServiceMS$60,000HOMELESS OUTREACH/SNAP ASSISTANCE
6Love IncMS$20,000OPERATING EXPENSES,SNAP BENEFIT SUSP
7Free Clinic of MeridianMS$14,000SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM,OPERATING
8Meridian Symphony AssociationMS$12,500SUMMER INTERN,PROGRAM CONCERT SERIES
9Meridian Naval Air StationMS$5,000WINGS OVER MERIDIAN
10Boy Scouts of AmericaMS$4,000SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM
11City of Meridian Housing AuthorityMS$4,000SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM
12Community Foundation of East MsMS$4,000SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM
13Mcc FoundationMS$4,000SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM-"ANASTASIA"
14Meridian Rails Historical SocietyMS$4,000SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM
15Meridian Restorations FoundationMS$4,000SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202031$3.2M
202122$3.1M
202220$3.8M
202323$3.0M
202423$4.9M
2025 (partial year)20$3.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Mississippi95%
District of Columbia5%

Who decides

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

Becky G FarleyEXEC. DIRECT · 2025
Christine RileyDIRECTOR · 2025
Gail RileyDIRECTOR · 2025
Lindy R DeenDIRECTOR · 2025
Malcolm PorteraVP/SECRETARY · 2025
Manny MitchellDIRECTOR · 2025
Marty DavidsonCHAIRMAN/CEO · 2025
Richard F Riley JrDIRECTOR · 2025
Tommy DulaneyTREASURER · 2025
Wayne HensonDIRECTOR · 2025
William W SimmonsDIRECTOR · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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