Meridian, Mississippi · EIN 646024940. 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 $4.5M across 76 grants in 2025, a median of $35K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621739349100007. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 76 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ms Childrens Museum | MS | $450,000 | MERIDIAN SATELLITE LOCATION |
| 2 | Ms Arts and Entertainment Center | MS | $300,000 | SUSTAINED SUPPORT |
| 3 | Lauderdale County School District | MS | $200,000 | PRE-K |
| 4 | Meridian Community College Foundation | MS | $200,000 | PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATION HONORS COLLEGE; BEEP, ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS, PHIL HARDIN SCHOLARSHIPS, AND TUITION GUARANTEE ENDOWMENT |
| 5 | Mississippi State University Foundation | MS | $200,000 | MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM EXPANSION |
| 6 | Mississippi Childrens Museum | MS | $150,000 | LAUNCH INTO LEARNING |
| 7 | Lauderdale County School District | MS | $140,000 | MASTERY CONNECT & RETHINK ED PROJECT |
| 8 | Jackson Public School District | MS | $125,000 | EXCELLENCE FOR ALL |
| 9 | National Center of Education and the Economy | DC | $125,000 | MS SUPERINTENDENT ACADEMY |
| 10 | Community Foundation of Northwest Ms | MS | $100,000 | ADVANCED STEM ACCESS PROGRAM |
| 11 | Meridian Art Association | MS | $100,000 | EXPANSION OF CULTURAL SERVICES & EDUCATION |
| 12 | Milsaps College | MS | $100,000 | PATHWAYS PROGRAM |
| 13 | The Mississippi Reading Clinic | MS | $100,000 | MS READING CLINIT PILOT |
| 14 | United Way of East Ms | MS | $80,000 | IMAGINATION LIBRARY |
| 15 | Base Camp Coding Academy | MS | $75,000 | SUPPORT |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 50 | $3.1M |
| 2021 | 56 | $3.6M |
| 2022 | 56 | $4.2M |
| 2023 | 56 | $3.8M |
| 2024 | 67 | $4.3M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 76 | $4.5M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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