Gulfport, Mississippi · EIN 721370746. It paid $2.2M across 75 grants in 2025, a median of $10K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.
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These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.
From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202631699349100208. Entries appear as filed.
These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.
These are the 15 largest of the 75 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Mississippi | MS | $400,500 | Contribution for the new Patterson School of Accountancy |
| 2 | United Way of South Mississippi | MS | $295,969 | 2025 Matching Gift Program Project Share Infusion Paymentto assist qualifying customers for assistance with their electric bills |
| 3 | Mississippi State University Foundation | MS | $250,000 | Anthony and Tonya Wilson Endowed Fund for Bully's Pantry |
| 4 | United Way of East Mississippi | MS | $130,096 | Matching Gift Program. Project Share Infusion Payment to assit qualifying customers for assistance with their electric bills |
| 5 | Mississippi Aquarium | MS | $125,000 | Increase aquarium traffic during customer appreciation |
| 6 | Open Doors Homeless Coalition | MS | $80,000 | Start up expense for 80 families who have received free housing through grant |
| 7 | Mississippi State University | MS | $51,600 | 2025 Education Match Program |
| 8 | Hancock County Community Development Foundation | MS | $50,000 | Small Business Grants |
| 9 | Main Street Pascagoula | MS | $50,000 | Facade grant for small business improvements around the Amtrax Station |
| 10 | Meridian Restoration Foundation Inc | MS | $50,000 | Phase II of the Merrehope Home Restoration Project |
| 11 | Picayune Main Street | MS | $50,000 | Facade Grants for Picayune downtown historic district |
| 12 | Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Region | MS | $35,000 | Directed to Boys and Girls Club of Gulf Coast and Southeast Atlanta Mission Support |
| 13 | Excel by 5 Inc | MS | $30,000 | Prepare families with 0-5 age children to enter school with the skills they need |
| 14 | East Ms Business Development Foundation | MS | $30,000 | Finalize engineering & design for unexpected drainage & storm water at the downtown alley project |
| 15 | South Central Ms Consortium for Educational Excell | MS | $30,000 | Contribution for the Making Connections annual teachers conference |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 89 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | 78 | $1.4M |
| 2022 | 83 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | 97 | $2.1M |
| 2024 | 74 | $3.4M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 75 | $2.2M |
Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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