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Community Foundation for Mississippi’s recent grantmaking shows a strong pattern of general operating support for Mississippi-based nonprofits, schools, and cultural institutions, with several large awards repeated across multiple years. The largest recent grant listed is $800,000 to Mississippi Charter Schools Association for general operating support, followed by a $648,131 grant to University Press of Mississippi and a $551,573 grant to Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, both also for general operating support. That mix places education, arts, and media alongside broader community-serving organizations in the foundation’s portfolio. The foundation also supports organizations that help build or strengthen local nonprofit infrastructure. One example is Magnolia Tribune Institute, which received a $320,000 cash grant for general operating support and transfer of intangible assets to help establish a new nonprofit. Other large awards went to Mississippi First, Mississippi Journalism and Education Group, and Stewpot Community Services, indicating a grantmaking approach that supports both program delivery and organizational stability. Across the recent grants list, general operating support is the dominant purpose, and many awards are concentrated in Jackson while extending to other Mississippi communities and a small number of out-of-state recipients.
Education is a visible part of the foundation’s work. Among the named grants, Mississippi Early Learning Alliance received $192,050 for general operating support, and Mississippi Reading Clinic received $186,155, also for general operating support. The scholarship side of the portfolio is separate but substantial: CFM administers scholarship and award funds for students from pre-K through postgraduate levels, and the centralized scholarship platform manages more than $170,000 in scholarships and award funds statewide. Arts and culture also appear in the recent grants. Mississippi Museum of Art received $153,150 for general operating support, while Mississippi Symphony Orchestra received awards in 2024 and 2025. In media and civic information, Mississippi Journalism and Education Group received multiple general operating support grants, and Mississippi Today received $203,500. The foundation also supports community-recovery and basic-needs work through funds such as the Mississippi Community Response and Recovery Fund and the Nonprofit Rapid Response Mini-Grant.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $38K, with a median of $17K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$17K
75th Percentile
$38K
JANE C ALEXANDER
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Typical awards cluster in the middle of the range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $17,000, and a p75 of $37,664. The recent grants list also includes several much larger operating grants, showing that the foundation makes both smaller awards and major general-support commitments. Recipients often appear across multiple years: University Press of Mississippi, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Program Believe, Stewpot Community Services, University of Mississippi Foundation, and Mississippi Journalism and Education Group all show repeat funding. The foundation is a community foundation, and its scholarship programs and competitive grants are managed through CFM structures; both unsolicited and non-unsolicited opportunities appear across different programs.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Mississippi, with 82% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Jackson is the most visible recipient city in the recent grants list, including awards to Mississippi Charter Schools Association, University Press of Mississippi, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, and Stewpot Community Services. Other Mississippi cities appearing among larger grants include Oxford, Biloxi, Brandon, Ridgeland, Madison, and Louisville. Outside Mississippi, the recent grants list includes Arlington, Virginia, and Louisville, Colorado, but the portfolio is overwhelmingly in-state.
Its active programs and recent grants point to support for nonprofits, schools, churches in emergency situations, and scholarship recipients. Named focus areas include placemaking, children and families, community development and partnerships, nonprofit capacity building, education and scholarships, food insecurity, and endowments.
Yes. The geographic scope of giving is local, and 82% of grants go to recipients in Mississippi. The recent grants list is also entirely U.S.-based, with Mississippi cities such as Jackson, Oxford, Biloxi, Brandon, Ridgeland, and Madison appearing repeatedly.
The middle of the distribution is modest: p25 is $10,000, median grant size is $17,000, and p75 is $37,664. The recent grants list also shows larger operating awards, including several in the six- and seven-figure range.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including University Press of Mississippi, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Program Believe, Stewpot Community Services, University of Mississippi Foundation, and Mississippi Journalism and Education Group. That suggests repeat support across years rather than purely one-time awards.
It administers scholarship and award funds for students from pre-K through postgraduate levels. The foundation says it manages more than $170,000 in scholarships and award funds statewide, and its scholarship platform lets students submit one application and be matched to multiple opportunities.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Community Foundation for Mississippi that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: 501(c)(3) nonprofits within CFM’s service area. Applicants may seek assistance for a predetermined training course, a specific vetted nonprofit consultant, or general assistance in eligible professional and organizational development areas.
Deadline: Open year-round.
Who can apply: Charitable organizations or government entities located within downtown Jackson or whose request directly serves downtown Jackson. Organizations headquartered outside downtown must demonstrate direct impact on downtown Jackson. Requests should show a connection to long-term livability and community and/or other funder support.
Deadline: Open year-round.
Who can apply: Organizations or municipalities based in or serving counties within CFM’s rural footprint, specifically counties with populations under 50,000. Requests may cover up to 50% of the required match for an anticipated, awarded, or obligated grant, including state or federal grants.
Deadline: Open year-round.
Who can apply: Not explicitly listed in scraped content. Fund provided grants to community organizations responding to COVID-19 needs; likely distributed to nonprofit partners and community organizations working on relief and recovery.
Deadline: Not specified (response/recovery fund — likely administered on an as-needed/rolling basis during emergency period).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION | JACKSON, MS | $800,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | JACKSON, MS | $551,573 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI | JACKSON, MS | $448,785 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI FIRST | JACKSON, MS | $340,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| PROGRAM BELIEVE | BILOXI, MS | $323,750 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER - CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTER | JACKSON, MS | $309,614 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | ARLINGTON, VA | $260,250 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI JOURNALISM AND EDUCATION GROUP | JACKSON, MS | $152,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| LENA FOUNDATION | LOUISVILLE, CO | $136,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART | JACKSON, MS | $123,250 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| ST ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | RIDGELAND, MS | $115,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF JACKSON | JACKSON, MS | $108,250 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | JACKSON, MS | $107,973 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| THE REDEEMER'S SCHOOL | JACKSON, MS | $105,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI HISTORY | JACKSON, MS | $104,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | JACKSON, MS | $101,293 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MS | $99,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI TODAY | RIDGELAND, MS | $86,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI GLOBAL ACADEMY | CHICAGO, IL | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MILLSAPS COLLEGE | JACKSON, MS | $72,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| NORTHMINSTER BAPTIST CHURCH | JACKSON, MS | $72,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL AREA INC | JACKSON, MS | $66,560 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI EARLY LEARNING ALLIANCE | JACKSON, MS | $62,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION | OXFORD, MS | $61,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| STEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES | JACKSON, MS | $56,219 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| YOUNG LIFE INC JACKSON URBAN | JACKSON, MS | $52,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY | JACKSON, MS | $51,908 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| JAGUAR CHOIR BOOSTER CLUB | LEXINGTON, MS | $50,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| LEGACY EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION INC | FOREST, MS | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY | JACKSON, MS | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI INC | JACKSON, MS | $49,756 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| PINELAKE CHURCH | MADISON, MS | $42,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| EMPOWER MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION | RIDGELAND, MS | $39,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| REVITALIZE MISSISSIPPI INC | JACKSON, MS | $36,750 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MPB FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MS | $35,750 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| CHARLES H COOLIDGE MEDAL OF HONOR HERITAGE CENTER | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| REFORMED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | JACKSON, MS | $34,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI FOOD NETWORK | JACKSON, MS | $33,300 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MERCY FLIGHT SOUTHEAST INC | LEESBURG, FL | $33,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| OPERATION SHOESTRING INC | JACKSON, MS | $31,600 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MS | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF MISSISSIPPI | JACKSON, MS | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MISSISSIPPI CAPITAL AREA | JACKSON, MS | $29,250 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| REDEEMER CHURCH PCA | JACKSON, MS | $28,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $26,644 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| THE LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI | JACKSON, MS | $23,069 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| NEW STAGE THEATRE | JACKSON, MS | $20,450 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE | CLINTON, MS | $20,428 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| CAPITAL CITY PRIDE | JACKSON, MS | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
| ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT |
MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
$800,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
MISSISSIPPI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$551,573GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
$448,785GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
PROGRAM BELIEVE
$323,750GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER - CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTER
$309,614GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
MISSISSIPPI JOURNALISM AND EDUCATION GROUP
$152,500GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
ST ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$115,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF JACKSON
$108,250GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$107,973GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
THE REDEEMER'S SCHOOL
$105,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
CENTER FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
$101,293GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
MISSISSIPPI SPORTS MEDICINE FOUNDATION
$99,500GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
MISSISSIPPI TODAY
$86,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
MISSISSIPPI GLOBAL ACADEMY
$75,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
MILLSAPS COLLEGE
$72,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
NORTHMINSTER BAPTIST CHURCH
$72,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
MISSISSIPPI EARLY LEARNING ALLIANCE
$62,500GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
JAGUAR CHOIR BOOSTER CLUB
$50,500GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
LEGACY EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION INC
$50,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY
$50,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
PINELAKE CHURCH
$42,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
REVITALIZE MISSISSIPPI INC
$36,750GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
MPB FOUNDATION
$35,750GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
CHARLES H COOLIDGE MEDAL OF HONOR HERITAGE CENTER
$35,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
MERCY FLIGHT SOUTHEAST INC
$33,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF MISSISSIPPI
$30,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MISSISSIPPI CAPITAL AREA
$29,250GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
REDEEMER CHURCH PCA
$28,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
NEW STAGE THEATRE
$20,450GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
CAPITAL CITY PRIDE
$20,000GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
