Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
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About Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
Connecting people who care with causes that matter by strengthening charitable giving, managing endowments and supporting nonprofits in Northwest Mississippi.
Focus Areas
Early childhood educationK-12 and higher education supportTechnology in educationPlace-based educationCivic engagementHealthYouth developmentScholarshipsNonprofit support and capacity buildingEndowments and donor-advised funds
Who They Fund
children and youth (including school communities)women and children (health initiatives)
About Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi uses donor-established funds, competitive grants, scholarships, and emergency relief to direct charitable giving across Northwest Mississippi and the broader Mississippi Delta. In the recent grant record, one of the clearest signals is support for Longview Point Bapt Church in Hernando, which received seven-figure gifts in multiple years for its church building fund, showing that the foundation backs large capital and community projects as well as ongoing civic needs. The foundation also funds higher education and health-related work at a meaningful scale. Recent grants include support for the University of Mississippi Foundation in Oxford, the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, and Women’s and Children’s Health in Jackson. Alongside those larger commitments, its scholarship programs reach students in West Tallahatchie, DeSoto County, and nearby communities. Beyond institutions, the grant record shows attention to community infrastructure, human services, and disaster response. That mix fits a regional funder that connects charitable resources with local nonprofits, schools, faith communities, and public-benefit organizations across Mississippi.
What Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi Funds
Education is a central thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It awarded $329,590 to the University of Mississippi Foundation in Oxford for general support and $210,000 to the Ole Miss Athletic Foundation, also in Oxford, for educational services. It also gave $125,000 to Teach For America in Oxford for the Ignite Initiative, linking education support with programmatic work in the region. Health and human services are another visible area. The foundation gave $436,000 to Women’s and Children’s Health in Jackson for women’s and children’s health initiatives and $133,000 to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson for health services. It also supported The Arc Nw Ms in Southaven with $104,250 for human services. Community and place-based work appears in grants such as $179,830 to Boss Lady Econ Plan Dev Wrkfc in Cleveland for human services and $101,032 to Odessa Grant Food Pantry in Tunica for health services.
How Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi Gives
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $15,290, and a p75 of $38,198. The recent record also includes large, multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards, indicating that the foundation makes both routine operating grants and substantial project-level commitments. Its structure includes competitive grants, scholarship funds, an emergency relief fund, and donor-established scholarship funds. Several grantees appear across multiple years, including institutions such as the University of Mississippi Foundation and Women’s and Children’s Health, suggesting repeated support rather than one-time-only giving. The competitive grant programs are open annually, and some scholarship funds accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.8M
Total Assets
$48.6M
Total Revenue
$10.1M
Total Expenses
$7.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $38K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$38K
Geographic Reach
Regional17 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KEITH FULCHER
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