Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership
ActiveArts, Culture & Humanities
About Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership
To preserve, perpetuate, and celebrate the Mississippi Delta’s rich and complex heritage by fostering a climate of collaboration that supports Delta communities and their economies.
Focus Areas
Cultural heritage preservationHistoric preservationHeritage tourismCivil rights historyMusic and arts (Blues, gospel, rock & roll)Education and interpretationCommunity economic development
Who They Fund
school-aged children/studentsyouth participants in summer campslocal community and museum visitorsregional cultural heritage communities (Delta blues stakeholders)
About Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership
A single 2024 grant of $30,947 to Cleveland Music Foundation Inc for Guitar 101 shows the foundation’s pattern of supporting Mississippi Delta heritage through practical projects that tie culture, education, and community life together. Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership Inc funds work across the Delta’s heritage themes, with recent awards reaching museums, historic preservation groups, school-age programming, and local development organizations. The grant list shows a mix of project-specific support and general support for organizations working in communities such as Cleveland, Clarksdale, Indianola, Water Valley, Drew, and Vicksburg. Some awards are tied to music and arts, including Delta blues and instruction for youth; others support heritage interpretation, civil rights history, or preservation of places and stories. The foundation’s stated purpose is to preserve, perpetuate, and celebrate the Mississippi Delta’s heritage while fostering collaboration that supports Delta communities and their economies. Recent awards also point to a strong connection between heritage work and public programming. Several grantees are museums, cultural institutions, or local entities carrying out projects that are open to the public or designed to strengthen regional heritage tourism. The portfolio suggests a local funder that uses grants to keep Mississippi Delta history visible and active through community-based organizations rather than through statewide or national intermediaries.
What Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership Funds
Music and cultural heritage are central. The foundation gave $30,947 to Cleveland Music Foundation Inc for Guitar 101, and another $17,021 to Delta Blues Foundation Inc for Delta Blues Museum, linking its support to blues preservation and music education. Public history and interpretation also appear prominently. It awarded $23,600 to We2gether Creating Change for Emmett Till Academy2, a project that connects to civil rights history and education. For heritage storytelling, Coahoma Collective received $23,600 for Storyworks. The portfolio includes preservation and community-serving infrastructure as well. Mt Zion Memorial Fund received $23,600 for Historic Preservatn, while Cleveland Development Foundation received $23,600 for Playground Upgrades. The foundation also supported youth-oriented programming with $22,400 to Bb King Museum and Delta Inter Ctr for Summer Camp 2023.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$98K
Total Assets
$920K
Total Revenue
$243K
Total Expenses
$280K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $16K and $24K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$24K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KATHIE GOLDEN
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