Private foundation · EIN 64-0923957 · Tupelo, Mississippi · Arts, culture & humanities

Wilemon Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $346K total, median $11K. 38% of grants stayed in Mississippi.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
16
$346K
Median grant
$11K
Stays in MS
38%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.7M

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Global OutreachPontotoc, MSReligious/charitable$75K
Eight Days of HopePontotoc, MSReligious/charitable$60K
Create FoundationTupelo, MSReligious/charitable$55K
Green Valley Baptist ChurchPontotoc, MSReligious/charitable$52K
Hope OutdoorsChatom, ALReligious/charitable$25K
Winshape FoundationMount Berry, GAReligious/charitable$14K
Wildwood Baptist ChurchTupelo, MSReligious/charitable$12K
Springlife MinistriesWoodstock, GAReligious/charitable$11K
St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TNReligious/charitable$11K
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NCReligious/charitable$10K
International Flsp Chrst & JewsWashington, DCReligious/charitable$10K
More MinistriesOlive Branch, MSReligious/charitable$5,600
Jack van Impe MinistriesTroy, MIReligious/charitable$1,200
Berean Baptist ChurchFayetteville, NCReligious/charitable$1,200
Love Worth FindingMemphis, TNReligious/charitable$1,200
Wa Criswell FoundationDallas, TXReligious/charitable$1,200

By state: Mississippi 6 · Alabama 1 · Georgia 2 · Tennessee 2 · North Carolina 2 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Wilemon Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Tupelo, Mississippi, administered in care of R J Wilemon, tax-exempt since 2000. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Wilemon Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Wilemon Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $346K across 16 grants, a median of $11K.

Where does Wilemon Foundation Inc give?

Mississippi (6 grants), Alabama (1 grants), Georgia (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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