Foundations that fund organizations in Jackson, Mississippi
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Jackson nonprofits
379 private foundations gave $60M to Jackson organizations in their latest filings; 38 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,051 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Jackson around $88K. 35 of these funders are based in Mississippi; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 379
- Accept applications
- 38
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Jackson
- $60M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,051
- Typical median grant
- $88K
- Based in MS
- 35%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Jackson organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 30 | $12M | $325K | Yes | Jobs and Family Economic Security; Early Care and Education; Health and Health Equity |
| Ergon Foundation Inc | Jackson, MS | 62 | $5.3M | $35K | Preselected only | General support; Canopy children's solutions; Capital campaign |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $3.5M | $1.7M | Yes | Religion & cultural inst initiative; Pathways for tomorrow initiative |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2.3M | $2.3M | Preselected only | To improve outcomes for k-12 students in the u.s. |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 7 | $2.3M | $250K | Yes | Families and Communities; Just Societies |
| Old Ladies Home Association | Ridgeland, MS | 7 | $2.0M | $100K | Preselected only | Medical rehabilitation; Medical care; To provide aid to the hungry, homeless, addicted members of… |
| Phil Hardin Foundation | Meridian, MS | 24 | $1.6M | $50K | Yes | Ms statewide afterschool network; Construction project; Lauderdale and delta counties programming |
| Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated | Winstonsalem, NC | 4 | $1.5M | $350K | Yes | General operating; General operating/regranting/ organizational development |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 9 | $1.3M | $100K | Yes | General support; General support and project support for institutional stren…; Core support for mississippi engaged coordinate and educate… |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $982K | $491K | Yes | To support efforts to identify, document, and stabilize mis…; To continue to support the museums role as academic hub amo… |
| Selby and Richard McRae Foundation | Jackson, MS | 21 | $914K | $25K | Preselected only | Ministry to inter-city families & children; Mobile cardiovascular unit; Ms book festival |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 8 | $717K | $88K | Preselected only | Support various KIDS COUNT activities; Support the Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanth…; Support Hinds County Family Court's Efforts to Build a Comm… |
| The Bower Foundation | Ridgeland, MS | 7 | $703K | $52K | Preselected only | Expenses related to direct grants; Bldg strong future for nursing in ms; Move to learn 2025-2026 |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 3 | $625K | $150K | Yes | Project support grant for the effort to design people-cente…; Project support grant to advance family social and economic…; General operating support |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 2 | $600K | $300K | Preselected only | General support; People's network for land and liberation |
| The Dick Molpus Foundation | Ridgeland, MS | 9 | $577K | $10K | Preselected only | Contribute to organization's exempt purpose |
| Edwin E and Ruby C Morgan Foundation Inc | Flowood, MS | 14 | $566K | $40K | Preselected only | General operating expenses; Glasses & hearing aids; Salary support |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 2 | $550K | $275K | Yes | For general operating support |
| Elisabeth C Deluca Foundation Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | 1 | $550K | $550K | Preselected only | Deluca adn nursing scholarship |
| Walker Foundation | Ridgeland, MS | 29 | $537K | $15K | Yes | To support the mission of the organization.; To support the mission of the organization |
| Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | 2 | $520K | $260K | Yes | Charter school capacity-building |
| Sonedna Foundation | Oxford, MS | 2 | $503K | $251K | Yes | Help with ms educational programs; General purpose- education |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $500K | $250K | Yes | For general operating support |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $500K | $125K | Yes | General support |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 5 | $500K | $100K | Yes | Support for expanding, deepening, and enhancement of hinds…; Support for emergency federal grant; Support for reverse engineering from oppression of slavery… |
| Regions Foundation | Jackson, MS | 17 | $493K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| The Pruet Foundation | Jackson, MS | 18 | $468K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Mississippi Common Fund Trust | Oxford, MS | 3 | $452K | $83K | Preselected only | Provide scholarship and programmatic support to the univers…; Provide long term support for the community; Provide support for ms civil rights museum |
| Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $450K | $450K | Yes | General Support |
| Parker Lifeshare Foundation | Madison, MS | 5 | $435K | $100K | Preselected only | Program funding |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $408K | $204K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $391K | $76K | Yes | Matching gifts; 80911 making futurism and creativity an essential component…; 82072 investing in mississippi youths to strengthen the fut… |
| Vicksburg Medical Foundation | Vicksburg, MS | 4 | $387K | $50K | Preselected only | Scholarships; General administrative |
| Hf McCarty Jr Family Foundation | Ridgeland, MS | 12 | $376K | $18K | Preselected only | Operating support; Support of fine arts |
| Marie R Hoerner Foundation C/O William Dishong | Bell, FL | 3 | $373K | $124K | Preselected only | To be used at the discretion of the organization |
| Van Devender Family Foundation William van Devender Trustee | Jackson, MS | 15 | $351K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Cultural; Church; Health and prevention |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 3 | $350K | $50K | Preselected only | Art & culture; Art education improvement |
| Leo W Seal United Methodist Church Trust | New Orleans, LA | 3 | $350K | $124K | Preselected only | General support |
| Foundation for a Just Society | New York, NY | 2 | $350K | $175K | Preselected only | To support the southern rural black womens initiative for e…; To provide general operating support |
| Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $345K | $45K | Preselected only | General operating support; Project support |
| James W Hood Family Foundation | Jackson, MS | 5 | $340K | $7,500 | Yes | To support purposes of the organization; To provide education opportunities and support |
| Feild Co-Operative Association | Ridgeland, MS | 23 | $305K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | To support the implementation of three leadership fellowshi… |
| The Goldman Sachs Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $297K | $297K | Preselected only | Grant to support the 10,000 small businesses initiative. |
| C Spire Foundation | Ridgeland, MS | 13 | $270K | $10K | Yes | Heartball; Summer Camp; National Folk Festival Family Area |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| Soma Foundation Inc | Columbus, GA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Financial support |
| T H Etheridge Trust | Flowood, MS | 19 | $239K | $1,000 | Yes | General operations of the organization; Building fund |
| Robert M Hearin Foundation | Ridgeland, MS | 2 | $231K | $115K | Yes | Educational, support |
| Kelly Gene Cook Sr Charitable Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $212K | $106K | Yes | Contributions - Operating expenses and capital campaign; Teacher enrichment - Teacher Grants for STAR Student - 17 t… |
| Tara Health Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 4 | $200K | $38K | Preselected only | General operating support/unrestricted; People's advocacy institute; Cooperative community of new west jackson |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General |
| Larry and Michael Johnson Family Foundation | Flowood, MS | 7 | $191K | $10K | Preselected only | Support purpose of organization |
| Gertrude V Turner Crat | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $189K | $189K | Preselected only | Support of nursing home |
| The Paul and Sherry Broadhead Foundation | Meridian, MS | 3 | $180K | $75K | Preselected only | General operations of the organization |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | To support a statewide afterschool network to ensure the av… |
| Vital Projects Fund Inc C/O McDermott Will & Schulte Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | General support |
| Regions Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 3 | $175K | $50K | Preselected only | Financial wellness program; Small business program |
| The Steve and Melody Golding Foundation | Vicksburg, MS | 5 | $169K | $13K | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | In support of general operations |
| Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 3 | $150K | $40K | Preselected only | Animal rescue; Humanitarian charity; Children's charity |
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Phi Theta Kappa Scholar Support |
| The Luckyday Foundation Trustmark Bank Trustee | Jackson, MS | 5 | $150K | $25K | Yes | Provide food for the needy; To provide funds for cultural programs for kids; To provide support of rehabilitation center clinical resear… |
| Henry & Martha Hederman Charitable Foundation | Madison, MS | 13 | $148K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the purposes of the organization.; To support the purpose of the church.; To support the purpose of the school. |
| Wheaton Foundation | Jackson, MS | 6 | $144K | $8,107 | Preselected only | Direct program expenses; Cassandra- shoes; Sumpango church contribution |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $136K | $68K | Preselected only | To identify, catalogue, engage, and build capacity of local…; To support the Mississippi Coding Academy. |
| James M Thomas and Luvie C Thomas Foundation | Oxford, MS | 3 | $134K | $50K | Preselected only | Fund baptist memorial leake, attala & yazoo summer extern n…; Fund disaster relief efforts; Fund scholarships for seminary students |
| Dwight M Beeson Charitable Trust | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Dkc Foundation | Jackson, MS | 3 | $130K | $20K | Preselected only | Promotion of charitable works |
| W a Taylor Foundation | Louisville, MS | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Support charitable activities |
| Sholar Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $120K | $120K | Yes | Beaux jacks mix company purchase |
| M W Murphy Foundation | El Dorado, AR | 3 | $120K | $50K | Yes | General fund; Nova foundation fund |
| Madison Charitable Foundation Inc | Richmond, TX | 6 | $113K | $15K | Yes | General funding; Childrens hospital operating buildin; Grant to assist with poverty |
| John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $110K | $55K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $110K | $110K | Yes | General operating support for theatrical productions and ac… |
| Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund | Montgomery, AL | 37 | $101K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General fund; Cultural |
| Kolibri Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Charitable donation |
| Hearin - Chandler Foundation C/O Thomas B van Antwerp Trustee | Mobile, AL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Operating |
| Richard W Goldman Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support the magnola mothers trust |
| Lohengrin Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Support for an art exhibition |
| The Charles Barkley Foundation Inc | Vestavia Hills, AL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Scholarship fund |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | "l.v. hull: love is a sensation and "coulter fussell: the p… |
| Encourage & Impact Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Mississippi Reparative Action Fund (MRAF) |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $100K | $30K | Preselected only | Training for MS nonprofits focused on affordable housing; Financial Fitness for Life in Mississippi; Heirs Property and Money Moves & Mindset" Bootcamp Initiati… |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | McLean, VA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Affordable housing |
| The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 3 | $100K | $40K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $95K | $48K | Preselected only | Programming support; Reproductive health project |
| Smith & Waldrop Foundation | Picayune, MS | 1 | $89K | $89K | Preselected only | The foundation contributed 25 percent of the foundation's n… |
| Sam E & Burnice C Wittel Foundation | Jackson, MS | 10 | $80K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General; Education; Healthcare |
| The Grove Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | General support |
| Joel and Rachel Bomgar Foundation | Madison, MS | 4 | $79K | $18K | Preselected only | The contribution was made to assist the organization to fur…; The contribution was made to assist the organization in sup…; The contribution was made to assist the organization in edu… |
| Mississippi Power Foundation Inc | Gulfport, MS | 6 | $79K | $8,750 | Yes | Prepare families with 0-5 age children to enter school with…; Contribution for the Public Humanities Awards Presentation; Support Conservation efforts yearly contribution |
| The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $78K | $39K | Yes | National strategy to counter antisemitism; Spirituality for the jewish south |
| Delta Dental Community Care Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $75K | $24K | Preselected only | Community giving- dental |
| Limestone Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Rowling Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Educate future pastors, church planters, missionaries, teac… |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | To support general operations |
| Ware Foundation Inc | Madison, MS | 3 | $74K | $20K | Preselected only | 2024 donation |
| Joyce Anderson Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | St Louis, MO | 2 | $73K | $37K | Preselected only | General support |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Jackson, Mississippi?
Wk Kellogg Foundation, Ergon Foundation Inc, Lilly Endowment Inc, The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Jackson organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Jackson. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.