Community Foundation for Mississippi

JACKSON, MS EIN: 64-0845750 Website

WE CONNECT DONORS, COMMUNITIES, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE MEANINGFUL AND LASTING CHANGE FOR MISSISSIPPI, FOR GOOD, FOREVER.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$90.3M

+1.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$6.2M

+1.5% YoY

Grant Count

104

-5.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$60K

+7.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$12M$18M$24M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$90,343,422$89,151,374$79,928,621
Revenue$15,122,630$15,838,728$12,986,215
Expenses$13,146,999$15,782,051$12,388,679
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$4,766,107$3,567,580$2,055,136
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$3M$5M$6M160 grants2021119 grants2022120 grants2023110 grants2024104 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHO…$800KMISSISSIPPI SYMPHONY ORC…$552KUNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISS…$449KMISSISSIPPI FIRST$340KPROGRAM BELIEVE$324KUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPP…$310KTHE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE$260KMISSISSIPPI JOURNALISM A…$153KLENA FOUNDATION$136KMISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART$123K

Grant Size Distribution

613 grants across all recorded years

495<$50K55$50–100K40$100–250K17$250–500K6$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

JANE C ALEXANDERPRESIDENT AND CEO$131KCYNTHIA BUCHANANVICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIO$110K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DEIDRA S BELLBOARD MEMBER1
FELICIA D GAVINBOARD MEMBER1
MACY HARTBOARD MEMBER1
MARCUS WARDBOARD MEMBER1
MARK FIELDSTREASURER1
MARK HOSEMANNCHAIR ELECT1
RAY HARRIGILLBOARD MEMBER1
RAVI RAJUSECRETARY1
ROBBIE KEMPBOARD MEMBER1
LURLENE IRVINBOARD MEMBER1
STEVE ORLANSKYBOARD MEMBER1
WARWICK ALLEYBOARD MEMBER1
WILL CROSSLEYCHAIRMAN2
JEFF GOODBOARD MEMBER1
BILL REEDBOARD MEMBER1
ARNOLD TAYLOR JRBOARD MEMBER1
JODY VARNERBOARD MEMBER1
JUDY WIENERBOARD MEMBER1
JANE C ALEXANDERPRESIDENT AND CEO40$130,812
CYNTHIA BUCHANANVICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIO40$110,037

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

24states
+16 more states

Cities

ArlingtonAshevilleAtlantaBaltimoreBiloxiBirminghamBismarckBogue ChittoBooneBostonBrandonBrecksvilleBrookhavenCambridgeCantonCashiersCharlotteChattanoogaChicagoChoctaw

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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