Mississippi Hills Heritage Area

UNIVERSITY, MS EIN: 20-1103191 Website

THE MISSION OF THE MISSISSIPPI HILLS HERITAGE AREA ALLIANCE IS TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, INTERPRET, AND PROMOTE THE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ASSETS OF THE HILLS REGION. ITS KEY OBJECTIVES ARE TO INCREASE JOBS AND VISITATION TO THE AREA AND TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT SUSTAIN THE HERITAGE TOURISM INDUSTRY WITHIN THE REGION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$117K

+21.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$171K

+11.2% YoY

Grant Count

8

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$21K

-16.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$156K$311K$467K$623K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$117,167$96,357$57,717
Revenue$566,225$543,235$481,249
Expenses$543,418$506,664$484,174
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$37$14
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$43K$85K$128K$171K8 grants20207 grants20213 grants20226 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

MISSISSIPPI MAIN STREET …$50KPONTOTOC COUNTY CHAMBER …$29KRIPLEY MAIN STREET$24KCITY OF OXFORD$20KBOONEVILLE MAIN STREET A…$15KCITY OF BOONEVILLE$15KCITY OF HERNANDO$10KCITY OF NEW ALBANY$7K

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TYRISHA BATTLEPRESIDENT1
ELIZABETH BEHMTREASURER1
CHRISTY BURNSBOARD MEMBER1
NANCY CARPENTERBOARD MEMBER1
STEPHANIE COOMERBOARD MEMBER1
KINNEY FERRISBOARD MEMBER1
MARGARET FUTRALBOARD MEMBER1
PAIGE HUNTVICE PRESIDE1
LEAH MITCHELLSECRETARY1
JILL SMITHBOARD MEMBER1
LORI TUCKERBOARD MEMBER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

BaldwynBoonevilleColumbusCorinthHernandoHolly SpringsJacksonNew AlbanyOxfordPontotocRipleySouthavenTupeloUniversity

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

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