Blue Cross & Blue Shield of
Flowood, MS · EIN 20-0471034. Reported 100 grants totalling $28.0M to 73 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $81,296. Half of everything it gave fell between $30,000 and $328,013; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $5,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sunflower County Hospital Foundation | Indianola, MS | $11.9M | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries & Parks Foundation | Jackson, MS | $2,901,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pinebelt Foundation | Hattiesburg, MS | $2,073,400 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Create Foundation Inc | Tupelo, MS | $1,422,911 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation | Hattiesburg, MS | $1,172,771 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi | Hernando, MS | $984,039 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation | Memphis, TN | $648,335 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trident Foundation | Boyes Hot Springs, MS | $524,906 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Fit America | Boyes Hot Springs, CA | $480,983 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yazoo County Public School District Foundation | Yazoo City, MS | $443,872 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Mississippi Center for Educational Development Inc | Meridian, MS | $438,872 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Children's Museum - Jackson | Jackson, MS | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Franklin County Education Foundation | Meadville, MS | $328,013 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation of Washington County Inc | Greenville, MS | $328,013 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Public Schools Yellow Jacket Nation | Union, MS | $328,013 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Nettleton | Nettleton, MS | $292,867 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Iuka | Iuka, MS | $248,899 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newton High School | Newton, MS | $160,002 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston Career & Technical Center | Houston, MS | $136,225 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Ocean Springs | Ocean Springs, MS | $118,995 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Panola High School | Batesville, MS | $116,974 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Eupora | Eupora, MS | $110,493 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of West Point | West Point, MS | $106,939 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delisle Elementary School | Pass Christian, MS | $103,664 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Baldwyn | Baldwyn, MS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Wesson | Wesson, MS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science | Columbus, MS | $99,979 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Tupelo | Tupelo, MS | $99,616 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tri County Academy | Flora, MS | $99,607 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Pike Career & Technical Center | Summit, MS | $96,345 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Saltillo | Saltillo, MS | $92,007 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Iuka Middle School | Iuka, MS | $79,592 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nettleton Intermediate School | Nettleton, MS | $68,916 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Belmont Schools | Belmont, MS | $67,799 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fairview Attendance Center | Golden, MS | $61,919 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kirkpatrick Health and Medical Science Magnet School | Clarksdale, MS | $56,993 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weir Elementary School | Weir, MS | $53,773 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bell Academy | Boyle, MS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Central Community College | Decatur, MS | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Itawamba Agricultural High School | Fulton, MS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nh Pilate Middle School | Newton, MS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Lauderdale Elementary School | Meridian, MS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Petal Elementary School | Petal, MS | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alcorn State University | Lorman, MS | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coahoma Community College | Clarksdale, MS | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba, MS | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston, MS | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia, MS | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alcorn Career & Technology Center | Corinth, MS | $36,754 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The New William J Berry Elementary School | Heidelberg, MS | $33,937 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moselle Elementary School | Moselle, MS | $31,690 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson, MS | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delta State University | Cleveland, MS | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead, MS | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena, MS | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville, MS | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville, MS | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kosciusko Lower Elementary School | Kosciusko, MS | $29,013 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hatley High School | Amory, MS | $28,371 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George County High School | Lucedale, MS | $28,169 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinton High School Career Complex | Clinton, MS | $27,042 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mannsdale Upper Elementary School | Madison, MS | $21,953 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin County Upper Elementary School | Meadville, MS | $20,987 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vicksburg High School | Vicksburg, MS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life Enhancement and Achievement Program | Flowood, MS | $16,950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mantachie Elementary School | Mantachie, MS | $16,436 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Sunflower Elementary School | Sunflower, MS | $15,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Richard Catholic School | Jackson, MS | $15,636 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dorsey Attendance Center | Fulton, MS | $15,501 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Luther Branson Elementary School | Canton, MS | $15,450 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mooreville Elementary School | Mooreville, MS | $13,564 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Mountain Chrisitan University | Blue Mountain, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
11 of 73 (15%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 18%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- South Sunflower County Hospital Foundation
HEALTH & WELLNESS - RENOVATIONS TO LABOR AND DELIVERY AREA OF SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL - Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries & Parks Foundation
HEALTH & WELLNESS - LEFLEUR'S BLUFF STATE PARK PLAYGROUND, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND PAVILION AND MUSEUM TRAIL - The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation
HEALTH & WELLNESS - INCLUSIVE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND PLAYGROUND FOR THE CHILDREN'S CENTER - HATTIESBURG - Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation
HEALTH & WELLNESS - COMMUNITY WALKING TRAIL - Pinebelt Foundation
HEALTH & WELLNESS - BUILDING HEALTHY SCHOOLS | PLAYGROUNDS - TYLERTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL - Trident Foundation
HEALTH & WELLNESS -BUILDING HEALTHY SCHOOLS - PLAYGROUND - CREEKBEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 35 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $9,864,794 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 24 | $5,223,764 | $328,013 |
| 2023 | 23 | $5,473,476 | $103,664 |
| 2024 | 14 | $7,408,551 | $126,599 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in Mississippi. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $81,296. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Mississippi.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3545 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, MS, 39232. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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