Mississippi Humanities Council Inc
Jackson, MS · EIN 64-0561264. Reported 112 grants totalling $1,324,089 to 81 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Mississippi Humanities Council Inc, the IRS classifies it under arts & culture rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE A70A) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 81 distinct organizations, with 4% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 35% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $7,870 and $15,000; the smallest was $5,300 and the largest $39,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State University | Jackson, MS | $57,927 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walter Anderson Museum of Art Incorporated | Ocean Springs, MS | $51,332 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Mississippi | University, MS | $49,580 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Department of Archives & History-Museum Divison | Jackson, MS | $46,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation for Mississippi | Jackson, MS | $39,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| John C Robinson Brown Condor | Gulfport, MS | $39,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coahoma Community College | Clarksdale, MS | $35,048 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Create Foundation Inc | Tupelo, MS | $34,710 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation Inc | Brookhaven, MS | $34,100 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mississippi Museum of Art Inc | Jackson, MS | $32,550 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Music Foundation Inc | Cleveland, MS | $26,928 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum | Jackson, MS | $25,300 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| From the Heart Productions Inc | Oxnard, CA | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Inc | Meridian, MS | $22,870 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union County Historical Society Inc | New Albany, MS | $22,500 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi State University | Ms State, MS | $21,935 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum of Biloxi Inc | Biloxi, MS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rosa Foundation | Mcminnville, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Lighthouse Black Girl Project | Jackson, MS | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ohr-Okeefe Museum of Art Inc | Biloxi, MS | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi Heritage Trust | Cleveland, MS | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi Action for Community Education Inc | Greenville, MS | $15,428 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| B B King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center | Indianola, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Delta Blues Foundation Inc | Clarksdale, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Elvis Presley Memorial Fdn | Memphis, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Freedom House Canton Inc | Canton, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hattiesburg Tourism Commission | Hattiesburg, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Historic Desoto Foundation | Hernando, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Institute of Southern Jewish Life Inc | Jackson, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jackson Mississippi Assoc for the Preservation of Smith Robertson Sc | Jackson, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lynn Meadows Discovery Center | Gulfport, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marion County Historical Society | Columbia, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Millsaps College | Jackson, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center | Meridian, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum Inc | Meridian, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Museum of the Mississippi Delta | Greenwood, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northeast Mississippi Museum Association | Corinth, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University Press of Mississippi Inc | Jackson, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wavelands Ground Zero Hurricane Museum Inc | Waveland, MS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hinds Community College--Utica Campus | Utica, MS | $14,885 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Historical Society of Gulfport | Gulfport, MS | $14,168 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rhythm Night Club on Site Memorial Museum | Natchez, MS | $14,160 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dr John Bowman Banks Museum | Natchez, MS | $13,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Glendora Economic and Community Development Inc | Glendora, MS | $13,073 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Quitman County Arts Council | Marks, MS | $12,750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi Sports Foundation Inc | Jackson, MS | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Hope Baptist Church | Jackson, MS | $12,325 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Natchez Assoc for the Preservation of Afro American Culture Inc | Natchez, MS | $12,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dr Jane Ellen Mcallister House Museum Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastman Memorial Foundation | Laurel, MS | $11,670 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oren Dunn City Museum Association | Tupelo, MS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hancock County Library System | Bay St Louis, MS | $10,040 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Activists With a Purpose | Grenada, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Canton-Madison Historical Society | Canton, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emmett Till Interpretive Center | Sumner, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Museum of Muslim Cultures | Jackson, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mississippi Childrens Museum | Jackson, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Orleans Photo Alliance Inc | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Alluvial Collective | Jackson, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc of Freedom and Social Justice | Brandon, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hancock County Historical Society Inc | Bay St Louis, MS | $9,750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foundation for Mississippi History | Jackson, MS | $9,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Museum of Muslim Culture | Jackson, MS | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arts Foundation of Kosciusko Inc | Kosciusko, MS | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Film Society | Jackson, MS | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southway Foundation | Eupora, MS | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Invisible Histories Project of Alabama | Charlotte, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Austin Film Society | Austin, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus Arts Council Incorporated | Columbus, MS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs Inc | Holly Springs, MS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation | Vicksburg, MS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi Cultural Crossroads Inc | Port Gibson, MS | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Health Center Association of Mississippi | Jackson, MS | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Noxubee County Historical Society Inc | Macon, MS | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lowndes Community Foundation Inc | Columbus, MS | $6,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alex Foundation | Mc Gehee, AR | $5,730 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Migration Heritage Foundation | Durant, MS | $5,580 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Operation Shoestring Inc | Jackson, MS | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bean Path | Jackson, MS | $5,450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We Are the Promised Land Podcast (mississippi Presenters Network Fiscal Ag | Waterford, MS | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
16 of 81 (20%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Mississippi Department of Archives & History-Museum Divison
TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 56 of 81 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 62 | $868,521 | $15,000 |
| 2021 | 13 | $97,528 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 17 | $149,350 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 20 | $208,690 | $9,800 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
92% of its giving went to organizations in Mississippi. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Mississippi.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mississippi Humanities Council Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3825 Ridgewood Road 311, Jackson, MS, 39211.
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