Funding search · EIN 831481096 · Wilmington, DE

Louis Lou Ann and Melissa Poynter Family

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

80
grants reported
$180,758
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Extra Table Feeds4 grants · $22,500
  • United Way of Southeast Mississippi4 grants · $20,000
  • Citizens Development Center4 grants · $20,000
  • Edwards Street Fellowship Center4 grants · $20,000
  • Genesis Women'S Shelter3 grants · $15,000
  • Interfaith Family Services4 grants · $12,000
  • Christian Services Inc of America4 grants · $8,000
  • University of Mississippi Foundation4 grants · $8,000
  • Junior League of Dallas4 grants · $6,500
  • The Greater Pinebelt Community Foundation6 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$47,000
2022
$45,758
2023
$44,500
2024
$43,500
2025

Grant history

All 80 reported grants, largest first.

  • $7,500

    Extra Table Feeds · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Citizens Development Center · Dallas, TX · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Edwards Street Fellowship Center · Hattiesburg, MS · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Extra Table Feeds · Hattiesburg, MS · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Genesis Womens Shelter & Support · Dallas, TX · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    United Way of Southeast Mississippi · Hattiesburg, MS · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Citizens Development Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Edwards Street Fellowship Center · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Extra Table Feeds · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Genesis Women'S Shelter · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    United Way of Southeast Mississippi · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Citizens Development Center · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Edwards Street Fellowship Center · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Genesis Women'S Shelter · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    United Way of Southeast Mississippi · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Citizens Development Center · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Edwards Street Fellowship Center · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Extra Table Feeds · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Genesis Women'S Shelter · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    United Way of Southeast Mississippi · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Interfaith Family Services · Dallas, TX · 2025

    ADVANCE Career Program

  • $3,000

    Interfaith Family Services · Dallas, TX · 2024

    ADVANCE Career Program

  • $3,000

    Interfaith Family Services · Dallas, TX · 2023

    ADVANCE Career Program

  • $3,000

    Interfaith Family Services · Dallas, TX · 2022

    ADVANCE Career Program

  • $3,000

    West Alabama Food Bank · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022

    Imagine West Alabama! plan

  • $2,000

    Christian Services Inc of America · Hattiesburg, MS · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    University of Mississippi Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2025

    School of Law - Clinical Programs Fund

  • $2,000

    Christian Services Inc of America · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    University of Mississippi Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2024

    School of Law - Clinical Programs

  • $2,000

    Christian Services Inc of America · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    University of Mississippi Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2023

    School of Law - Clinical Programs Fund

  • $2,000

    Christian Services Inc of America · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Junior League of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General Underwriting - Community Service Fund

  • $2,000

    University of Mississippi Foundation · Oxford, MS · 2022

    School of Law - Clinical Programs Fund

  • $1,500

    Junior League of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2025

    General Underwriting - Community Service Fund

  • $1,500

    Junior League of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General Underwriting - Community Service Fund

  • $1,500

    Junior League of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General Underwriting - Community Service Fund

  • $1,000

    Cheshire Abbey · Jackson, MS · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Homes of Hope for Children · Purvis, MS · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Kids Hub · Hattiesburg, MS · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Denver, CO · 2025

    Research Fund

  • $1,000

    North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Pets Going Places · Colleyville, TX · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Pinebelt Christian Womens Job Corps · Hattiesburg, MS · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    R3sm · Hattiesburg, MS · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country · Kerrville, TX · 2025

    Kerr County Flood Relief Fund

  • $1,000

    The Greater Pinebelt Community Foundation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2025

    AMPACT Reading Corps fund

  • $1,000

    Cheshire Abbey · Jackson, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    General Board of Global Ministries of the Umc · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    UMCOR US Disaster Response and Recovery Advance (USDR - Hurricane Helene)

  • $1,000

    Homes of Hope for Children · Purvis, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Kids Hub · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Denver, CO · 2024

    Research Fund

  • $1,000

    North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Pets Going Places · Colleyville, TX · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Pinebelt Christian Womens Job Corps · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    R3sm · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    The Fieldhouse · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    The Greater Pinebelt Community Foundation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

    AMPACT Reading Corps

  • $1,000

    Cheshire Abbey · Jackson, MS · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Denver, CO · 2023

    Research Fund

  • $1,000

    North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Pets Going Places · Colleyville, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Pinebelt Christian Womens Job Corps · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    R3sm · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    The Fieldhouse · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    The Greater Pinebelt Community Foundation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    America Reads Mississippi Tutoring Program

  • $1,000

    The Greater Pinebelt Community Foundation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    Forrest County Sheriff's Office Benevolence Fund

  • $1,000

    Cheshire Abbey · Jackson, MS · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida · Fort Myers, FL · 2022

    Hurricane IAN Support

  • $1,000

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Denver, CO · 2022

    Research Fund

  • $1,000

    North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Pets Going Places · Colleyville, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    Pinebelt Christian Womens Job Corps · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    R3sm · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    The Fieldhouse · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    The Greater Pinebelt Community Foundation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

    Forrest County Sheriff's Office Benevolence Fund

  • $1,000

    The Greater Pinebelt Community Foundation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

    America Reads Mississippi Tutoring Program

  • $258

    Child Protective Services Community Partners · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $250

    Genesis Womens Shelter & Support · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $250

    Junior League of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.