Funding search · EIN 202599981 · Ridgeland, MS

Make a Difference Foundation

Name: Make a Difference Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

49
grants reported: $620,350
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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Highlands Presbyterian Church3 grants · $152,000
Kappa Alpha Order Educational Found1 grant · $100,000
Mississippi Center for Public Polic3 grants · $55,000
Young Life2 grants · $47,000
The Wilson Research Foundation4 grants · $42,300
Clover Arp Missions1 grant · $30,000
Latino Action Foundation1 grant · $25,000
Latino Action Fund1 grant · $25,000
Christ Covenant School1 grant · $20,000
The Redeemer'S School2 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$183,600

2022

$169,000

2023

$108,750

2024

$159,000

2025

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Kappa Alpha Order Educational Found · Columbus, OH · 2025
Charitable
$100,000
Highlands Presbyterian Church · Ridgeland, MS · 2022
Charitable
$50,000
Highlands Presbyterian Church · Ridgeland, MS · 2023
Charitable
$35,000
Young Life · Harlan, IA · 2024
Charitable
$30,000
Clover Arp Missions · Clover, SC · 2023
Charitable
$25,000
Latino Action Foundation · Ada, OK · 2025
Charitable
$25,000
Latino Action Fund · Ada, OK · 2024
Charitable
$25,000
Mississippi Center for Public Polic · Jackson, MS · 2022
Charitable
$22,500
The Wilson Research Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2023
Charitable
$20,000
Mississippi Center for Public Polic · Jackson, MS · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Christ Covenant School · Ridgeland, MS · 2023
Charitable
$12,000
The Wilson Research Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2025
Charitable
$12,000
Young Life · Harlan, IA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Friends of Childrens Hospital · Flowood, MS · 2025
Charitable
$10,000
Greater Perlie Grove Baptist Church · Jackson, MS · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
First Presbyterian Church · Whitefish, MT · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Mississippi Center for Public Polic · Jackson, MS · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
The Redeemer'S School · Jackson, MS · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Hospice Ministries · Ridgeland, MS · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Mayo Clinic · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
The Redeemer'S School · Jackson, MS · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
St Dominic Health Services Foundat · Jackson, MS · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
The Henry Cemetery · Corinth, MS · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Alpine Camp for Boys · Mentone, AL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Belhaven University · Jackson, MS · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Camp Mak-a-Dream · Missoula, MT · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
The Wilson Research Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2022
Charitable
$4,000
First Presbyterian Day School · Jackson, MS · 2025
Charitable
$2,800
The Wilson Research Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2024
Charitable
$2,800
We Will Go Ministries · Jackson, MS · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Young Life Urban Ms 18 · Jackson, MS · 2025
Charitable
$2,500
Grace Baptist Church · Ashville, NC · 2024
Charitable
$2,500
Help Hope Live · Radnor, PA · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Whitefish Community Foundation · Whitefish, MT · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Sunnybrook Children'S Home · Ridgeland, MS · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Highlands Presbyterian Church · Ridgeland, MS · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Four Corners Ministries · Opelika, AL · 2022
Charitable
$1,600
Century Club Charities · Ridgeland, MS · 2022
Charitable
$1,500
Second Presbyterian Church Foundati · Memphis, TN · 2024
Charitable
$1,300
Create Foundation · Tupelo, MS · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Daystar Counseling Ministries · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
$500
French Camp Academy · French Camp, MS · 2025
Charitable
$500
The Henry Cemetery · Corinth, MS · 2023
Charitable
$500
Mission First · Jackson, MS · 2022
Charitable
$300
First Presbyterian Church · Whitefish, MT · 2024
Charitable
$200
Fayette First Methodist Church · Fayette, AL · 2024
Charitable
$150
Mwfp Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2024
Charitable
$100
St James Episcopal Church · Jackson, MS · 2024
Charitable
$100
St Richard Catholic Church · Jackson, MS · 2024
Charitable

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