Funding search · EIN 640561264 · Jackson, MS

Mississippi Humanities Council

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

50
grants reported
$455,568
total given
2021–2023
filing years
$9,125
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

humanitieslifemississippipromotepublic

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  • Coahoma Community College3 grants · $27,500
  • The Walter Anderson Museum of Art3 grants · $27,500
  • The Rosa Foundation2 grants · $20,000
  • Jackson State University2 grants · $18,786
  • Margaret Walker Alexander Research Center1 grant · $18,641
  • Friendly City Books1 grant · $17,500
  • University of Mississippi2 grants · $17,500
  • Create Foundation1 grant · $17,210
  • Mississippi Action for Community Education2 grants · $15,428
  • Ms Book Festival1 grant · $14,000

Giving over time

$97,528
2021
$149,350
2022
$208,690
2023

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

  • $18,641

    Margaret Walker Alexander Research Center · Jackson, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $17,500

    Friendly City Books · Columbus, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $17,210

    Create Foundation · Tupelo, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $14,000

    Ms Book Festival · Jackson, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $12,000

    Dr Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation · Vicksburg, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $11,935

    Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,040

    Hancock County Library System · Bay St Louis, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    Coahoma Community College · Clarksdale, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    Emmett Till Interpretive Center · Tutwiler, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    The Rosa Foundation · McMinnville, OR · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    The Walter Anderson Museum of Art · Ocean Springs, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    Angela Furr · Brookhaven, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    Coahoma Community College · Clarksdale, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    International Museum of Muslim Cultures · Jackson, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    Jackson State University · Jackson, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    John C Robinson Condor Foundation · Long Beach, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    The Alluvial Collective · Jackson, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    The New Orleans Photo Alliance · New Orleans, LA · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    The Rosa Foundation · McMinnville, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    The Walter Anderson Museum of Art · Ocean Springs, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $10,000

    Mississippi State Universitydept of Architecture · Mississippi State, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $9,750

    Mississippi Action for Community Education · Greenville, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $9,600

    Foundation for Mississippi History · Jackson, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $9,250

    Mississippi Museum of Art · Jackson, MN · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $9,000

    Arts Foundation of Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $9,000

    Mississippi Film Society · Jackson, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $8,786

    Jackson State University · Jackson, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $8,500

    The Southway Foundation · Eupora, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $8,000

    From the Heart Productions · Oxnard, CA · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $8,000

    Invisible Histories Project · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $7,870

    Jimmie Rogers Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $7,500

    Austin Film Society · Austin, TX · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $7,500

    Coahoma Community College · Clarksdale, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $7,500

    Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs · Holly Springs, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $7,500

    The Walter Anderson Museum of Art · Ocean Springs, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $7,500

    University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $7,500

    University of Southern Mississippi · Hattiesburg, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $7,000

    Center for the Study of Southern Cultureuniversity of Mississippi · University, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $6,928

    Grammy Museum Mississippi(Cleveland Music Foundation) · Cleveland, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $6,700

    Ms Dept of Achives & History · Jackson, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $6,600

    Copiah-Lincoln Community Collegenatchez · Natchez, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $5,800

    Karen Thomas · Jackson, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $5,730

    Alex Foundation · Greenville, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $5,678

    Mississippi Action for Community Education · Columbus, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $5,500

    Operation Shoestring · Jackson, MS · 2022

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $5,500

    From the Heart Productions · Oxnard, CA · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $5,450

    The Bean Path · Jackson, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $5,300

    We Are the Promised Land Podcast (Mississippi Presenters Network Fiscal Ag · Waterford, MS · 2023

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

  • $5,300

    Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum · Jackson, MS · 2021

    To promote humanities in mississippi public life

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.