Mississippi Power Foundation

What they fund

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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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• William Carey University2 grants · $1.7M
• United Way of South Mississippi3 grants · $601,805
• University of Mississippi1 grant · $400,500
• Mississippi Gulf Coast Comm College Fndn3 grants · $343,000
• United Way of South Mississippi1 grant · $295,969
• Mississippi State University Foundation1 grant · $250,000
• Mississippi State University Foundation3 grants · $223,284
• United Way for Jackson & George Counties3 grants · $189,628
• Pearl River Comm Coll Development Fdn3 grants · $173,500
• The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $145,000

Giving over time

Grant history

The 100 largest of 329 grants.

• $1.6M

  William Carey University · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

  Contribution for wcu hattiesburg campus outdoor stage

• $400,500

  University of Mississippi · Oxford, MS · 2025

  Contribution for the new Patterson School of Accountancy

• $385,263

  United Way of South Mississippi · Gulfport, MS · 2023

  Matching payment program

• $315,500

  Mississippi Gulf Coast Comm College Fndn · Gulfport, MS · 2023

  Matching education gift program

• $295,969

  United Way of South Mississippi · Gulfport, MS · 2025

  2025 Matching Gift Program Project Share Infusion Paymentto assist qualifying customers for assistance with their electric bills

• $250,000

  Mississippi State University Foundation · Mississippi State, MS · 2025

  Anthony and Tonya Wilson Endowed Fund for Bully's Pantry

• $173,890

  United Way of South Mississippi · Gulfport, MS · 2024

  Project share program support

• $130,096

  United Way of East Mississippi · Meridian, MS · 2025

  Matching Gift Program. Project Share Infusion Payment to assit qualifying customers for assistance with their electric bills

• $125,000

  Mississippi Aquarium · Gulfport, MS · 2025

  Increase aquarium traffic during customer appreciation

• $125,000

  Unlimited Dreams Christian Learning Ctr · Laurel, MS · 2024

  Expand campus to accommodate k-12 children into one facility and increase attendance.

• $109,500

  East Central Community College Foundation · Decatur, MS · 2023

  Heritage scholarship for underprivileged students

• $105,919

  United Way of East Mississippi · Meridian, MS · 2024

  Project share program support

• $105,000

  Pearl River Comm Coll Development Fdn · Poplarville, MS · 2024

  Contribution for 3 community investment projects and support the bridge center in ward 5, hattiesburg - workforce development skills training

• $104,359

  United Way of Southeast Mississippi · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

  Project share program support

• $101,900

  Mississippi State University Foundation · Mississippi State, MS · 2023

  Matching education gift program/southern company joint scholarship program

• $100,000

  Extra Table Feeds · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

  Contribution to address food insecurity and mlk day of service

• $100,000

  The Nature Conservancy · Madison, MS · 2024

  Contribution for phase ii of save our shells environmental project in pascagoula

• $100,000

  Partnership Foundation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

  Small minority business grants, forrest and lamar counties

• $100,000

  Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum · Gulfport, MS · 2022

  Expand opeartions of the railroad museum to include stem lab

• $90,000

  William Carey University · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

  Establishment of student success center and renovate building to house soltuions center for supporting therapy programs for children with neuro-diverse disabilities.

• $85,979

  United Way for Jackson & George Counties · Pascagoula, MS · 2023

  Matching payment program/act work pgm for moss point & ocean springs high school students/minority business owner grants

• $80,284

  Mississippi State University Foundation · Mississippi State, MS · 2024

  2024 matching gift program and mpc portion-billy ball diversity scholarship

• $80,000

  Open Doors Homeless Coalition · Gulfport, MS · 2025

  Start up expense for 80 families who have received free housing through grant

• $75,000

  Hbrg Landmark Preservation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

  Consulting svc for revitalization of broadway drive

• $67,500

  Community Foundation of East Mississippi · Meridian, MS · 2024

  Lauderdale county sheriff dept in mdn - grant for interactive training

• $65,918

  United Way for Jackson & George Counties · Pascagoula, MS · 2022

  Matching payment program/act work pgm for moss point & ocean springs high school students/minority business owner grants

• $60,500

  Pearl River Comm Coll Development Fdn · Poplarville, MS · 2023

  Poplarville excel by 5 program/heritage scholarshps

• $56,688

  Laurel School District · Laurel, MS · 2023

  New laurel stem school-stem lab supplies, stem equipment

• $55,685

  Center for Transformational Resilience · Eugene, MS · 2023

  Mental health training for first responders

• $51,600

  Mississippi State University · Ms State, MS · 2025

  2025 Education Match Program

• $50,000

  Hancock County Community Development Foundation · Saint Louis, MS · 2025

  Small Business Grants

• $50,000

  Main Street Pascagoula · Pascagoula, MS · 2025

  Facade grant for small business improvements around the Amtrax Station

• $50,000

  Meridian Restoration Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2025

  Phase II of the Merrehope Home Restoration Project

• $50,000

  Picayune Main Street · Picayune, MS · 2025

  Facade Grants for Picayune downtown historic district

• $50,000

  First Louisiana-Mississippi · Metairie, LA · 2024

  Magnolia regional robotics competition 2nd year contribution

• $50,000

  Lighthouse Academy of Dyslexia · Ocean Springs, MS · 2024

  Contribution to improve multipurpose room at academy

• $50,000

  Main Street Leakesville Organization · Leakesville, MS · 2023

  Green park upgrade contribution

• $50,000

  Main Street Pascagoula · Pascagoula, MS · 2023

  Community investment grant for downtown pascagoula revitalization phase 3

• $50,000

  Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum · Biloxi, MS · 2023

  Sponsor sea & sail adventure camps for children/restoration of old photos

• $50,000

  United Way of West Central Ms · Vicksburg, MS · 2023

  Donation for tornado relief-rolling fork residents

• $50,000

  Armed Forces Museum Foundation · Camp Shelby, MS · 2022

  Camp shelby museum display of adj general collins uniform

• $50,000

  Back Bay Mission · Biloxi, MS · 2022

  Contribution to upgrade micah day center for homeless population to come for food, showers and laundry

• $50,000

  City of Wiggins · Wiggins, MS · 2022

  Faade grants for wiggins local businesses

• $50,000

  Hancock Cty Community Development Foundation · Bay St Louis, MS · 2022

  Hancock cty chamber of commerce rent assistance programs/minority business grants

• $50,000

  Hattiesburg Landmark Preservation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

  Faade grants for hattiesburg located small minority businesses

• $50,000

  Meridian Restoration Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2022

  Contribution for merrehope & the f.w. Williams home

• $42,652

  United Way of South Mississippi · Gulfport, MS · 2022

  Matching payment program

• $41,100

  Mississippi State University Foundation · Mississippi State, MS · 2022

  Matching education gift program/southern company joint scholarship program

• $40,000

  Moss Point Main Steeet Association · Moss Point, MS · 2023

  Contribution toward arpa grant - downtown revitalization

• $37,731

  United Way for Jackson & George Counties · Pascagoula, MS · 2024

  Ocean springs faade grant program

• $35,000

  Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Region · Gulfport, MS · 2025

  Directed to Boys and Girls Club of Gulf Coast and Southeast Atlanta Mission Support

• $35,000

  Excel By 5 · Jackson, MS · 2023

  Support of workshops & resources for parents of children up to 5 years old

• $35,000

  Piney Woods Conservation Group · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

  Support to conserve & protect open & green places of environmental significance in pinebelt

• $35,000

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

  Contribution for building public art installatino in downtown waveland

• $30,000

  East Ms Business Development Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2025

  Finalize engineering & design for unexpected drainage & storm water at the downtown alley project

• $30,000

  Excel By 5 · Jackson, MS · 2025

  Prepare families with 0-5 age children to enter school with the skills they need

• $30,000

  South Central Ms Consortium for Educational Excell · Hattiesburg, MS · 2025

  Contribution for the Making Connections annual teachers conference

• $30,000

  The Nature Conservancy · Madison, MS · 2025

  Support environmental conservation programs

• $30,000

  Excel By 5 · Jackson, MS · 2024

  Contribution-expand pgm reach, professional development, parent engagement & resource allocation for strengthening early childhood education.

• $30,000

  S Centr Ms Cons for Educ Excel & Dvlmpt · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024

  Making connections teacher conference

• $30,000

  The Nature Conservancy-Ms Chapter · Madison, MS · 2024

  Support of environmental conservation projects

• $30,000

  National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2023

  Pascagoula river audubon center funding

• $30,000

  S Centr Ms Cons for Educ Excel & Dvlmpt · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

  Making connections educational conference

• $30,000

  The Nature Conservancy · Madison, MS · 2023

  Donation for support of the ms. Chapter of nature conservancy work

• $30,000

  Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra · Gulfport, MS · 2022

  Support the arts/cultural and economic growth of the gulf coast

• $30,000

  Mississippi Power Community Connection · Gulfport, MS · 2022

  Funding service organization who donates their time, talents and donations to community projects and organizations

• $30,000

  National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022

  Pascagoula river audubon center funding

• $30,000

  S Centr Ms Cons for Educ Excel & Dvlmpt · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

  Making connections educational conference

• $26,500

  American Heart Association · Gulfport, MS · 2022

  Donation to forest/lamar/jones cty heart walks

• $25,250

  Jackson State Development Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2024

  Annual heritage scholarship

• $25,200

  Singing River Health System Foundation · Ocean Springs, MS · 2024

  Contribution for hope squad program - peer to peer suicide prevention program

• $25,100

  Jackson State Development Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2023

  Jackson state university heritage scholarship

• $25,000

  Casa of Hancock County · Findlay, OH · 2025

  Support abused/neglected children

• $25,000

  Extra Table Feeds · Hattiesburg, ME · 2025

  Contribution for food insecurity during holiday season

• $25,000

  Foundation for Rush · Meridian, MS · 2025

  Ochsner Rush's Project Inspire Support

• $25,000

  Meridian Community College Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2025

  Support Tuition Guarantee Program

• $25,000

  Propel Education Forum of Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2025

  Support WorkFuture Institute for Workforce & Education Excellence

• $25,000

  The Trust for Public Land · New York, NY · 2025

  Save the Forks of the Road Project

• $25,000

  United Way of Jackson & George Counties · Pascagoula, ME · 2025

  Small business facade grants, Ocean Springs Chanber

• $25,000

  City of Wiggins · Wiggins, MS · 2024

  Wiggins downtown faade grants - 2nd phase of improvements

• $25,000

  Walter Anderson Museum of Art · Ocean Springs, MS · 2024

  The public art enterprise-jackson cty - leverage as avenue to deliver stem education, applied skills & creative placemaking

• $25,000

  Pascagoula-Gautier School District · Pascagoula, MS · 2023

  Contribution for line worker equipment needed to teach classes

• $25,000

  Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

  Renovation/preservation of memy national monument

• $25,000

  Arts Hancock County Mississippi · Bay St Louis, MS · 2022

  Support local art projects in hancock county

• $25,000

  Jackson State Development Foundation · Jackson, MS · 2022

  Jackson state university heritage scholarship

• $25,000

  Main Street Pascagoula · Pascagoula, MS · 2022

  Community investment grant for downtown pascagoula revitalization phase 3

• $25,000

  Pass Christian Main Street Foundation · Pass Christian, MS · 2022

  Mitigate and repair damange to historic randolph community center

• $25,000

  Picayune Main Street · Picayune, MS · 2022

  Community investment grant for picayune city entrance gateway/alleyway transformation and picayune community center appliances replacement

• $24,785

  University of Southern Miss Foundation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2022

  Matching education gift program

• $20,000

  American Heart Associatio · Gulfport, MS · 2025

  Donation to AHA Coast Heartwalk/Heart Gala and AHA

• $20,000

  Casa of Southeast Mississippi · Pascagoula, MS · 2025

  Support abused/neglected children.

• $20,000

  Hope Haven of Hancock County · Waveland, MA · 2025

  Renovate family room used for interviewing children's abuse cases

• $20,000

  Main Street Poplarville · Poplarville, MS · 2025

  Facade grants for Main Street in Poplarville

• $20,000

  Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum · Biloxi, MS · 2025

  Sea & Sail adventure camp for underprivileged children

• $20,000

  American Heart Association · Gulfport, MS · 2024

  Donation to aha coast heartwalk/heart gala and aha pinebelt heart walk.

• $20,000

  Bay Springs Main Street Association · Bay Springs, MS · 2024

  Bay springs facade grant program

• $20,000

  Home of Grace · Vancleave, MS · 2024

  Parking lot pavement in front of chapel

• $20,000

  Mississippi Gulf Coast Comm College Fndn · Gulfport, MS · 2024

  2024 2nd quarter matching gift program and vp retirement endowment - billy thornton jr

• $20,000

  Poplarville Association of Athletics · Poplarville, MS · 2024

  Contribution toward new restroom facilities & sewer upgrade at bill watson park

• $20,000

  Home of Grace · Vancleave, MS · 2023

  Donation to assist faith based organization helping those struggling with drug and alcohol addition.

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