Funding search · EIN 640707746 · Meridian, MS

The Riley Foundation

Name: The Riley Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

86
grants reported: $15.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,000
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.

What they fund

summer intern work expenses programoperating homeless outreach series

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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

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Ms State University Foundation4 grants · $10.9M
Ms Arts Entertainment3 grants · $1.5M
Mississippi Childrens Museum3 grants · $1.4M
Mississippi Children'S Museum1 grant · $529,000
Multi-County Community Service4 grants · $210,000
Meridian Symphony Association4 grants · $187,000
Meridian Art Association4 grants · $131,000
Ms Arts & Entertainment1 grant · $129,000
Care Lodge Domestic Violence2 grants · $50,000
Free Clinic of Meridian4 grants · $46,000

Giving over time

$3.8M

2022

$3.0M

2023

$4.9M

2024

$3.7M

2025

Grant history

All 86 reported grants, largest first.

$3.8M
Ms State University Foundation · Mississippi State, MS · 2024
Programssummer internscholarshipperforming arts
$2.9M
Ms State University Foundation · Mississippi State, MS · 2025
Program /summer intern/scholarship/p
$2.5M
Ms State University Foundation · Mississippi State, MS · 2022
Programsscholarshipssummer workperforming arts
$1.8M
Ms State University Foundation · Mississippi State, MS · 2023
Programsscholarshipssummer workperforming arts
$629,000
Mississippi Childrens Museum · Meridian, MS · 2022
Constructionexhibitssummer work program
$529,000
Mississippi Children'S Museum · Meridian, MS · 2025
Construction/exhibits/summer intern
$504,000
Ms Arts Entertainment · Meridian, MS · 2024
Exhibitssummer intern program
$504,000
Ms Arts Entertainment · Meridian, MS · 2023
Exhibitssummer work program
$504,000
Ms Arts Entertainment · Meridian, MS · 2022
Exhibitssummer work program
$404,000
Mississippi Childrens Museum · Meridian, MS · 2024
Constructionexhibitssummer intern program
$404,000
Mississippi Childrens Museum · Meridian, MS · 2023
Constructionexhibitssummer work program
$129,000
Ms Arts & Entertainment · Meridian, MS · 2025
Exhibits/summer intern program
$79,000
Meridian Symphony Association · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work programconcert series
$64,000
Meridian Art Association · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer int program,operating,library
$60,000
Multi-County Community Service · Meridian, MS · 2025
Homeless outreach/snap assistance
$54,000
Meridian Symphony Association · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work programconcert series
$50,000
Multi-County Community Service · Meridian, MS · 2024
Homeless outreach
$50,000
Multi-County Community Service · Meridian, MS · 2023
Homeless outreach
$50,000
Multi-County Community Service · Meridian, MS · 2022
Homeless outreach
$41,500
Meridian Symphony Association · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern programconcert series
$39,000
Meridian Art Association · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern programoperating
$25,000
Care Lodge Domestic Violence · Meridian, MS · 2023
Operating expenses
$25,000
Care Lodge Domestic Violence · Meridian, MS · 2022
Operating expenses
$20,000
Love · Meridian, MS · 2025
Operating expenses,snap benefit susp
$15,000
Meridian Little Theatre · Meridian, MS · 2024
Roof repairs & lighting upgrade
$14,000
Free Clinic of Meridian · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program,operating
$14,000
Free Clinic of Meridian · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work programoperating
$14,000
Meridian Art Association · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work programoperating
$14,000
The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2023
Festival support
$14,000
Meridian Art Association · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work programoperating
$12,500
Meridian Symphony Association · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern,program concert series
$10,000
Love · Meridian, MS · 2023
Operating expenses
$10,000
The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2022
Festival support
$9,000
Free Clinic of Meridian · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern programoperating
$9,000
The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2024
Festival support summer intern program
$9,000
Free Clinic of Meridian · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work programoperating
$7,710
Philanthropy Southeast · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Operating support
$5,000
Meridian Naval Air Station · Meridian, MS · 2025
Wings over meridian
$5,000
Love · Meridian, MS · 2024
Operating expenses
$5,000
East Ms Business Development · Meridian, MS · 2022
Operating expenses
$5,000
Love · Meridian, MS · 2022
Operating expenses
$4,000
Boy Scouts of America · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program
$4,000
City of Meridian Housing Authority · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program
$4,000
Community Foundation of East Ms · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program
$4,000
McC Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program-"anastasia"
$4,000
Meridian Rails Historical Society · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program
$4,000
Meridian Restorations Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program
$4,000
Ms Jr Miss Program · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program
$4,000
Ms Methodist Senior Services · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program
$4,000
State Games of Mississippi · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program
$4,000
United Way of East Ms · Meridian, MS · 2025
Summer intern program
$4,000
Boy Scouts of America · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
City of Meridian Housing Authority · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
Community Foundation of East Ms · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
Hope Village for Children · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
McC Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
Meridian Restorations Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
Ms Jr Miss Program · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
Ms Methodist Senior Services · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
State Games of Mississippi · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
United Way of East Ms · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer intern program
$4,000
Youth Excitement Team · Meridian, MS · 2024
Summer internprogram
$4,000
Boy Scouts of America · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
City of Meridian Housing Authority · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
Community Foundation of East Ms · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
Hope Village for Children · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
McC Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
Meridian Industrial Heritage Museum · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
Meridian Little Theatre · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
Meridian Restorations Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
Ms Jr Miss Program · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
Ms Methodist Senior Services · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
State Games of Mississippi · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
United Way of East Ms · Meridian, MS · 2023
Summer work program
$4,000
Aldersgate Retirement Community · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work program
$4,000
Boy Scouts of America · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work program
$4,000
City of Meridian Housing Authority · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work program
$4,000
Community Foundation of East Ms · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work program
$4,000
McC Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work program
$4,000
Ms Jr Miss Program · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work program
$4,000
State Games of Mississippi · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work program
$4,000
United Way of East Ms · Meridian, MS · 2022
Summer work program
$850
Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2025
Operating support
$830
Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating support
$815
Exponent Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating support
$500
Rush Medical Foundation · Meridian, MS · 2024
Troubled youth progamming

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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.