Private foundation · EIN 72-1370746 · Gulfport, MS · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Mississippi Power Foundation's grants went
It reported $2.14M in grants paid across 97 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 58.2% of those dollars to 61 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $1.25M 62 lines
- No confident match $809K 34
- Individuals, not shown $86K 1
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- SAME FORM AS USED AND SUBMITTED WITH PRIOR YEAR'S FORM 990-PF.
- Deadlines
- NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
- Restrictions
- AWARDS CANNOT BE GRANTED TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT EITHER A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) OR A GOVERNMENT ENTITY. THE FUNDS CANNOT BE USED TO CARRY ON PROPAGANDA OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF ANY SPECIFIC PUBLIC ELECTION OR TO CONDUCT, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE, TO FUND A GRANT TO AN INDIVIDUAL, TO PURCHASE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INSTALL ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING, OR TO FUND ANY OTHE
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 94 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of South Mississippi Gulfport, MS · EIN 64-0826356 | $385,263 | MATCHING PAYMENT PROGRAM | Same street 1.00 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Comm College Fndn Gulfport, MS · no confident EIN match | $315,500 | MATCHING EDUCATION GIFT PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| East Central Community College Foundation Decatur, MS · EIN 64-0869444 | $109,500 | — | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Mississippi State University Foundation MS State, MS · EIN 64-0410581 | $101,900 | MATCHING EDUCATION GIFT PROGRAM/SOUTHERN COMPANY JOINT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| The Partnership Foundation Hattiesburg, MS · EIN 20-5162135 | $100,000 | SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS GRANTS, FORREST AND LAMAR COUNTIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Pearl River Comm Coll Development Fdn Poplarville, MS · no confident EIN match | $60,500 | POPLARVILLE EXCEL BY 5 PROGRAM/HERITAGE SCHOLARSHPS | Unmatched Help match |
| Laurel School District Laurel, MS · no confident EIN match | $56,688 | NEW LAUREL STEM SCHOOL-STEM LAB SUPPLIES, STEM EQUIPMENT | Unmatched Help match |
| Center for Transformational Resilience Eugene, MS · no confident EIN match | $55,685 | MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS | Unmatched Help match |
| Main Street Leakesville Organization Leakesville, MS · EIN 83-4036776 | $50,000 | GREEN PARK UPGRADE CONTRIBUTION | Same address 1.00 |
| Main Street Pascagoula Pascagoula, MS · EIN 46-5008021 | $50,000 | COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANT FOR DOWNTOWN PASCAGOULA REVITALIZATION PHASE 3 | Same city 1.00 |
| Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum Biloxi, MS · EIN 64-0678510 | $50,000 | SPONSOR SEA & SAIL ADVENTURE CAMPS FOR CHILDREN/RESTORATION OF OLD PHOTOS | Same city 1.00 |
| United Way of West Central Mississippi Vicksburg, MS · EIN 64-0330259 | $50,000 | DONATION FOR TORNADO RELIEF-ROLLING FORK RESIDENTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Moss Point Main Steeet Association Moss Point, MS · no confident EIN match | $40,000 | CONTRIBUTION TOWARD ARPA GRANT - DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Excel by 5 Houston, MS · EIN 27-0406587 | $35,000 | SUPPORT OF WORKSHOPS & RESOURCES FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN UP TO 5 YEARS OLD | Exact name 1.00 |
| Piney Woods Conservation Group Hattiesburg, MS · EIN 87-1500655 | $35,000 | SUPPORT TO CONSERVE & PROTECT OPEN & GREEN PLACES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE IN PINEBELT | Same city 1.00 |
| The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652 | $30,000 | DONATION FOR SUPPORT OF THE MS. CHAPTER OF NATURE CONSERVANCY WORK | Exact name 1.00 |
| National Audubon Society New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | PASCAGOULA RIVER AUDUBON CENTER FUNDING | Unmatched Help match |
| Jackson State University Development Foundation Jackson, MS · EIN 23-7061115 | $25,100 | JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP | Same address 0.89 |
| The Trust for Public Land San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7222333 | $25,000 | RENOVATION/PRESERVATION OF MEMY NATIONAL MONUMENT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Pascagoula-Gautier School District Pascagoula, MS · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | CONTRIBUTION FOR LINE WORKER EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO TEACH CLASSES | Unmatched Help match |
| Home of Grace Vancleave, MS · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | DONATION TO ASSIST FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION HELPING THOSE STRUGGLING WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDITION. | Unmatched Help match |
| Icsc Foundation New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | SUPPORT PROJECT DESTINED (5) STUDENTS FROM HBCUS & UNIVERSITIES | Unmatched Help match |
| Stone County School District Wiggins, MS · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | NEW WELDING BOOTHS FOR CAREER TECHNICAL PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Southern Miss Foundation Hattiesburg, MS · no confident EIN match | $18,420 | MATCHING EDUCATION GIFT PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX · EIN 13-5613797 | $16,500 | DONATION TO FOREST/LAMAR/JONES CTY HEART WALKS | Known alias 1.00 |
| Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Gulfport, MS · EIN 64-0829058 | $15,000 | CONTRIBUTION-FREE FRDAY NIGHTS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN | Same address 1.00 |
| Gulf Coast Community Foundation Gulfport, MS · no confident EIN match | $11,000 | LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT-TEACHERS, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANT RECOGNITION PGMS | Unmatched Help match |
| American Cancer Society Atlanta, GA · EIN 13-1788491 | $10,000 | SHUCK CANCER GULF COAST AND REAL MEN WEAR PINK FUNDRAISERS | Known alias 1.00 |
| Program Believe Biloxi, MS · EIN 87-1134200 | $10,000 | SUMMER CAMP AND PROGRAM AND TUTOR SUPPPLIES FOR MINORITY STUDENTS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Jackson County School District Vancleave, MS · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | CONTRIBUTION FOR THE FABLAB | Unmatched Help match |
| Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plains Biloxi, MS · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | SUPPORT RESOURCES TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE LANDS IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES | Unmatched Help match |
| Casa of Southeast Mississippi Pascagoula, MS · EIN 80-0231274 | $7,500 | SUPPORT ABUSED & NEGLECTED CHILDREN-JACKSON,GEORGE,GREENE COUNTIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS · EIN 23-7086275 | $7,000 | 2023 HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Choctaw Area Council No 302 Boy Scouts of America Meridian, MS · EIN 64-0324398 | $6,000 | DONATION 2023 EAGLE CLUB RECOGNITION BREAKFAST | Same city 0.96 |
| Mississippi Early Learning Alliance Jackson, MS · EIN 83-2740260 | $6,000 | BUILDING FOR BABIES BREAKFASTS THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI | Same city 1.00 |
| Our Lady Academy Bay St Louis, MS · EIN 64-0509371 | $6,000 | SUPPORT TEAM ALPHA ROBOTICS | Same address 1.00 |
| St Patrick Catholic High School Biloxi, MS · EIN 20-5924725 | $6,000 | SUPPORT OF TEAM TEMPEST ROBOTICS TEAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Team Fusion Robotics Gulfport, MS · EIN 20-4199007 | $6,000 | SUPPORT TEAM FUSION ROBOTICS TEAM-GULFPORT HIGH | Same address 1.00 |
| Petal Education Foundation Petal, MS · no confident EIN match | $6,000 | SUPPORT TEA HERO ROBOTICS TEAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Picayune School District Picayune, MS · no confident EIN match | $6,000 | SUPPORT TEAM CHAOS ROBOTICS TEAM | Unmatched Help match |
| West Harrison High School Storm 4107 Atlanta, GA · no confident EIN match | $6,000 | SUPPORT OF TEAM STORM ROBOTICS TEAM | Unmatched Help match |
| United Way of East Mississippiinc Meridian, MS · EIN 64-0387703 | $5,605 | MATCHING PAYMENT PROGRAM | Same city 1.00 |
| Alcorn State University Foundation Lorman, MS · EIN 64-0538018 | $5,500 | 2023 EDUCATIONAL MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| 2nd Chance MS Oxford, MS · EIN 81-2718924 | $5,000 | DONATION TO FURTHER THE ADULT LEARNERS LEGACY | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Biloxi FIRST Biloxi, MS · EIN 64-0791608 | $5,000 | ENDOWED TEACHER GRANT FOR STEM RELATED ACTIVITY | Same address 1.00 |
| East Mississippi Foothills Land Trust Meridian, MS · EIN 41-2125773 | $5,000 | SUPPORT THE WORK TO CONSERVE, PROMOTE AND PROTECT OPEN SPACES AND GREEN SPACES OF ECOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, OR SCENIC SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MOUNT… | Same city 1.00 |
| E D U C a T E Social & Public Policy Como, MS · EIN 37-1611803 | $5,000 | SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN | Same address 1.00 |
| Jones County Junior College Foundation Ellisville, MS · EIN 64-0761646 | $5,000 | — | Same address 1.00 |
| Mission Mississippi Jackson, MS · EIN 64-0824240 | $5,000 | CONTRIBUTION FOR 30 YEARS BEYOND BARRTIERS: THROUGH LIVING RECONCILED | Same city 1.00 |
| Puttin on the Pink Breast Cancer Foundation Picayune, MS · EIN 46-1481242 | $5,000 | 2023 GALA FUNDRAISER SUPPORT-GRANT FOR 8 SURVIVORS TO ATTEND | Same address 1.00 |
2 more lines ($35K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.