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Grants paid by William B & Saramel Crooks Foundation

EIN 64-0907797 · Jackson, MS · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22

William B & Saramel Crooks Foundation of Jackson, MS (EIN 64-0907797) reported 70 grants paid totaling $1,203,700 to 32 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$1,203,700

70 grants

Recipients

32

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2024

6 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201815$189,500
201917$195,000
202013$143,000
202214$224,200
20234$370,000
20247$82,000

Top recipients

The 32 recipients receiving the most from William B & Saramel Crooks Foundation, by grants paid, out of 32 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Dream NoteUJackson, MS2$380,0002023
Music Makers Relief Foundation 13-3782018DHillsborough, NC5$160,5002022
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 72-0692744CNew Orleans, LA9$130,5002024
Southern Foodway Alliance 33-4911686DUniversity, MS4$75,0002022
North Ms Hill Country PicnicUWaterford, MS5$62,0002024
Ms Book FestivalUJackson, MS3$60,0002022
New Orleans Musicians Assistance FoundationUNew Orleans, LA3$45,0002020
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council 64-0658038BOxford, MS3$42,0002020
Copper Canyon Press 94-3118374BPort Townsend, WA4$40,0002024
Juke Joint FestivalUClarksdale, MS3$30,0002024
University of Ms Foundation 23-7310293DOxford, MS1$25,0002020
Mississippi Book FestivalUJackson, MS1$20,0002024
Bumi SehatUJackson, MS3$15,0002020
Yacnotopha Arts CouncilUOxford, MS1$15,0002022
Move On Up MississippiUOxford, MS3$13,5002020
Delta Supper Club Foundation 82-5466605CCleveland, MS1$10,0002018
Community Foundation of MsUJackson, MS1$10,0002022
Campaign for Children's of MsUJackson, MS1$10,0002020
The Little Light HouseUJackson, MS3$9,0002020
Community Foundation of Mississippi 64-0845750CJackson, MS1$7,5002024
Magic City Blues Society 63-1095504BBirmingham, AL2$7,0002022
Mississippi Museum of Art Art Party 64-6025771CJackson, MS1$5,0002023
Bumi Sehat 47-0944511DBarre, VT1$5,0002022
Tampa Bay Blues Foundation Inc 31-1485045CSt Petersburg, FL1$5,0002018
Save Our Brass Cultural FoundationUAsheville, NC1$5,0002022
Oyster South 81-3434897BDecatur, GA1$4,0002020
Music City Blues SocietyUNashville, TN1$3,0002020
Leland Chamber of Commerce 64-0439803DLeland, MS1$2,5002019
Water Missions 57-1116978CN Charleston, SC1$2,5002019
Ballet Mississippi 64-0674807CJackson, MS1$2,5002024
Jones Valley Teaching Farm 84-4214058DNorth Birmingham, AL1$1,2002022
Hogs for the Cause 32-0273586CNew Orleans, LA1$1,0002018

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 70 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by William B & Saramel Crooks Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024North Ms Hill Country Picnic Potts Camp, MSU$22,000paidPROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE FO202523049349101402
2024Mississippi Book Festival Jackson, MSU$20,000paidREADING AND LITERACY PROMOTION202523049349101402
2024New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festiva New Orleans, LAC$15,000paidARTS & MUSIC202523049349101402
2024Juke Joint Festival Clarksdale, MSU$10,000paidARTS AND MUSIC202523049349101402
2024Community Foundation of Mississippi Jackson, MSC$7,500paidCONNECT DONORS & COMMUNITIES202523049349101402
2024Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WAB$5,000paidPOETRY PUBLISHING202523049349101402
2024Ballet Mississippi Jackson, MSC$2,500paidENHANCE MS CULTURAL LIFE202523049349101402
2023Dream Note Jackson, MSU$340,000paidCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND EDUCATION202403179349103160
2023New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festiva New Orleans, LAC$15,000paidARTS & MUSIC202403179349103160
2023North Ms Hill Country Picnic Potts Camp, MSU$10,000paidPROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE FO202403179349103160
2023Mississippi Museum of Art Art Party Jackson, MSC$5,000paidARTS & MUSIC202403179349103160
2022Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NCD$45,000paidMUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION202311359349101721
2022Dream Note Jackson, MSU$40,000paidCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND EDUCATION202311359349101721
2022New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festiva New Orleans, LAC$25,000paidARTS & MUSIC202311359349101721
2022Southern Foodways Alliance Oxford, MSD$25,000paidPRESERVE CULINARY HISTORY202311359349101721
2022Ms Book Festival Jackson, MSU$20,000paidLITERACY & EDUCATION202311359349101721
2022Yacnotopha Arts Council Oxford, MSU$15,000paidARTS & MUSIC202311359349101721
2022Community Foundation of Ms Jackson, MSU$10,000paidARTS & MUSIC202311359349101721
2022Juke Joint Festival Clarksdale, MSU$10,000paidARTS & MUSIC202311359349101721
2022North Ms Hill Country Picnic Potts Camp, MSU$10,000paidPROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE FO202311359349101721
2022Juke Joint Festival Clarksdale, MSU$10,000paidARTS & MUSIC202311359349101721
2022Save Our Brass Cultural Foundation Asheville, NCU$5,000paidARTS & MUSIC202311359349101721
2022Bumi Sehat Barre, VTD$5,000paidMISC202311359349101721
2022Magic City Blues Society Birmingham, ALB$3,000paidBLUES MUSIC PRESERVATION202311359349101721
2022Jones Valley Teaching Farm North Birmingham, ALD$1,200paidMAKING COMMUNITY HEALTHIER202311359349101721
2020Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NCD$33,000paidMUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION202131359349100228
2020University of Ms Foundation Oxford, MSD$25,000paidBENEFIT THE UNIVERSITY OF MS202131359349100228
2020New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LAC$15,000paidMUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC202131359349100228
2020North Ms Hill Country Picnic Waterford, MSU$10,000paidBLUES FESTIVAL AND FAMILY REUNION202131359349100228
2020Campaign for Children's of Ms Jackson, MSU$10,000paidCHANGE THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN202131359349100228
2020Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WAB$10,000paidPOETRY PUBLISHING/PRINTING202131359349100228
2020New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation New Orleans, LAU$10,000paidMUSIC EDUCATION & CONSERVATION202131359349100228
2020Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Oxford, MSB$10,000paidART EDUCATION202131359349100228
2020Move On Up Mississippi Oxford, MSU$5,000paidHEALTHIER MISSISSIPPI202131359349100228
2020Bumi Sehat Jackson, MSU$5,000paidQUALITY CHILDBIRTH HEALTHCARE202131359349100228
2020Oyster South Decatur, GAB$4,000paidOYSTER FARMING202131359349100228
2020Music City Blues Society Nashville, TNU$3,000paidPRESERVE THE BLUES202131359349100228
2020The Little Light House Jackson, MSU$3,000paidSPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN TUITION & EDU202131359349100228
2019Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NCD$40,000paidMUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION202041979349101249
2019Ms Book Festival Jackson, MSU$20,000paidFIGHTING CHILDHOOLD ILLITERACY202041979349101249
2019Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Oxford, MSB$15,000paidART EDUCATION202041979349101249
2019New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation New Orleans, LAU$15,000paidMUSIC EDUCATION & CONSERVATION202041979349101249
2019Southern Foodway Alliance University, MSD$15,000paidSOUTHERN FOOD CULTURE PRESERVATION202041979349101249
2019New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LAC$13,500paidMUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC202041979349101249
2019New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LAC$13,500paidMUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC202041979349101249
2019Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NCD$12,500paidMUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION202041979349101249
2019North Ms Hill Country Picnic Waterford, MSU$10,000paidBLUES FESTIVAL AND FAMILY REUNION202041979349101249
2019New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LAC$10,000paidMUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC202041979349101249
2019Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WAB$10,000paidPOETRY PUBLISHING/PRINTING202041979349101249
2019Bumi Sehat Jackson, MSU$5,000paidQUALITY CHILDBIRTH HEALTHCARE202041979349101249
2019Magic City Blues Society Birmingham, ALB$4,000paidPRESERVE THE BLUES202041979349101249
2019Move On Up Mississippi Oxford, MSU$3,500paidHEALTHIER MISSISSIPPI202041979349101249
2019The Little Light House Jackson, MSU$3,000paidSPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN TUITION & EDU202041979349101249
2019Leland Chamber of Commerce Leland, MSD$2,500paidPUBLIC SERVICE202041979349101249
2019Water Missions N Charleston, SCC$2,500paidSAFE WATER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES202041979349101249
2018Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NCD$30,000paidMUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION201941359349102794
2018Southern Foodway Alliance University, MSD$25,000paidSOUTHERN FOOD CULTURE PRESERVATION201941359349102794
2018New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation New Orleans, LAU$20,000paidMUSIC EDUCATION & CONSERVATION201941359349102794
2018Ms Book Festival Jackson, MSU$20,000paidFIGHTING CHILDHOOLD ILLITERACY201941359349102794
2018Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Oxford, MSB$17,000paidART EDUCATION201941359349102794
2018Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WAB$15,000paidPOETRY PUBLISHING/PRINTING201941359349102794
2018New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LAC$13,500paidMUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC201941359349102794
2018Southern Foodway Alliance University, MSD$10,000paidSOUTHERN FOOD CULTURE PRESERVATION201941359349102794
2018Delta Supper Club Foundation Cleveland, MSC$10,000paidPRESERVE MS DELTA201941359349102794
2018New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LAC$10,000paidMUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC201941359349102794
2018Tampa Bay Blues Foundation Inc St Petersburg, FLC$5,000paidMUSIC201941359349102794
2018Bumi Sehat Jackson, MSU$5,000paidQUALITY CHILDBIRTH HEALTHCARE201941359349102794
2018Move On Up Mississippi Oxford, MSU$5,000paidHEALTHIER MISSISSIPPI201941359349102794
2018The Little Light House Jackson, MSU$3,000paidSPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN TUITION & EDU201941359349102794
2018Hogs for the Cause New Orleans, LAC$1,000paidRELIEF - CHILDREN WITH BRAIN CANCER201941359349102794

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.0202523049349101402
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202403179349103160
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202311359349101721
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.0202131359349100228
990PF20192019-12-31not stated2019v5.0202041979349101249
990PF20182018-12-31not stated2018v3.1201941359349102794

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/640907797.json.

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