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
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 15 | $189,500 | — |
| 2019 | 17 | $195,000 | — |
| 2020 | 13 | $143,000 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | $224,200 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $370,000 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | $82,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 32 recipients receiving the most from William B & Saramel Crooks Foundation, by grants paid, out of 32 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Note | U | Jackson, MS | 2 | $380,000 | 2023 |
| Music Makers Relief Foundation 13-3782018 | D | Hillsborough, NC | 5 | $160,500 | 2022 |
| New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 72-0692744 | C | New Orleans, LA | 9 | $130,500 | 2024 |
| Southern Foodway Alliance 33-4911686 | D | University, MS | 4 | $75,000 | 2022 |
| North Ms Hill Country Picnic | U | Waterford, MS | 5 | $62,000 | 2024 |
| Ms Book Festival | U | Jackson, MS | 3 | $60,000 | 2022 |
| New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation | U | New Orleans, LA | 3 | $45,000 | 2020 |
| Yoknapatawpha Arts Council 64-0658038 | B | Oxford, MS | 3 | $42,000 | 2020 |
| Copper Canyon Press 94-3118374 | B | Port Townsend, WA | 4 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Juke Joint Festival | U | Clarksdale, MS | 3 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| University of Ms Foundation 23-7310293 | D | Oxford, MS | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Mississippi Book Festival | U | Jackson, MS | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Bumi Sehat | U | Jackson, MS | 3 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Yacnotopha Arts Council | U | Oxford, MS | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Move On Up Mississippi | U | Oxford, MS | 3 | $13,500 | 2020 |
| Delta Supper Club Foundation 82-5466605 | C | Cleveland, MS | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Community Foundation of Ms | U | Jackson, MS | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Campaign for Children's of Ms | U | Jackson, MS | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| The Little Light House | U | Jackson, MS | 3 | $9,000 | 2020 |
| Community Foundation of Mississippi 64-0845750 | C | Jackson, MS | 1 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| Magic City Blues Society 63-1095504 | B | Birmingham, AL | 2 | $7,000 | 2022 |
| Mississippi Museum of Art Art Party 64-6025771 | C | Jackson, MS | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Bumi Sehat 47-0944511 | D | Barre, VT | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Tampa Bay Blues Foundation Inc 31-1485045 | C | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Save Our Brass Cultural Foundation | U | Asheville, NC | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Oyster South 81-3434897 | B | Decatur, GA | 1 | $4,000 | 2020 |
| Music City Blues Society | U | Nashville, TN | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| Leland Chamber of Commerce 64-0439803 | D | Leland, MS | 1 | $2,500 | 2019 |
| Water Missions 57-1116978 | C | N Charleston, SC | 1 | $2,500 | 2019 |
| Ballet Mississippi 64-0674807 | C | Jackson, MS | 1 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Jones Valley Teaching Farm 84-4214058 | D | North Birmingham, AL | 1 | $1,200 | 2022 |
| Hogs for the Cause 32-0273586 | C | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
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.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Ms Hill Country Picnic Potts Camp, MS | U | $22,000 | paid | PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE FO | 202523049349101402 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Book Festival Jackson, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | READING AND LITERACY PROMOTION | 202523049349101402 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festiva New Orleans, LA | C | $15,000 | paid | ARTS & MUSIC | 202523049349101402 |
| 2024 | Juke Joint Festival Clarksdale, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND MUSIC | 202523049349101402 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of Mississippi Jackson, MS | C | $7,500 | paid | CONNECT DONORS & COMMUNITIES | 202523049349101402 |
| 2024 | Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | POETRY PUBLISHING | 202523049349101402 |
| 2024 | Ballet Mississippi Jackson, MS | C | $2,500 | paid | ENHANCE MS CULTURAL LIFE | 202523049349101402 |
| 2023 | Dream Note Jackson, MS | U | $340,000 | paid | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND EDUCATION | 202403179349103160 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festiva New Orleans, LA | C | $15,000 | paid | ARTS & MUSIC | 202403179349103160 |
| 2023 | North Ms Hill Country Picnic Potts Camp, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE FO | 202403179349103160 |
| 2023 | Mississippi Museum of Art Art Party Jackson, MS | C | $5,000 | paid | ARTS & MUSIC | 202403179349103160 |
| 2022 | Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NC | D | $45,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Dream Note Jackson, MS | U | $40,000 | paid | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND EDUCATION | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festiva New Orleans, LA | C | $25,000 | paid | ARTS & MUSIC | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Southern Foodways Alliance Oxford, MS | D | $25,000 | paid | PRESERVE CULINARY HISTORY | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Ms Book Festival Jackson, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | LITERACY & EDUCATION | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Yacnotopha Arts Council Oxford, MS | U | $15,000 | paid | ARTS & MUSIC | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Community Foundation of Ms Jackson, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | ARTS & MUSIC | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Juke Joint Festival Clarksdale, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | ARTS & MUSIC | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | North Ms Hill Country Picnic Potts Camp, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE FO | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Juke Joint Festival Clarksdale, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | ARTS & MUSIC | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Save Our Brass Cultural Foundation Asheville, NC | U | $5,000 | paid | ARTS & MUSIC | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Bumi Sehat Barre, VT | D | $5,000 | paid | MISC | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Magic City Blues Society Birmingham, AL | B | $3,000 | paid | BLUES MUSIC PRESERVATION | 202311359349101721 |
| 2022 | Jones Valley Teaching Farm North Birmingham, AL | D | $1,200 | paid | MAKING COMMUNITY HEALTHIER | 202311359349101721 |
| 2020 | Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NC | D | $33,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | University of Ms Foundation Oxford, MS | D | $25,000 | paid | BENEFIT THE UNIVERSITY OF MS | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA | C | $15,000 | paid | MUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | North Ms Hill Country Picnic Waterford, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | BLUES FESTIVAL AND FAMILY REUNION | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | Campaign for Children's of Ms Jackson, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | CHANGE THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | POETRY PUBLISHING/PRINTING | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation New Orleans, LA | U | $10,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION & CONSERVATION | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Oxford, MS | B | $10,000 | paid | ART EDUCATION | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | Move On Up Mississippi Oxford, MS | U | $5,000 | paid | HEALTHIER MISSISSIPPI | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | Bumi Sehat Jackson, MS | U | $5,000 | paid | QUALITY CHILDBIRTH HEALTHCARE | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | Oyster South Decatur, GA | B | $4,000 | paid | OYSTER FARMING | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | Music City Blues Society Nashville, TN | U | $3,000 | paid | PRESERVE THE BLUES | 202131359349100228 |
| 2020 | The Little Light House Jackson, MS | U | $3,000 | paid | SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN TUITION & EDU | 202131359349100228 |
| 2019 | Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NC | D | $40,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Ms Book Festival Jackson, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | FIGHTING CHILDHOOLD ILLITERACY | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Oxford, MS | B | $15,000 | paid | ART EDUCATION | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation New Orleans, LA | U | $15,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION & CONSERVATION | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Southern Foodway Alliance University, MS | D | $15,000 | paid | SOUTHERN FOOD CULTURE PRESERVATION | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA | C | $13,500 | paid | MUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA | C | $13,500 | paid | MUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NC | D | $12,500 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | North Ms Hill Country Picnic Waterford, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | BLUES FESTIVAL AND FAMILY REUNION | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA | C | $10,000 | paid | MUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | POETRY PUBLISHING/PRINTING | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Bumi Sehat Jackson, MS | U | $5,000 | paid | QUALITY CHILDBIRTH HEALTHCARE | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Magic City Blues Society Birmingham, AL | B | $4,000 | paid | PRESERVE THE BLUES | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Move On Up Mississippi Oxford, MS | U | $3,500 | paid | HEALTHIER MISSISSIPPI | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | The Little Light House Jackson, MS | U | $3,000 | paid | SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN TUITION & EDU | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Leland Chamber of Commerce Leland, MS | D | $2,500 | paid | PUBLIC SERVICE | 202041979349101249 |
| 2019 | Water Missions N Charleston, SC | C | $2,500 | paid | SAFE WATER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | 202041979349101249 |
| 2018 | Music Makers Relief Foundation Hillsborough, NC | D | $30,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION & PRESERVATION | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Southern Foodway Alliance University, MS | D | $25,000 | paid | SOUTHERN FOOD CULTURE PRESERVATION | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation New Orleans, LA | U | $20,000 | paid | MUSIC EDUCATION & CONSERVATION | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Ms Book Festival Jackson, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | FIGHTING CHILDHOOLD ILLITERACY | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Oxford, MS | B | $17,000 | paid | ART EDUCATION | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Copper Canyon Press Port Townsend, WA | B | $15,000 | paid | POETRY PUBLISHING/PRINTING | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA | C | $13,500 | paid | MUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Southern Foodway Alliance University, MS | D | $10,000 | paid | SOUTHERN FOOD CULTURE PRESERVATION | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Delta Supper Club Foundation Cleveland, MS | C | $10,000 | paid | PRESERVE MS DELTA | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, LA | C | $10,000 | paid | MUSIC EDU./CONSERV./N.O., LA MUSIC | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Blues Foundation Inc St Petersburg, FL | C | $5,000 | paid | MUSIC | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Bumi Sehat Jackson, MS | U | $5,000 | paid | QUALITY CHILDBIRTH HEALTHCARE | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Move On Up Mississippi Oxford, MS | U | $5,000 | paid | HEALTHIER MISSISSIPPI | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | The Little Light House Jackson, MS | U | $3,000 | paid | SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN TUITION & EDU | 201941359349102794 |
| 2018 | Hogs for the Cause New Orleans, LA | C | $1,000 | paid | RELIEF - CHILDREN WITH BRAIN CANCER | 201941359349102794 |
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.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202523049349101402 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202403179349103160 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202311359349101721 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202131359349100228 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202041979349101249 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201941359349102794 |
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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