Funders › MS › Phil Hardin Foundation › 2018
Grants paid by Phil Hardin Foundation, tax year 2018
EIN 64-6024940 · Meridian, MS · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2018, Phil Hardin Foundation (EIN 64-6024940) reported 64 grants paid totaling $3,121,085. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2018
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ms Childrens Museum Jackson, MS | U | $3,000,000 | approved, future | MS CHILDRESN MUSEUM SATELLITE LOCATION-MERIDIAN, MS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms Arts and Entertainment Center Meridian, MS | U | $3,000,000 | approved, future | MS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State University Foundation Mississippi State, MS | B | $1,250,000 | approved, future | PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATION LIBRARIES | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | C | $1,000,000 | approved, future | PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATION HONORS COLLEGE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Millsaps College Jackson, MS | C | $500,000 | approved, future | THE EUDORA WELTY CHAIR OF SOUTHERN LITERATURE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | The University of Ms University, MS | D | $450,000 | approved, future | PHIL HARDIN FOUNDTAION PARTNERSHIP INTITATIVE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Public School District Meridian, MS | U | $385,000 | approved, future | TEACH MERIDIAN | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms State University Foundation Mississippi State, MS | U | $300,000 | approved, future | BOB DEEN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT PHI BETTA KAPPA AT MSU | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms Arts and Entertainment Center Meridian, MS | U | $300,000 | paid | MS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Freedom Project Meridian, MS | U | $300,000 | approved, future | EXPANDING STUDENT PROGRAMS AND BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms State University Foundation Mississippi State, MS | U | $300,000 | approved, future | MASTER OF PHYSICIAL ASSISTANT STUDIES | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | University of Ms Foundation University, MS | D | $250,000 | approved, future | STEPHEN MOORE ENDOWMENT | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Symphony Association Meridian, MS | B | $250,000 | approved, future | LINK-UP | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Belhaven Unviversity Meridian, MS | D | $250,000 | approved, future | START-UP INVESTMENT FUND FOR DOCTORATE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms Childrens Museum Jackson, MS | U | $200,000 | paid | MS CHILDRENS MUSEUM-MERIDIAN, MS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Womens Foundation of Ms Jackson, MS | D | $200,000 | approved, future | TWO GENERATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPROACH | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Public School District Meridian, MS | U | $192,500 | paid | TEACH MERIDIAN | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | National Center On Education & the Economy Washington, DC | B | $184,200 | approved, future | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP'S SUPERINTNEDENT ACADEMY FOR MS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | University of Ms University, MS | D | $163,040 | paid | PHIL HARDIN PARTNERSIP INITIATIVE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Delta Health Alliance Leland, MS | C | $150,000 | approved, future | REPLICATING PROMISING RESULTS AT A KEY EDUCATIONAL MILESTONE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Community Foundation of Greater Jackson Jackson, MS | U | $150,000 | approved, future | MS CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE LEVEL READING SMALL GRANT FUND | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Mississippi College Clinton, MS | B | $150,000 | approved, future | THNK READY STEM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms Campaign for Pregnancy Jackson, MS | U | $150,000 | approved, future | GROWING UP KNOWING | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | East Central Ms Health Network Decatur, MS | D | $147,800 | paid | RESIDENCY CONSORTIUM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | East Ms Business Development Foundation Meridian, MS | D | $138,290 | approved, future | LEADER IN ME | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State University Foundation Mississippi State, MS | B | $125,000 | paid | PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATION LIBRARIES | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Belhaven University Jackson, MS | B | $125,000 | paid | START-UP INVESTMENT FIND FOR DOCTORATE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Millsaps College Jackson, MS | C | $122,000 | approved, future | MERIDIAN-MILLSAPS SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Community College Meridian, MS | C | $103,000 | paid | BEST EARLY EDUCATION PRACTICE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Community Foundation of Greater Jackson Jackson, MS | U | $100,000 | approved, future | BUILDING PHILANTHROPIC CAPACITY | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State University Foundation Inc Mississippi State, MS | B | $100,000 | paid | MASTER OF ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN STUDIES | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | University of Ms Foundation University, MS | D | $100,000 | approved, future | CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF MS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Public School District Meridian, MS | U | $100,000 | paid | ANY GIVEN CHILD | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Freedom Project Meridian, MS | U | $100,000 | paid | EXPEANDING STUDENT PROGRAMS & BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Milsaps College Jackson, MS | D | $100,000 | paid | EUDORA WELTY CHAIR OF SOUTHERN LITERATURE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Womens Foundation of Ms Jackson, MS | D | $100,000 | paid | TWO-GENERATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPROACH | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Sunflower County Freedom Project Sunflower, MS | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FREEDOM SUMMER PROGRAMMING | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms Arts Commission Jackson, MS | U | $90,000 | approved, future | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR WSI | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | United Way of East Ms Meridian, MS | U | $78,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Operation Shoestring Jackson, MS | B | $75,000 | approved, future | MS STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Mississippi College Clinton, MS | U | $75,000 | paid | THINK READY STEM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms Museum of Art Jackson, MS | U | $75,000 | approved, future | THE SECOND AND THIRD GRADE INITIATIVE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Boys & Girls Club of East Ms Inc Meridian, MS | U | $75,000 | paid | SCHOOL TO WORK | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Spring Inititative Clarksdale, MS | C | $70,000 | approved, future | SPRING INTITATIVE: COLLEGE ACCESS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | National Center On Education & the Economy Washington, DC | B | $61,400 | paid | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIPS SUPERINTENDENT ACADEMY FOR MS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Lqc Lamar Foundation Oxford, MS | U | $60,000 | approved, future | LQC LAMAR FOUNDATION | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | The University of Ms University, MS | D | $60,000 | approved, future | MS MOMENTUM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Rosedale Community Youth Center Rosedale, MS | U | $60,000 | approved, future | YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, COLLEGE COHORT SYSTEM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | University of Mississippi Foundation Oxford, MS | B | $50,000 | paid | STEPHEN MOORE ENDOWMENT | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | United Way of South Ms Gulfport, MS | C | $50,000 | paid | EMPOWERING TEACHERS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Community Foundation of Greater Jackson Jackson, MS | U | $50,000 | paid | BUILDING PHILANTHROPIC CAPACITY | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Symphony Association Meridian, MS | B | $50,000 | paid | LINK-UP | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | C | $50,000 | paid | PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATION HONORS COLLEGE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | New Destiny Daycare and Learning Academy Meridian, MS | B | $50,000 | paid | CAMP DETINY AFTERSCHOOL & SUMMER PROGRAM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Parents for Public School Jackson, MS | U | $50,000 | approved, future | PPS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Community Foundtion of Greater Jackson Jackson, MS | D | $50,000 | paid | MS CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE LEVEL READING | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | East Ms Business Development Foundation Meridian, MS | D | $44,245 | paid | LEADER IN ME: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EMBDF & MPSD | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | East Ms Business Development Foundation Meridian, MS | D | $40,000 | paid | MS SCHOLARS AND TECH MASTER | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Griot Arts Inc Clarksdale, MS | B | $40,000 | approved, future | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF YOUTH PROGRAM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State University Foundation Mississippi State, MS | B | $37,500 | paid | GRADUATE ALTERNATE ROUTE CERTIFICATION TRAINING | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | University of Mississippi Foundation Oxford, MS | B | $35,000 | paid | CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF MS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Mississippi Arts Commission Jackson, MS | B | $30,000 | paid | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Sunflower County Freedom Project Sunflower, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | FREEDOM SUMMER PROGRAMMING | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Operation Shoe String Inc Jackson, MS | C | $25,000 | paid | MS STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms Museum of Art Jackson, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | THE SECOND AND THIRD GRADE INITIATIVE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Program of Research & Evaluation for Public School Hattiesburg, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | MS PRINCIPAL ACADEMY | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Spring Initiative Clarksdale, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | SPRING INITIATIVE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | The Wechsler Foundation Meridian, MS | B | $21,926 | paid | THE WESCHLER SCHOOL PROPOSAL | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Trinity Dyslexia Education Center Meridian, MS | B | $20,380 | paid | TRINITY DYSLEXIA EDUCATION CENTER ANNUAL | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Mississippi Book Festival Inc Jackson, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | BOOKS, CHILDREN & EDUCATION | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | The University of Mississippi University, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | MS MOMENTUM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Lqc Lamar Foundation Oxford, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | LQC LAMAR FOUNDATION | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Mississipppi Center for Nonprofits Jackson, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | THE MS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM SATELLITE LOCATION - MERIDIAN, MS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Freedom Summer Teaching Fellowship Cambridge, MA | U | $17,925 | paid | FREEDOM SUMMER COLLEGIATE | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | National Center On Education & the Economy Washington, DC | B | $16,000 | paid | I3 GRANT | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Magnolia Speech School for the Deaf Jackson, MS | C | $15,105 | paid | PLAYGROUND SWINGS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Freedom Project Meridian, MS | U | $15,016 | paid | SUSTAINING GROWTH AND EXP | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | From the Heart Productions Inc Oxnard, CA | B | $15,000 | approved, future | FANNIE LOU HAMERS AMERICA FILM AND FIND YOUR VOICE K-12 EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Jonestown Family Center for Education and Wellness Jonestown, MS | U | $15,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD MONTESSORI AND TODDLERS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Coffee House Films Chicago, IL | C | $14,038 | paid | THE PAST IS NEVER DEAD: THE STORY OF WILLIAM FAULKNER | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Lauderdale County School District Meridian, MS | U | $11,000 | paid | SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Griot Arts Inc Clarksdale, MS | B | $10,000 | paid | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF YOUTH PROGRAM | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Junior Auxillary Meridian, MS | D | $10,000 | paid | READING IS FUNDAMENTAL | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | National Council On Teacher Quality Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | approved, future | TEACHER PREP RATINGS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | B | $10,000 | paid | TWO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MCC GRADUATES GOING TO A UNIVERSITY | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Springhill Missionary Baptist Church Toomsuba, MS | C | $10,000 | paid | TACT PROJECT | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Rosedale Community Youth Center Rosedale, MS | U | $7,500 | paid | YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, COLLEGE COHORT SUPPORT | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | The Ms School for Math and Science Foundation Columbus, MS | U | $7,000 | paid | MS SCHOOLS FOR MATH & SCIENCE SUMMER CAMPS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Southeastern Council of Foundations Atlanta, GA | U | $5,510 | paid | ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Excel Inc Calhoun City, MS | C | $5,000 | paid | EXCEL AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER EXCEL LEARNING PROGRAMS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Illuminations Center for Dyslexia Inc Meridian, MS | B | $5,000 | paid | DYSLEXIA THERAPY CHARITY AID | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Company of Angels Inc Meridian, MS | B | $5,000 | paid | FLASH FILM FESTIVAL | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Meridian Public School District Meridian, MS | U | $2,500 | paid | ACER R13 CHROMEBOOKS | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Southeastern Council of Foundations Atlanta, GA | U | $2,500 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Community Foundation for Mississippi Jackson, MS | C | $2,000 | paid | DR. PAT LEVITT'S JANUARY VISIT TO MISSISSIPPI. | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Monroe County Childrens Vision Center Aberdeen, MS | U | $2,000 | paid | 2ND ANNUAL "HIDDEN DISORDERS-RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES" | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Ms Association of Partners in Education Madison, MS | U | $1,500 | paid | WINTER-REED FRIENDS OF EDUCATION & MAPE CONFERENCE AND GOVERNOR'S AWARD | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Community Foundation of Greater Jackson Jackson, MS | U | $1,200 | paid | DUES | 201921639349100412 |
| 2018 | Grantmakers for Education Portland, OR | C | $500 | paid | DUES | 201921639349100412 |
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