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Grants paid by Phil Hardin Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 64-6024940 · Meridian, MS · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2024, Phil Hardin Foundation (EIN 64-6024940) reported 67 grants paid totaling $4,253,600. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | B | $2,185,000 | approved, future | PHF HONORS COLLEGE, TUITION GUARANTEE ENDOWMENT, BEEP | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Childrens Museum Meridian, MS | C | $875,000 | approved, future | SATELLITE LOCATION IN MERIDIAN AND LAUNCH INTO LEARNING | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State University Foundation Mississippi State, MS | B | $800,000 | approved, future | MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM EXPANSION | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Ms Childrens Museum Jackson, MS | U | $510,000 | paid | MS CHILDRENS MUSEUM-MERIDIAN, MS AND ABC COME PLAY WITH ME | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Ms Arts and Entertainment Center Meridian, MS | U | $300,000 | paid | MS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | B | $290,000 | paid | PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATION HONORS COLLEGE; BEEP, ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS, PHIL HARDIN SCHOLARSHIPS, AND TUITION GUARANTEE ENDOWMENT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | National Center of Education and the Economy Washington, DC | D | $225,000 | approved, future | MS SUPERINTENDENT ACADEMY | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Parents for Public Schools Jackson, MS | U | $215,120 | approved, future | PARENT ENGAGEMENT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Lauderdale County School District Meridian, MS | U | $210,000 | paid | LCSD STRATEGIC PLANNING | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Lauderdale County School District Meridian, MS | U | $210,000 | approved, future | ELL TEACHER & MASERY CONNECT & RETHINK ED PROJECT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State University Foundation Mississippi State, MS | B | $200,000 | paid | BOB DEEN ENDOWMENT, MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM EXPANSION | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Deep South Today Ridgeland, MS | C | $200,000 | approved, future | EXPANDED EDUCATION REPORTING AT MS TODAY | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | University of Ms Medical Center Jackson, MS | U | $180,000 | paid | UM SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND MS BASE PAIR CONSORTIUM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Ms Alliance of Nonprofits Jackson, MS | U | $176,500 | paid | MEMBERSHIP DUES AND OPERATING SUPPORT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Freedom Project Network Sunflower, MS | B | $175,250 | paid | FREEDOM SUMMER COLLEGIATE PROGRAM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Millsaps College Jackson, MS | U | $173,492 | approved, future | PATHWAYS PROGRAM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | The Mississippi Reading Clinic Jackson, MS | C | $150,000 | paid | MS READING CLINIC PILOT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Milsaps College Jackson, MS | D | $147,000 | paid | MILLSAPS PATHWAYS PROGRAM AND SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Jackson Public School District Jackson, MS | U | $125,000 | paid | EXCELLENCE FOR ALL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Jackson Public School District Jackson, MS | U | $125,000 | approved, future | EXCELLENCE FOR ALL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | National Center of Education and the Economy Washington, DC | D | $125,000 | paid | MS SUPERINTENDENT ACADEMY | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Spring Initiative Clarksdale, MS | B | $100,000 | approved, future | SPRING INITIATIVE | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Childrens Foundation of Ms Jackson, MS | D | $100,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | The Mississippi Reading Clinic Jackson, MS | C | $100,000 | approved, future | MS READING CLINIT PILOT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | United Way of East Ms Meridian, MS | U | $80,000 | approved, future | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | United Way of East Ms Meridian, MS | U | $80,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Meridian Symphony Association Meridian, MS | B | $75,000 | paid | COMMUNITY CHORDS PROGRAM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Great City Ms Foundation Jackson, MS | C | $75,000 | paid | LAUDERDALE & DELTA COUNTIES PROGRAMMING | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Meridian Symphony Association Meridian, MS | C | $75,000 | approved, future | COMMUNITY CHORDS PROGRAM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Great City Ms Foundation Jackson, MS | C | $75,000 | approved, future | LAUDERDALE AND DELTA COUNTIES PROGRAMMING | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Ms Inc Jackson, MS | U | $75,000 | paid | CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Ms Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Jackson, MS | U | $75,000 | approved, future | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Meridian Public School District Meridian, MS | U | $75,000 | paid | HOUSING AUTHORITY PROJECT, ANY GIVEN CHILD | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Ms Book Festival Jackson, MS | U | $55,000 | paid | MS BOOK FESTIVAL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Ms Acquarium Foundation Gulfport, MS | U | $50,000 | paid | MS ACQUARIUM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mission First Inc Jackson, MS | C | $50,000 | paid | KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM ADDITION | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Lauren Rogers Museum Laurel, MS | U | $50,000 | approved, future | OUTREACH ENDOWMENT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation for Ms Jackson, MS | U | $50,000 | approved, future | MS STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Spring Initiative Clarksdale, MS | B | $50,000 | paid | SPRING INITIATIVE | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | University Press of Ms Inc Jackson, MS | D | $50,000 | approved, future | A GENERATION FULL OF COURAGE | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation for Ms Jackson, MS | U | $50,000 | paid | MS STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Arts Commission Jackson, MS | C | $50,000 | approved, future | MS WHOLE SCHOOLS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network Jackson, MS | B | $50,000 | approved, future | MS STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of Northwest Ms Hernando, MS | C | $50,000 | paid | ADVANCED STEM ACCESS PROGRAM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Ms Arts Commission Jackson, MS | U | $50,000 | paid | MS WHOLE SCHOOLS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | THE PATH AHEAD | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Friends of Russell C Davis Planetarium Jackson, MS | D | $50,000 | paid | CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi College Clinton, MS | B | $50,000 | paid | EUDORA DOCUMENTARY | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | But God Ministries Ridgeland, MS | C | $50,000 | approved, future | JFC MONTESSORI | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | But God Ministries Madison, MS | B | $50,000 | approved, future | JFC MONTESSORI | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Ms Statewide Afterschool Network Jackson, MS | U | $50,000 | paid | MS STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Childrens Foundation of Ms Jackson, MS | D | $50,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT, UNTAPPED POTENTIAL, AMPLIFYING OUR POTENTIAL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi College Clinton, MS | B | $50,000 | approved, future | EUDORA DOCUMENTARY | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Trinity Dyslexia Center Meridian, MS | D | $48,200 | paid | ANNUAL BUDGET | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | East Ms Business Development Corporation Meridian, MS | U | $45,000 | paid | SCHOLARS & TECH MASTERS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education Washington, DC | B | $44,000 | approved, future | THE PATH AHEAD | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Ms Jackson, MS | U | $40,000 | paid | MS INTERACTIVE VIDEO NETWORK | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | The Writing Revolution New York, NY | B | $40,000 | paid | BRINGING THE REVOLUTION TO MS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Meridian Art Association Meridian, MS | C | $35,000 | paid | EXPERIENCING VISUAL ARTS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Inc Meridian, MS | B | $30,000 | paid | ORGANIZATIONAL GRANT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | United Way of Northeast Ms Tupelo, MS | U | $26,000 | approved, future | EARLY CHILDHOOD COALITION INSTRUCTIONAL COACH | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | We Will Go Jackson, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | CAMP HOPE EXPANSION PROJECT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | But God Ministries Ridgeland, MS | C | $25,000 | paid | JFC MONTESSORI | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Bell Voices New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | JACKSON YOUTH NEWSROOM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Hope Village for Children Meridian, MS | C | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATION DIRECTOR | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Magnolia Speech for the Deaf Jackson, MS | D | $25,000 | paid | BUILDING HOPE PROGRAM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Museum of Art Jackson, MS | C | $25,000 | approved, future | THE 2ND & 3RD GRADE INITIATIVE | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Walter Anderson Museum of Art Ocean Springs, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | THE SURREAL SOUTH | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Museum of Art Jackson, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | THE 2ND & 3RD GRADE INITIATIVE | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Chikasaw Inkana Foundation Tupelo, MS | D | $25,000 | paid | CHICKASAW HERITAGE CENTER | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Program of Research & Evaluation for Public School Hattiesburg, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | CEO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Lauren Rogers Museum Laurel, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | OUTREACH ENDOWMENT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Trinity Dyslexia Center Meridian, MS | D | $23,000 | approved, future | ANNUAL BUDGET | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Palmer Home for Children Lake Cormorant, MS | B | $20,000 | approved, future | PALMER SCHOOL OF ARTS, MUSIC, PE, LIBRARY & SCIENCE LAB INSTRUCT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Public Education Forum of Ms Jackson, MS | U | $20,000 | paid | BALANCING THE ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Palmer Home for Children Lake Cormorant, MS | B | $20,000 | paid | PALMER SCHOOL OF ARTS, MUSIC, PE, LIBRARY & SCIENCE LAB INSTRUCT | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Illuminations Center for Dyslexia Inc Meridian, MS | B | $20,000 | paid | DYSLEXIA THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Meridian Junior Auxillary Meridian, MS | D | $18,150 | paid | READING IS FUNDAMENTAL AND TEACHER MINI GRANTS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | National Council On Teacher Quality Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | IMPROVING TEACHER KNOWLEDGE | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Hope Village for Children Meridian, MS | C | $15,000 | approved, future | EDUCATION DIRECTOR | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Harrisburg Cultural and Social Services Center Inc Tupelo, MS | B | $14,000 | paid | START WITH THE ARTS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Juanita Sims Doty Foundation Jackson, MS | C | $13,500 | paid | CHOOSE TO GROW | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | United Way of Northeast Ms Tupelo, MS | U | $13,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD COALITION INSTRUCTIONAL COACH | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Meridian Public School District Foundation Meridian, MS | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Afternoon Adventure Learning Center Newton, MS | B | $10,000 | paid | AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER TUTORING PROGRAMS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Ms School for Math and Science Foundation Inc Columbus, MS | U | $8,000 | paid | MS SCHOOLS FOR MATH & SCIENCE SUMMER CAMPS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Early Childhood Association Jackson, MS | U | $5,000 | paid | EMPOWERING EARLY EDUCATORS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Youth Ministry Batesville, MS | D | $5,000 | paid | SCARED STRAIGHT PROGRAM | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Enterprise School District Enterprise, MS | U | $4,000 | paid | ENTERPRISE HIGHSCHOOL ART | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | East Ms Veterans Foundation Meridian, MS | U | $3,500 | paid | WALL OF REMEMBRANCE | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Meridian High School Department of Theater Meridian, MS | U | $2,500 | paid | TWO STATE COMPETITIONS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Humanities Council Inc Jackson, MS | B | $2,500 | paid | STUDENT POETRY INITIATIVE | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | East Ms Business Development Foundation Meridian, MS | D | $2,500 | paid | MS SCHOLARS AND TECH MASTERS | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | East Center for Educational Development Inc Meridian, MS | U | $2,000 | paid | PRINCIPALS BOOTCAMP | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of East Ms Meridian, MS | U | $1,500 | paid | MS BOOK FESTIVAL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Meridian Council for the Arts Meridian, MS | C | $1,000 | paid | THREEFOOT FESTIVAL | 202522599349100102 |
| 2024 | Mhs Marching Band Meridian, MS | U | $500 | paid | STATE MARCHING BANK COMPETITION | 202522599349100102 |
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