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Grants paid by Phil Hardin Foundation, tax year 2025
EIN 64-6024940 · Meridian, MS · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2025, Phil Hardin Foundation (EIN 64-6024940) reported 78 grants paid totaling $4,488,612. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2025
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ms Arts and Entertainment Center Meridian, MS | U | $2,700,000 | approved, future | SUSTAINED SUPPORT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | University of Ms Medical Center Jackson, MS | U | $2,500,000 | approved, future | MS BASE PAIR CONSORTIUM | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | C | $1,500,000 | approved, future | TUITION GUARANTEE ENDOWMENT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Ms State University Foundation Starkville, MS | U | $600,000 | approved, future | EXPANSION | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Foundation for Ms History Jackson, MS | D | $500,000 | approved, future | MARGARET ANN CRIGLER PARK | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Ms Inc Jackson, MS | U | $450,000 | approved, future | LIFE AND WORKFORCE READINESS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Ms Childrens Museum Jackson, MS | U | $450,000 | paid | MERIDIAN SATELLITE LOCATION | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | B | $400,000 | approved, future | PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATION HONORS COLLEGE | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Public School District Meridian, MS | U | $375,000 | approved, future | TEACHER MERIDIAN INCENTIVE GRANT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Mississippi Childrens Museum Meridian, MS | C | $350,000 | approved, future | SATELLITE LOCATION IN MERIDIAN | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Ms Arts and Entertainment Center Meridian, MS | U | $300,000 | paid | SUSTAINED SUPPORT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Jackson Public School District Jackson, MS | U | $300,000 | approved, future | COUNT ME IN FUTURE TEACHERS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Foundation for Ms Downtown Jackson, MS | D | $300,000 | approved, future | DOWNTOWN URBAN STUDIO | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Lauderdale County School District Meridian, MS | U | $236,250 | approved, future | PRE-K | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Lauderdale County School District Meridian, MS | U | $200,000 | paid | PRE-K | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Mississippi State University Foundation Mississippi State, MS | B | $200,000 | paid | MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM EXPANSION | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | B | $200,000 | paid | PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATION HONORS COLLEGE; BEEP, ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS, PHIL HARDIN SCHOLARSHIPS, AND TUITION GUARANTEE ENDOWMENT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Mississippi Childrens Museum Meridian, MS | C | $150,000 | paid | LAUNCH INTO LEARNING | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Jackson Public School District Jackson, MS | U | $150,000 | approved, future | EXCELLENCE FOR ALL | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Jackson State University Jackson, MS | U | $150,000 | approved, future | COUNT ME IN FUTURE MATH TEACHERS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Public School District Foundation Meridian, MS | U | $150,000 | approved, future | ANY GIVEN CHILD | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Base Camp Coding Academy Water Valley, MS | B | $150,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Parents for Public Schools Jackson, MS | U | $144,080 | approved, future | PARENT ENGAGEMENT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Lauderdale County School District Meridian, MS | U | $140,000 | paid | MASTERY CONNECT & RETHINK ED PROJECT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Deep South Today Ridgeland, MS | C | $135,500 | approved, future | EXPANDED EDUCATION REPORTING | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Jackson Public School District Jackson, MS | U | $125,000 | paid | EXCELLENCE FOR ALL | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | National Center of Education and the Economy Washington, DC | D | $125,000 | paid | MS SUPERINTENDENT ACADEMY | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | The Mississippi Reading Clinic Jackson, MS | C | $100,000 | paid | MS READING CLINIT PILOT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Community Foundation of Northwest Ms Hernando, MS | C | $100,000 | paid | ADVANCED STEM ACCESS PROGRAM | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | National Center of Education and the Economy Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | approved, future | MS SUPERINTENDENT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Art Association Meridian, MS | C | $100,000 | paid | EXPANSION OF CULTURAL SERVICES & EDUCATION | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Milsaps College Jackson, MS | D | $100,000 | paid | PATHWAYS PROGRAM | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | United Way of East Ms Meridian, MS | U | $80,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Base Camp Coding Academy Water Valley, MS | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Great City Ms Foundation Jackson, MS | C | $75,000 | paid | LAUDERDALE AND DELTA COUNTIES PROGRAMMING | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Symphony Association Meridian, MS | B | $75,000 | paid | COMMUNITY CHORDS PROGRAM | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | C | $75,000 | paid | BEEP | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Ms Alliance of Nonprofits Jackson, MS | U | $75,000 | paid | MEMBERSHIP DUES AND OPERATING SUPPORT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Public School District Foundation Meridian, MS | U | $75,000 | paid | ANY GIVEN CHILD | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Millsaps College Jackson, MS | U | $73,492 | paid | SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Parents for Public Schools Jackson, MS | U | $71,040 | paid | PARENT ENGAGEMENT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Lauderdale County School District Meridian, MS | U | $70,000 | paid | ELL TEACHER | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Deep South Today Ridgeland, MS | C | $64,500 | paid | EXPANDED EDUCATION REPORTING AT MS TODAY | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Mississippi Childrens Museum Meridian, MS | C | $60,000 | approved, future | LAUNCH INTO LEARNING | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | New Destiny Daycare and Learning Academy Meridian, MS | B | $60,000 | paid | CAMP DESTINY AFTERSCHOOL & SUMMER | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Ms Book Festival Jackson, MS | U | $60,000 | paid | MS BOOK FESTIVAL | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | University of Southern Ms Foundation Hattiesburg, MS | C | $50,000 | approved, future | DE GRUMMON CHILDREN'S LITERATURE COLLECTION | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | University Press of Ms Inc Jackson, MS | D | $50,000 | paid | A GENERATION FULL OF COURAGE | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Spring Initiative Clarksdale, MS | B | $50,000 | paid | SPRING INITIATIVE | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Childrens Foundation of Ms Jackson, MS | D | $50,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Ms Arts Commission Jackson, MS | U | $50,000 | paid | MS WHOLE SCHOOLS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Community Foundation of Northwest Ms Hernando, MS | C | $50,000 | approved, future | ADVANCED STEM ACCESS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | C | $50,000 | paid | PRINCIPALS BOOTCAMP | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Mississippi College Clinton, MS | B | $50,000 | paid | EUDORA DOCUMENTARY | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | University of Southern Ms Foundation Hattiesburg, MS | C | $50,000 | paid | DE GRUMMON CHILDRENS LITERATURE COLLECTION | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Friends of Russell C Davis Planetarium Jackson, MS | D | $50,000 | paid | CONSTRUCTION PROJECT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Community Foundation for Ms Jackson, MS | U | $50,000 | paid | MS STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Teach for America Oxford, MS | U | $50,000 | approved, future | INCREASING TFAS REGIONAL LEADERSHIP | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Childrens Foundation of Ms Jackson, MS | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Spring Initiative Clarksdale, MS | B | $50,000 | approved, future | SPRING INITIATIVE | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network Jackson, MS | B | $50,000 | approved, future | MS STATEWIDE AFTERSCHOOL | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Florida State University Foundation Tallahassee, FL | B | $50,000 | paid | ADOLESCENT LITERACY IN MS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education Washington, DC | B | $44,000 | paid | THE PATH AHEAD | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Art Association Meridian, MS | C | $40,000 | approved, future | EXPERIENCING VISUAL ARTS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | National Folk Festival Jackson, MS | U | $40,000 | paid | 82ND NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | C | $35,000 | approved, future | BEEP | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Center for the Study of the American South Chapel Hill, NC | U | $30,000 | paid | BILL FERRIS LEGACY PODCAST | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | United Way of Northeast Ms Tupelo, MS | U | $26,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD COALITION INSTRUCTIONAL COACH | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Inc Meridian, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | New Stage Jackson, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | NEW STAGE THEATRE | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Mississippi Museum of Art Jackson, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | THE 2ND & 3RD GRADE INITIATIVE | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | But God Ministries Ridgeland, MS | C | $25,000 | approved, future | JFC MONTESSORI | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Bell Voices New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | JACKSON YOUTH NEWSROOM | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | East Ms Business Development Corporation Meridian, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | SCHOLARS & TECH MASTERS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Walter Anderson Museum of Art Ocean Springs, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | NATURE BOUND | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Lauren Rogers Museum Laurel, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | OUTREACH ENDOWMENT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | The Parents Campaign & Research Education Fund Jackson, MS | C | $25,000 | approved, future | STRENGTHENING PUBLIC EDUCATION | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Program of Research & Evaluation for Public School Hattiesburg, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | CEO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | We Will Go Jackson, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | WE WILL GO CAMP PROPOSAL | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | The Parents Campaign & Research Education Fund Jackson, MS | C | $25,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING PUBLIC EDUCATION | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | But God Ministries Ridgeland, MS | C | $25,000 | paid | JFC MONTESSORI | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Teach for America Oxford, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | INCREASING TFAS REGIONAL LEADERSHIP PIPELINE | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Regional Rehabilitation Center Tupelo, MS | B | $25,000 | paid | DYSLEXIA THERAPY | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Lauren Rogers Museum Laurel, MS | U | $25,000 | approved, future | OUTREACH ENDOWMENT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Trinity Dyslexia Center Meridian, MS | D | $23,000 | paid | ANNUAL | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Trinity Dyslexia Center Meridian, MS | D | $23,000 | paid | ANNUAL BUDGET | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Trinity Dyslexia Center Meridian, MS | D | $23,000 | approved, future | ANNUAL BUDGET | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Mississippi Humanities Council Inc Jackson, MS | B | $20,000 | paid | MS HUMANTIES COUNCIL SPEAKER | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Palmer Home for Children Lake Cormorant, MS | B | $20,000 | paid | PALMER SCHOOL OF ARTS, MUSIC, PE, LIBRARY & SCIENCE LAB INSTRUCT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Community College Foundation Meridian, MS | C | $20,000 | paid | TWO SCHOLARSHIPS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Harrisburg Cultural and Social Services Center Inc Tupelo, MS | B | $20,000 | approved, future | CREATIVE ARTS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Hyland Academy of Excellence Vicksburg, MS | D | $20,000 | paid | FALL IN LOVE WITH EDUCATION AGAIN | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Illuminations Center for Dyslexia Inc Meridian, MS | B | $20,000 | paid | DYSLEXIA THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Freedom Project Network Sunflower, MS | B | $15,000 | paid | SITE PROGRAMMING ALUMNI SUCCESS & FREEDOM SUMMER COLLEGIATE PROGRAM | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Hope Village for Children Meridian, MS | C | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATION DIRECTOR | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Childrens Foundation of Ms Jackson, MS | D | $15,000 | paid | 4TH ANNUAL SUMMIT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Juanita Sims Doty Foundation Jackson, MS | C | $15,000 | paid | CHOOSE TO GROW | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | East Center for Educational Development Inc Meridian, MS | U | $15,000 | paid | EMCED-MSU COHORT LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Junior Auxillary Meridian, MS | C | $13,500 | paid | READING IS FUNDAMENTAL | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Others Under 5000 Meridian, MS | U | $11,805 | paid | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Afternoon Adventure Learning Center Newton, MS | B | $10,000 | paid | AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER TUTORING PROGRAMS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Junior Auxillary Meridian, MS | D | $8,500 | paid | READING IS FUNDAMENTAL AND TEACHER MINI GRANTS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Mississippi Early Childhood Association Jackson, MS | U | $5,425 | paid | EMPOWERING EARLY EDUCATORS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Youth Opportunities Unlimited Marks, MS | C | $5,000 | paid | YOU EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Midtown Parnters Jackson, MS | C | $5,000 | paid | STEM FACILITY FINAL REPAIRS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian Restorations Foundation Meridian, MS | C | $5,000 | paid | TREES OF CHRISTMAS | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Teach Plans Medford, MA | D | $5,000 | paid | DELTA CHANGE AGENT FELLOW | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Youth Ministry Batesville, MS | D | $5,000 | paid | SCARED STRAIGHT PROGRAM | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Youth Ministry Batesville, MS | D | $5,000 | paid | SCARED STRAIGHT PROGRAM | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | East Ms Veterans Foundation Meridian, MS | U | $3,350 | paid | BRONZE EAGLE STATUE | 202621739349100007 |
| 2025 | Meridian High School Department of Theater Meridian, MS | U | $1,000 | paid | PRIDE OF THE SOUTH COLOR GUARD & DRUM MAJOR | 202621739349100007 |
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