Mississippi · Public charity
4-County Foundation Inc
The mission of 4-county foundation, inc. Is the accumulation of funds from its members and disbursement of said funds for charitable purposes that improve the quality of life in the service territory of 4-county electric power association and have a direct or indirect benefit to the membership of 4-county electric power association.
- $378k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 35
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $317k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $9,163
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 26
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $226k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 80% of the organizations 4-County Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 78% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 35 | $317k | 77% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $83k | 80% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $155k | 72% |
| FY2022 | 26 | $227k | 73% |
| FY2021 | 19 | $147k | 63% |
| FY2020 | 18 | $144k | 78% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $130k | 72% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $140k | 89% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mission Inc | $43,939 | 5 | 6% |
| The Dream Center of Columbus Inc | $36,233 | 3 | 14% |
| Golden Triangle Theatre | $35,203 | 3 | 6% |
| Mennonite Service Center | $22,000 | 3 | 22% |
| Frank P Phillips Memorial YMCA | $14,560 | 2 | 1% |
| Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center Inc | $12,248 | 1 | 3% |
| Golden Triangle Outdoors Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
| United Way of the Golden Triangle Region | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| East Mississippi Community College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Noxubee County Historical Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mission Inc | $43,939 | 5 | 6% |
| The Dream Center of Columbus Inc | $36,233 | 3 | 14% |
| Golden Triangle Theatre | $35,203 | 3 | 6% |
| Mennonite Service Center | $22,000 | 3 | 22% |
| Frank P Phillips Memorial YMCA | $14,560 | 2 | 1% |
| Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center Inc | $12,248 | 1 | 3% |
| Golden Triangle Outdoors Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
| United Way of the Golden Triangle Region | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| East Mississippi Community College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Noxubee County Historical Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Last House on the Block Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Oktibbeha Educational Foundation D/B/A Starkville Academy | $9,958 | 1 | 0% |
| Clay County Educational Foundation Inc | $8,763 | 1 | 0% |
| Prairie Belt Blues Foundation | $8,640 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Coding Academies | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Noxubee County School District | $7,078 | 1 | n/a |
| Helping Hands of Columbus Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Friends of Noxubee Refuge | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Columbus Christian Academy Inc | $5,040 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 118 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget 4-County Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: International Paper Company Foundation · United Way of the Golden Triangle Region · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About 4-County Foundation Inc
- How much does 4-County Foundation Inc give?
- 4-County Foundation Inc reported 35 itemized grants totaling $316,995, out of $377,684 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 26 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does 4-County Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (21%), Public Safety & Disaster (18%), Human Services (8%).
- Who are 4-County Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Mission Inc ($44k), The Dream Center of Columbus Inc ($36k), Golden Triangle Theatre ($35k).
- Does 4-County Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as 4-County Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include International Paper Company Foundation, United Way of the Golden Triangle Region, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is 4-County Foundation Inc based?
- 4-County Foundation Inc is based in MS.
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