Mississippi · Private foundation
Fountain Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $431k
- Granted FY2022
- 29
- Itemized grants FY2022
- 29
- Organizations funded FY2022
- Itemized, FY2022
- $357k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2022
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $60,000
- States reached, FY2022
- 3
- Total assets, FY2022
- $6.8M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mississippi State University | $32,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Southern Mississippi | $32,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Children's Museum | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pinelake Church Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stewpot Community Services Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| French Camp Academy | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Operation Shoestring Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Palmer Home for Children | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mississippi Animal Rescue League | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mississippi State University | $32,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Southern Mississippi | $32,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Children's Museum | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pinelake Church Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stewpot Community Services Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| French Camp Academy | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Operation Shoestring Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Palmer Home for Children | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mississippi Animal Rescue League | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Magnolia Speech School | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Buried Treasures Home Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Harbor Day School | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Lily Pad Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Star of Hope Mission | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Starkville Area Arts Council | $800 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($157k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Fountain Family Foundation 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: Ergon Foundation Inc · Van Devender Family Foundation William Van Devender Trustee · Regions Foundation · Community Foundation for Mississippi · Wesley a Caldwell Foundation Inc · His Way Inc · Selby and Richard McRae Foundation · Walker Foundation · The Gertrude C Ford Foundation Inc · Mike and Janie Jarvis Family Foundation · Sam E & Burnice C Wittel Foundation · Leo W Seal Jr Family Foundation
How this is measured
About Fountain Family Foundation
- How much does Fountain Family Foundation give?
- Fountain Family Foundation reported 29 itemized grants totaling $356,800, out of $430,800 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing.
- What does Fountain Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2022, its largest causes are Education (5%), Human Services (3%), Religion (2%).
- Who are Fountain Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2022: Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth Inc ($60k), Mississippi State University ($33k), University of Southern Mississippi ($33k).
- Does Fountain Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Fountain Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ergon Foundation Inc, Van Devender Family Foundation William Van Devender Trustee, Regions Foundation.
- Where is Fountain Family Foundation based?
- Fountain Family Foundation is based in MS.
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