Mississippi · Public charity
Mississippi Humanities Council Inc
The mississippi humanities council (mhc) seeks to create and foster opportunities for the people of mississippi to understand themselves and others and to place their lives in the larger context of the human condition. In the belief that learning about the past and interpreting the present will allow our society to provide a better…
- $426k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 14
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 41%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $375k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,781
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $97,292
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 58
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 41% of the organizations Mississippi Humanities Council Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 36% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Arts & CultureEducationCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesPhilanthropyCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 12 | $357k | 75% |
| FY2024 | 17 | $174k | 41% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $149k | 35% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $84k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 58 | $844k | 52% |
| FY2020 | 36 | $454k | 75% |
| FY2019 | 17 | $157k | 47% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $103k | 79% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Arts & Culture$2.4MEducation$128kCommunity Improvement$18kCrime & Legal$14kReligion$13kCivil Rights$10kPhilanthropy$8kHuman Services$8kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
MN
OR
CA
NC
DC
LA
MS
AL
TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward Hines Education Foundation | $97,292 | 1 | n/a |
| Jackson State University | $85,036 | 5 | n/a |
| Mississippi Department of Archives & History-Museum Divison | $75,700 | 5 | n/a |
| Walter Anderson Museum of Art Inc | $71,332 | 5 | 3% |
| Hinds Community College | $68,079 | 3 | n/a |
| Coahoma Community College | $63,548 | 7 | n/a |
| John C Robinson Brown Condor Asso | $59,000 | 3 | 27% |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | $58,521 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | $57,917 | 1 | n/a |
| Lynn Meadows Discovery Center | $56,720 | 4 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward Hines Education Foundation | $97,292 | 1 | n/a |
| Jackson State University | $85,036 | 5 | n/a |
| Mississippi Department of Archives & History-Museum Divison | $75,700 | 5 | n/a |
| Walter Anderson Museum of Art Inc | $71,332 | 5 | 3% |
| Hinds Community College | $68,079 | 3 | n/a |
| Coahoma Community College | $63,548 | 7 | n/a |
| John C Robinson Brown Condor Asso | $59,000 | 3 | 27% |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | $58,521 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | $57,917 | 1 | n/a |
| Lynn Meadows Discovery Center | $56,720 | 4 | 2% |
| University of Mississippi | $56,714 | 5 | n/a |
| Cleveland Music Foundation Inc | $54,928 | 4 | 2% |
| Mississippi Museum of Art Inc | $52,550 | 4 | 0% |
| Copiah - Lincoln Community College | $44,100 | 4 | n/a |
| Union County Historical Society Inc | $42,620 | 3 | 9% |
| University of Southern Mississippi | $41,263 | 3 | n/a |
| Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum | $40,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art Inc | $38,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Vox Press Inc | $36,570 | 2 | n/a |
| Mississippi State University | $35,715 | 4 | n/a |
| University Press of Mississippi Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Mississippi Sports Foundation Inc | $32,500 | 2 | 4% |
| Mississippi Heritage Trust | $32,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Delta State University | $31,917 | 2 | n/a |
| Museum of the Mississippi Delta | $31,000 | 3 | 7% |
| From The Heart Productions | $31,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Mississippi Children's Museum | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Northeast Mississippi Community Col | $29,872 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Blues Foundation Inc | $27,125 | 2 | n/a |
| New Hope Baptist Church | $25,325 | 2 | n/a |
| Mississippi Department of Education | $25,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Mississippi College | $24,700 | 2 | 0% |
| The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Inc | $22,870 | 2 | 10% |
| Millsaps College | $22,280 | 2 | 0% |
| Eastman Memorial Foundation | $21,670 | 2 | 1% |
| Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum Inc | $21,548 | 2 | 11% |
| Preserve Marshall County & Holly Sp | $21,043 | 3 | 15% |
| New Stage Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Rosa Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 6% |
| International Museum of Muslim Culture | $19,500 | 2 | 1% |
| University of Miss Medical Center | $18,610 | 1 | n/a |
| The Lighthouse Black Girl Project | $18,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Emmett Till Interpretive Center | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Canton-Madison Historical Society | $15,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Mississippi Action For Community Education Inc | $15,428 | 2 | 3% |
| Greater Jackson Arts Council | $15,130 | 2 | 3% |
| Meridian Community College | $15,007 | 1 | n/a |
| Institute of Southern Jewish Life | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| B B King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wavelands Ground Zero Hurricane Museum Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northeast Mississippi Museum Assn | $15,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Marion County Historical Society | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jackson Mississippi Assoc for the Preservation of Smith Robertson Sc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Historic Desoto Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hattiesburg Tourism Commission | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Freedom House Canton Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park & Camp | $14,600 | 2 | 4% |
| Historical Society of Gulfport | $14,168 | 1 | n/a |
| Rhythm Night Club Onsite Memorial Museum | $14,160 | 1 | n/a |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation Inc | $13,900 | 1 | 2% |
| North MS Rural Legal Services Inc | $13,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Columbus Arts Council | $13,300 | 2 | 3% |
| Dr John Bowman Banks Museum | $13,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Glendora Economic & Community Dvelop | $13,073 | 1 | n/a |
| Chickasaw Inkana Foundation | $13,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Mississippi Valley State University | $12,781 | 1 | n/a |
| Quitman County Arts Council | $12,750 | 1 | 64% |
| Woodville Wilkinson County Main Street Association Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 10% |
| Natchez Assoc for the Preservation of Afro American Culture Inc | $12,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Harrisburg Cultural & Social Servic | $12,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Dr Jane Ellen McAllister House Museum Foundation Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Cultural Crossroads Inc | $11,600 | 2 | 9% |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | $11,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Central Mississippi Blues Society | $11,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Oren Dunn City Museum Association | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Meridian Restoration Foundation Inc | $10,244 | 1 | 16% |
| Hancock County Library System | $10,040 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Cultural Heritage Foundati | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Oxfilm | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Infinity Science Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Family Resource Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Alluvial Collective | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Activists With a Purpose | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Arc of Freedom and Social Justice | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tunica County Museum Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 13% |
| New Orleans Photo Alliance Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Hancock County Historical Society and Museum Inc | $9,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Foundation for Mississippi History | $9,600 | 1 | 1% |
| Arts Foundation of Kosciusko Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Mississippi Library Commission | $8,600 | 1 | n/a |
| The Southway Foundation | $8,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Hattiesburg Civic Chorus and Concert Association Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Negro in Mississippi Historical | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of D'Iberville | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Clinton | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Mississippi Libraries Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Historic Ocean Springs Association Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Invisible Histories | $8,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Delta Arts Alliance Inc | $7,601 | 1 | 3% |
| Southern Documentary Fund | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Film and Video Alliance | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Blues Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Delta Hands for Hope | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Smithsonian Institution | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Pascagoula Police Department | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| League of Women Voters of Mississippi | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Film Society of Austin Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington County Lbrary System | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Neshoba County Public Library | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Meridian High Band Boosters Inc Fund | $7,500 | 1 | 70% |
| Mississipp Folk Art Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Greenville Renaissance Scholars | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Women Make Movies Inc | $7,200 | 1 | 0% |
| The Center for Independent Documentary Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Historic Natchez Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Calling Panther Heritage Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mississippi Fiddlers Association | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Griot Arts Inc | $6,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Noxubee County Historical Society Inc | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Health Center Assoc of Ms | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Rosedale Community Youth Center | $6,200 | 1 | 10% |
| Lowndes Community Foundation Inc | $6,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Tishomingo Co Historical & Genealo | $6,139 | 1 | 13% |
| Pearl River Community College | $6,112 | 1 | n/a |
| Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rose Hill Company | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Rising Coalition | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Coast Transit Authority | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Gum Tree Museum Inc | $5,800 | 1 | 4% |
| Alex Foundation | $5,730 | 1 | 9% |
| Migration Heritage Foundation | $5,580 | 1 | 46% |
| Operation Shoestring Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Bean Path | $5,450 | 1 | 1% |
| Tupelo Police Athletic League | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hancock County Community Development Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Holly Springs Community Development Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mississippi Arts Commission | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Moss Point | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Craftsmans Guild of Mississippi Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Oaks House Museum Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Delta Blues Museum | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Biloxi | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Laurel Main Street Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Juanita Sims Doty Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Society | $5,000 | 1 | 24% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($32k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Mississippi Humanities Council Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 78 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 78.
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.
Community Foundation for MississippiMS59.3× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Mississippi · Phil Hardin Foundation · Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi · Mississippi Power Foundation Inc · Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund · C Spire Foundation · Women's Foundation of Mississippi · South Arts Inc · Selby and Richard McRae Foundation · Walker Foundation · WK Kellogg Foundation · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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About Mississippi Humanities Council Inc
- How much does Mississippi Humanities Council Inc give?
- Mississippi Humanities Council Inc reported 14 itemized grants totaling $374,984, out of $425,723 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 58 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Mississippi Humanities Council Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (92%), Education (5%), Community Improvement (1%).
- Who are Mississippi Humanities Council Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Woodward Hines Education Foundation ($97k), Jackson State University ($85k), Mississippi Department of Archives & History-Museum Divison ($76k).
- Does Mississippi Humanities Council Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Mississippi Humanities Council Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Mississippi, Phil Hardin Foundation, Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi.
- Where is Mississippi Humanities Council Inc based?
- Mississippi Humanities Council Inc is based in MS.
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The regranting layer
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