· Private foundation
The Gertrude C Ford Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k11 grants · $31k
- $10k–50k19 grants · $453k
- $50k–250k9 grants · $930k
- $250k+2 grants · $1.9M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION | $1,150,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL CENTER | $766,667 |
| DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY | $200,000 |
| MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE | $200,000 |
| ST DOMINIC HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION | $180,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION-USA | $100,000 |
| PATTERSON SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY - OLE MISS | $50,000 |
| FRENCH CAMP ACADEMY | $50,000 |
| SALVATION ARMY | $50,000 |
| MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | $50,000 |
| THE WILSON RESEARCH FOUNDATION | $50,000 |
| CHRIST COVENANT SCHOOL | $40,000 |
| PARK PLACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC | $40,000 |
| MAGNOLIA SPEECH SCHOOL | $40,000 |
| SUNNYBROOK CHILDREN'S HOME | $35,000 |
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
31 repeat relationships: 28 still active in FY2023, 3 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $295k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- UOUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION3× · 2020–2023 · $2.2M · revenue +41%
- SDSt Dominic Health Services Foundation Inc3× · 2020–2023 · $540k · revenue +26%
- MCMississippi College3× · 2020–2023 · $400k · revenue +30%
Funded once
- NSNEW STAGE THEATERone grant, 2020 · $200k
- SAST ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOLone grant, 2020 · $100k
- MRMETHODIST REHABILITATION CENTERone grant, 2020 · $50k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The foundation exists to cultivate and administer current and deferred gifts for the benefit of ms united methodist related institutions, agencies, local churches, and other ministries for charitable purposes and support and to educate…
To encourage and demonstrate grace in the body of christ across racial lines, so that communities throughout mississippi can see practical evidence of the gospel message.
To build relationships with alumni and friends in order to secure private funds and other resources for the benefit of the university of southern mississippi (usm). the foundation receives, invests and distributes private gifts in support…
Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…
Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…
Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…
Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…
Mississippi methodist senior services is dedicated to providing housing and personal care services to the elderly or disabled in the spirit of christian love.
The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…
Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…
Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…
The university school of jackson, a distinctive college preparatory school, seeks to instill a passion for academic excellence and lifelong learning so each student will reach his/her maximum potential.
How this is measured
28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 61 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds St Dominic Health Services Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds Mississippi College ↗
- Who funds FRENCH CAMP ACADEMY ↗
- Who funds MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds PARK PLACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC ↗
- Who funds CENTURY CLUB CHARITIES INC ↗
- Who funds SUNNYBROOK CHILDREN'S HOME INC ↗
- Who funds ST ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds BUT GOD MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds THE WILSON RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds JACKSON FUTBOL CLUB INC ↗
- Who funds Mississippi State University Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds MAGNOLIA SPEECH SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds MISSISSIPPI FUTBOL CLUB ↗
- Who funds BIBLICAL COUNSELING AND TRAINING MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds BRIDGE BUILDERS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE MANSION INC ↗
- Who funds MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT NURSES ↗
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 · Selby and Richard McRae Foundation · Community Foundation for Mississippi · Van Devender Family Foundation William Van Devender Trustee · Feild Co-Operative Association · Make a Difference Foundation · Walker Foundation · Mike and Janie Jarvis Family Foundation · Hf McCarty Jr Family Foundation · T H Etheridge Trust · The Lifeshare Foundation · Dorsey J Barefield Charitable Trust
How this is measured
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