Mississippi · Public charity
The Larry Payne Foundation
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- $463k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2025
- $351k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,125
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $149,260
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 75% of the organizations The Larry Payne Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 61% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 39% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $78k 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 | 9 | $351k | 56% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $127k | 75% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $99k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $145k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $270k | n/a |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern Mississippi Foundation | $677,126 | 8 | 2% |
| University of Miss Medical Center | $115,886 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Mississippi | $40,172 | 6 | n/a |
| Francis Marion University Education Foundation | $37,257 | 3 | 1% |
| St Andrew's Episcopal School | $36,488 | 3 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $17,335 | 3 | n/a |
| Board of the University of Alabama | $15,428 | 5 | n/a |
| Mariners Church | $15,024 | 2 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | $10,125 | 2 | n/a |
| Lamar School Foundation | $9,872 | 4 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern Mississippi Foundation | $677,126 | 8 | 2% |
| University of Miss Medical Center | $115,886 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Mississippi | $40,172 | 6 | n/a |
| Francis Marion University Education Foundation | $37,257 | 3 | 1% |
| St Andrew's Episcopal School | $36,488 | 3 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $17,335 | 3 | n/a |
| Board of the University of Alabama | $15,428 | 5 | n/a |
| Mariners Church | $15,024 | 2 | n/a |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | $10,125 | 2 | n/a |
| Lamar School Foundation | $9,872 | 4 | 0% |
| Jones County Junior College | $5,931 | 1 | n/a |
| Ms Gulf Coast Community College | $5,430 | 2 | n/a |
| The Foundation for Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Iup) | $5,179 | 1 | 0% |
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: Pinebelt Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About The Larry Payne Foundation
- How much does The Larry Payne Foundation give?
- The Larry Payne Foundation reported 9 itemized grants totaling $351,045, out of $463,060 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Larry Payne Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (100%).
- Who are The Larry Payne Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Southern Mississippi Foundation ($677k), University of Miss Medical Center ($116k), University of Mississippi ($40k).
- Does The Larry Payne Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Larry Payne Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pinebelt Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation America.
- Where is The Larry Payne Foundation based?
- The Larry Payne Foundation is based in MS.
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