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Woodward Hines Education Foundation

To expand equitable access to and completion of postsecondary credentials, certificates, and degrees that lead to meaningful employment for more Mississippians.

$1.4M
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$5.9MPhilanthropy$250kArts & Culture$123kHuman Services$50kEmployment$41kYouth Development$40kRecreation & Sports$25kCommunity Improvement$21k
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 14 grants below total $1,041,808, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,376,110 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $334,302 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $158k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $634k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$50,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$225M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Propel Education Forum of Mississippi Inc$250,000
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi (CFNM) on behalf of Global Te$170,200
Coahoma Community College$133,774
Itawamba Community College Foundation Inc$80,000
NCAN National #DoTheFAFSA Social Media Campaign$50,000
Mississippi State University Foundation$50,000
Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy$50,000
MB Swayze Educational Foundation$50,000
The Parent's Campaign$50,000
Children's Foundation of Mississippi$49,971
MS Institutions of Higher Learning Complete 2 Compete$41,363
Jackson Medical Mall Foundation$30,000
Mississippi Council on Economic Education$25,000
Community Foundation for Mississippi$11,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $100k) land where the poverty rate runs at 24%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Mississippi State University Foundation: $50k → 24%MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $29k → 24%MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $21k → 24%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.0M · 19 repeat orgs$2.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +71% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
10

Total granted

$4.0M
$1.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+71%
+4%

Still filing today

42%
90%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $230k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • PE
    PROPEL EDUCATION FORUM OF MISSISSIPPI INC
    3× · 2021–2024 · $500k · revenue +400% · 50% of their budget
  • IC
    ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2019–2024 · $180k · revenue +71%
  • MA
    MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $156k · revenue +24%

Funded once

  • ACHIEVING THE DREAM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $900k · revenue +47%
  • PT
    PHI THETA KAPPA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $441k · revenue -24%
  • MC
    MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $320k · revenue -85% · 44% of their budget
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.

04Its field

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.

1
University of Southern Mississippi Foundation

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…

Education
2
Mississippi Center for Public Policy

To advance the ideals of limited government, free markets, and strong families by providing government officials, the media, and the public with information and perspective to help them understand and defend liberty.

Education
3
Methodist Foundation of Mississippi Inc

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…

Religion
4
Missouri Southern Foundation

To provide financial support to missouri southern state university from donations from the public for scholarships, awards to students, departmental support, cultural activities, general college support and faculty development.

Education
5
Mississippi Economic Council

To build a sense of statewide business community. as the state chamber of commerce, the organization serves as a meaningful voice on issues and initiatives focusing on the state's future in education, workforce, business climate and image.

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6
Mississippi Alliance for Independent Colleges & Universities

The mississippi alliance of independent colleges and universities is dedicated to advancing the collective interests of private, nonprofit higher education institutions across the state. as a tax-exempt organization, maicu's primary…

Education
7
Mississippi Press Association Education Foundation

Provide educational grants and scholarships for journalism students and colleges and universities in mississippi

—
8
University of Mississippi Foundation

The university of mississippi foundation is a nonprofit corporation chartered in 1973 by the state of mississippi to operate primarily for the benefit of the university of mississippi. the foundation is responsible for receiving,…

Education
9
Missouri Western State University Foundation Inc

The missouri western state university foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that functions solely to support the mission of missouri western state university, as stated in the university's mission statement. the foundation…

—
10
Our Mississippi Foundation
Community Improvement
11
Lsu Foundation

The lsu foundation cultivates and invests in philanthropic partnerships to support and advance lsu's academic priorities.

Education
12
Mississippi College

Mississippi college is a private, co-educational, comprehensive university of liberal arts and sciences and professional studies dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence. founded in 1826, mississippi college is the oldest…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mississippi State University Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Alcorn State University Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 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. 24 of the 36 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
14/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $381,784 · OtherCOAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGEDELTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $364,956 · OtherDELTA STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI: $351,832 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPIUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI: $345,455 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPIMISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSORTIUM FOR EDUCATIONAL ACCESS: $342,880 · OtherMISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSORTIUM FOR EDUCATIONAL ACCESSMISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $319,818 · OtherMISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN: $308,731 · OtherMISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMENJACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY: $220,000 · OtherJACKSON STATE UNIVERSITYMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY: $208,635 · OtherMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $180,003 · OtherMISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY: $170,000 · OtherMISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY: $156,000 · Other+4 more: $192,928 · Other+4 moreACHIEVING THE DREAM INC: $900,000 · EducationACHIEVING THE DREAM INCPROPEL EDUCATION FORUM OF MISSISSIPPI INC: $500,000 · EducationPROPEL EDUCATION FORUM OF MISSISSIPPI …PHI THETA KAPPA FOUNDATION: $441,280 · EducationPHI THETA KAPPA FOUNDATIONMillsaps College: $100,000 · Education+5 more: $241,667 · Education+5 moreCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI: $260,200 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI: $100,000 · PhilanthropyFREEDOM PROJECT NETWORK: $50,000 · PhilanthropyFOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI HISTORY: $25,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyDEEP SOUTH TODAY: $97,500 · Arts & CultureMISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC: $6,668 · Arts & CultureMississippi State University Foundation Inc: $100,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI: $49,971 · Youth DevelopmentJACKSON MEDICAL MALL FOUNDATION: $30,000 · HealthSTRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $20,833 · Community Improvement
Other$3,543,022Education$2,182,947Philanthropy$445,200Arts & Culture$104,168Human Services$100,000Youth Development$49,971Health$30,000Community Improvement$20,833

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetACHIEVING THE DREAM INC: $900,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetPROPEL EDUCATION FORUM OF MISSISSIPPI INC: $500,000 over 3y, 50% of budgetPHI THETA KAPPA FOUNDATION: $441,280 over 1y, 10% of budgetMISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $319,818 over 1y, 44% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI: $260,200 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $180,003 over 3y, 7.9% of budgetMISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY: $156,000 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetMillsaps College: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI: $100,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetMississippi State University Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDEEP SOUTH TODAY: $97,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetFREEDOM PROJECT NETWORK: $50,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetNATIONAL COLLEGE ATTAINMENT NETWORK: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMB SWAYZE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetTHE PARENTS' CAMPAIGN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND: $50,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetCHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI: $49,971 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetMISSISSIPPI COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION: $45,834 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetSOUTHERN INITIATIVE OF THE ALGEBRA PROJECT INC: $45,833 over 1y, 9.9% of budgetJACKSON MEDICAL MALL FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI HISTORY: $25,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetSTRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $20,833 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhilanthropy Southeast Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC: $6,668 over 1y, 0.7% of budget
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.

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.

Phil Hardin FoundationCommunity Foundation …WK Kellogg FoundationWomen's Foundation of…Mississippi Humanitie…The Dick Molpus Found…C Spire FoundationMississippi Power Fou…Community Foundation …Entergy Charitable Fo…Lumina Foundation for…Community Foundation …
Phil Hardin FoundationMS28.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Phil Hardin Foundation · Community Foundation for Mississippi · WK Kellogg Foundation · Women's Foundation of Mississippi · Mississippi Humanities Council Inc · The Dick Molpus Foundation · C Spire Foundation · Mississippi Power Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi · Entergy Charitable Foundation · Lumina Foundation for Education Inc · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Woodward Hines Education Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Woodward Hines Education Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Achieving the Dream Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 36 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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