Mississippi · Nonprofit
AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (Mississippi) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $197,757 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($63,372). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 85% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $484k
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $198k
- Net assets
- $2.2M
What American Contract Bridge League Educational Foundation does
Mission
The American Contract Bridge League Educational Foundation exists to increase the number of bridge players and to support enjoyment, growth and engagement in the game of bridge as part of building a vibrant future for the mind sport for generations.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Acbl educational foundation partners with jump start bridge, a bridge-education program operated under the nonprofit atlanta junior bridge, to expand access to bridge education for k12 students. The program provides teacher training, instructional materials, school bridge sets, and practical support to help educators implement bridge as an enrichment, after school, or club activity. Jump start bridge also conducts outreach through educator conferences and supports the development of new school and community bridge programs. Jump start bridge was a major acblef-supported initiative in 2025. During the year, the program reached 607 teachers, 25,513 students, and 421 programs across 235 cities and 39 states. (continued on schedule o)the program also participated in 31 conferences to recruit and support educators. Its 2025 activities included providing bridge materials and curriculum resources, educator outreach and engagement, and expanding opportunities for students to learn bridge through schools and other educational settings. Approximately 87% of jump start bridge's 2025 expenditures were directed toward program delivery, outreach, and engagement. The program continued to…
$280,827 spentof which $280,827 as grants53% of program spendingAcbl educational foundation supports multiple national youth and collegiate bridge tournaments across north america. Annually, the foundation supports the acbl collegiate bowl by providing full and partial stipends for college students to compete in an intercollegiate atmosphere.
$126,416 spentof which $103,026 as grants24% of program spendingAt the acbl educational foundation, we are focused on building a bridge to tomorrow for this game we all love. We are supporting learning, play and love of the game today, while also having our eyes on the horizon. We are working to build the future of bridge, supporting today's young learners who will be tomorrow's enthusiasts and advocates, funding research and apps that take bridge into new arenas, offering legacy opportunities, and growing the audience to reach outside the space we've previously occupied into new frontiers.
$92,722 spentof which $24,950 as grants17% of program spendingBridgewhiz is an exciting, digital initiative designed to teach young people (grades 4-12) the essentials of the fascinating game of bridge whose benefits, intellectual stimulation, and adventure will last a lifetime. Bridgewhiz is free to all students with each graduate receiving a free, one-year junior membership in the american contract bridge league (acbl). Students are allowed to graduate into more advanced classes throughout their middle and high school years.
$34,468 spent6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $534,433.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $667k to $1.8M (+165%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 10%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ladawna Parham Med
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $6k → $14k.
5 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 85% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $25k from one payer (the same organization on both sides, largest American Contract Bridge League Educational Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION raised.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 32% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
85% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2020 60% · 2021 59% · 2022 40% · 2023 57% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
40% of AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
85% of AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $30k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Mississippi, across 3 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $168k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Mississippi
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
84%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Bridgewhiz LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
- AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (Mississippi) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $197,757 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($63,372). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 85% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $197,757 in grants to AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $63,372 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Mississippi. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 8 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing