Mississippi · Nonprofit
JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION
JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION (Mississippi) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,904,967 to it, the largest being ERGON FOUNDATION INC ($1,435,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $1.9M
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Jackson Heart Foundation does
Mission
The purpose of the Jackson Heart Foundation is to lead the fight against heart disease in our community through education, prevention, and early detection.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Get heart smart outreach program with the ms children's museum - through jhf's direct support, the mississippi children's museum (mcm) has been able to successfully reach children across the state with a unique outreach program that educates children and teachers about the importance of taking care of their hearts. This outreach program was developed to educate children regarding three facets of heart health through an innovative, interactive program model that can travel throughout the state. In the get heart smart program, students learn about the anatomy of the circulatory system and its primary functions using a larger-than-life heart and lungs floor map. They will also discuss making healthy choices regarding food, sleep, and exercise as well as the impact good citizenship can make on one's health.
$63,591 spentof which $58,000 as grants18% of program spendingThe museum trail is our signature program focused on building an expansive multi-use trai for walking and biking connecting 1.4 miles of pathways to museums, parks, and neighborhoods. The last decade, jhf has served as a fiduciary to reserve private funds for the project to match the city's public funds. This multi-purpose trail will connect the mississippi farmer's market and downtown museums to the mississippi children's museum and natural science museum at lefleur's bluff state park. The trail's phase 1 grand opening was october 10, 2020 and is a great asset to those living in the jackson metro area. Funds were raised to complete phase 1 of an expansive multi-use trail for walking and biking connecting 1.4 miles of pathways to museums, parks, and neighborhoods. Phase 2 of construction is expected to be completed in october 2023 in the lefleur museum district. Our vision is to create a healthier jackson that increases access to outdoor exercise, promotes mental health, and increases the quality of life for our community.
$288,947 spentof which $272,174 as grants80% of program spendingLead sponsor for the nfc fitness court in the city of jackson to encourage all ages to improve health and wellness. This unique initiative is designed to activate iconic public spaces by uniting the inspiration of world class art and life changing benefits of access to healthy infrastructure, and will be the first of its kind in the southern united states. Newly opened in september 2024 at belhaven heights park!
$5,591 spent2% of program spendingJhf created a women's initiative to promote women's heart health through public education symposiums and panels to educate and empower women on the warning signs and risk factors of heart disease.
$4,027 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $362,156.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $559k to $1.2M (+107%).
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.
100% of JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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
Morgan Geary
Executive director
Board chair
Dr Harper Stone
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $16k → $317k.
2 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 10% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of JACKSON HEART 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
JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 92% · 2018 86% · 2019 91% · 2020 51% · 2021 79% · 2022 83% · 2023 79% — 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
57% of JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% 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
95% of JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Mississippi funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $196k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.
Against its field
JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 9,615 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,615 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like JACKSON HEART 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
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
35%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION?
- JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION (Mississippi) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,904,967 to it, the largest being ERGON FOUNDATION INC ($1,435,000). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $1,904,967 in grants to JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION?
- ERGON FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,435,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JACKSON HEART 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 16 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