Mississippi · Nonprofit
JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION (Mississippi) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $275,159 to it, the largest being LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS ($114,974). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $791k
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $275k
- Net assets
- $1.4M
What Jackson Leadership Foundation does
Mission
Jackson Leadership Foundation is a christ-centered 501(c)(3) dedicated to the spiritual and economic transformation of jackson's under-resourced communities through the empowerment of leaders, development of ministries, and networking of volunteers and donors.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
23:6 place - since our inception, we have dreamed of a place in jackson where ministries and churches can office together, a place where ministries can participate in shared staffing, leadership training, strategic planning, shared offices, and more! Thanks to the movement of god and a generous donor, jlf has found that place in 23:6 place.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
23:6 place - since our inception, we have dreamed of a place in jackson where ministries and churches can office together, a place where ministries can participate in shared staffing, leadership training, strategic planning, shared offices, and more! Thanks to the movement of god and a generous donor, jlf has found that place in 23:6 place.
$173,969 spent$17,822 earned by the program27% of program spendingRed door jackson is a ministry initiative of jlf that exists to build relationships, empower through education, and disciple in the way of jesus christ in jackson, mississippi. Red door primarily works with students and families in the fondren neighborhood.
$109,874 spent17% of program spendingHope exchange is a ministry initiative of jlf that helps the church engage their members in the biblical call of mercy and justice and reach their neighborhood with practical tools for stewardship so that loving neighbors can serve toward a restored future together.
$84,490 spent13% of program spendingJxnworks employs and empowers jacksonians with dignity through the power of work by operating and employing a pathway for unemployed and underemployed adults in central mississippi.
$7,908 spent1% of program spendingLeader lab offers essential leadership support and capacity-building services tailored for ministry leaders in the jackson metro area.
$55,317 spentof which $6,500 as grants9% of program spendingMinistry accelerator offers the opportunity for ministry leaders to start or house a ministry under jlf's 501c3.
$81,211 spent12% of program spendingNehemiah network resources ministries with volunteers and practical donation needs through staff, a unique volunteer clearinghouse plus app, and networking events for leaders and their teams. Leader lab provides leadership support, encouragement, and assistance for ministry leaders, so they can have the support they need to grow as leaders and grow their ministries to the scale of the vision god has given them.
$39,664 spent6% of program spendingMaggie's mission will assist incarcerated and previously incarcerated women re-entering society with skills and resources to aid them in being productive members of their communities. Working together, the women will serve those around them, gain life skills, and network with the resources of maggie's mission to impact lives with the love of christ.
$842 spent0% of program spendingPartners in the gospel is a ministry initiative of jlf that uses practical and engaging tools like fishing trips and cookouts to build relationships in under-resourced neighborhoods, share the gospel, and model healthy christian community. Partners in the gospel primarily works with youth in the historic farish district in jackson.
$14,842 spentof which $7,725 as grants2% of program spendingGrant me justice serves families of homicide victims in jackson, ms through counseling, advocacy, and awareness.
$82,598 spent13% of program spending
The 10 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $650,715.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2022 to 2023, from $493k to $1.6M (+218%).
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: 2020 10% · 2023 7% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 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
Samuel Bolen
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $31k → $44k.
3 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% 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 LEADERSHIP 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 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 81%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
72% 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 JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 59% · 2021 92% · 2022 51% · 2023 77% — growing more concentrated.
“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
50% of JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 36% 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
JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION draws 64% of its grant income from funders outside Mississippi, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $76k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like JACKSON LEADERSHIP 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
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION (Mississippi) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $275,159 to it, the largest being LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS ($114,974). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $275,159 in grants to JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION?
- LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS is the largest funder on record, with $114,974 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JACKSON LEADERSHIP 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 FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 11 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing