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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC (Mississippi) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $265,050 to it, the largest being ASBURY FOUNDATION OF HATTIESBURG INC ($265,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.1M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $265k
- Net assets
- $2.3M
What University of Southern Mississippi Wesley Foundation Inc does
Mission
College students often feel disconnected when they arrive to campus. University of southern mississippi wesley foundation fosters meaningful relationships that provide a faith family for students during their college years.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
2024 has been a remarkable year of growth and transformation for the southern miss wesley foundation as it continues to form students in the wesleyan tradition and expand our reach to new campuses through wesley. Together, we have seen lives changed, communities strengthened, and the gospel shared in meaningful and lasting ways. 1. Expanded ministry footprint: - launched hub city wesley, uniting ministry efforts across the university of southern mississippi, jones college, and pearl river community college under one shared mission: one ministry in the wesleyan way. - established a weekly wesley gathering at jones college led by student president jack riley grace, with regular outreach and tabling on mondays. - supported the growth of prcc wesley, led by its first student president, emily copeland, and took steps toward official campus recognition. 2. The inaugural rock retreat- held the first-ever rock retreat at camp wesley pines (july 26-28, 2024), bringing students together to strengthen their faith and identity in christ before the semester began. - theme: "christ our solid foundation," based on 1 samuel 17:45-47- plans are already in motion for the second rock retreat, july…
$348,241 spentof which $4,494 as grants$37,935 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $348,241.
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
Reverend Eric Davis
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $25k → $240k.
From the IRS filings of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC’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
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; 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: 2020 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
100% of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Mississippi funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,394 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,394 religion nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
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In Mississippi
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC?
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC (Mississippi) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $265,050 to it, the largest being ASBURY FOUNDATION OF HATTIESBURG INC ($265,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $265,050 in grants to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC?
- ASBURY FOUNDATION OF HATTIESBURG INC is the largest funder on record, with $265,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESLEY FOUNDATION INC 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 2 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