Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$2,471,356

Total expenses

$1,458,819

Contributions and grants received

$2,210,207

Grants paid

$797,477

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$223,121

Other revenue

$38,028

Total assets, end of year

$4,181,446

Total liabilities, end of year

$44,975

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,136,471

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,276,417

Management and general expenses

$93,603

Fundraising expenses

$88,799

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,276,417

Program services were 87.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2025

• THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI IS ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR WOMEN IN THE STATE. THE FOUNDATION DOES THIS BY CULTIVATING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS EFFORTS, AND A COMPETITIVE GRANTMAKING PROCESS. THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO HELPING MISSISSIPPI'S WOMEN AND GIRLS TRANSCEND THE STATE'S DIRE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BARRIERS. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO CREATE LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL STABILITY AND STRONGER FAMILIES. WOMEN HAVE A BETTER CHANCE AT ECONOMIC STABILITY WHEN THEY CAN ACCESS PROPER HEALTHCARE, EARN A DEGREE OR RECEIVE RELEVANT JOB TRAINING, AND PURSUE A VIABLE CAREER WITH A LIVABLE INCOME.KEY ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE FOUNDATION IN 2025 INCLUDE:- ONGOING MANAGEMENT OF AN ANNUAL GRANTS PROGRAM INCLUDING: PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OPPORTUNITY, REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS BOTH IN WRITING AND IN PERSON, REVIEW OF GRANTEE REPORTS, EVALUATION OF GRANTEE PROJECTS, AND ONGOING COMMUNICATION WITH GRANTEES. - COLLABORATING WITH GRANTEES AND SHARING BEST PRACTICES ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS.- PROVIDING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN.- PROVIDING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN MISSISSIPPI. - SHARING RESEARCH ABOUT WOMEN AND GIRLS IN MISSISSIPPI.- PROVIDED INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG WOMEN TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN SKILLS WHILE ALSO ASSISTING THE FOUNDATION IN MEETING OUR OWN DAILY AND ANNUAL GOALS.- PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL FUNDING NETWORK GROUPS TO COLLABORATE ON PROGRAMMATIC PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES AND FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $1,276,417 · Grants $797,477

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY

  $73,334

  DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY ROBERT E. SMITH SCHOOL OF NURSING: ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY

• MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  $73,334

  SUPPORT FOR STUDENT WRAP-AROUND SERVICES

• MS VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

  $73,332

  PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR STUDENTS PURSUING DEGREES IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

• UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION

  $65,000

  TO DEVELOP SYSTEMATIC WAYS TO IMPROVE OVERALL ACCESS TO PRENATAL CARE, PROVIDE SAFE CENTERS FOR BIRTHING, PROVIDE CARE TO HIGH-RISK PATIENTS LIVING IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI, AND ENSURE MOTHERS HAVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DURING THE PERINATAL PERIOD.

• INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF MINORITY HEALTH

  $50,000

  ENHANCE MATERNAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, PROVIDE INFANT HEALTH MONITORING AND INTERVENTIONS, IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCREASE PATIENT/PROVIDER COMMUNICATION, AND CREATE A PEER SUPPORT NETWORK TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR WOMEN.

• EXCEL BY 5

  $50,000

  DELTA BLOOM: GROWING HEALTHY FAMILIES FROM THE START IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS CRITICAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IMPACTING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA.

• DELTA HEALTH SYSTEM

  $50,000

  SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE TO REDUCE MATERNAL/INFANT MORTALITY IN THE MS DELTA BY INTEGRATING DOULA SUPPORT INTO PRENATAL, DELIVERY, AND POSTPARTUM CARE.

• MS BLACK WOMEN'S ROUNDTABLE

  $47,777

  SUPPORT MS WOMEN'S POLICY INSTITUTE

• SIX DIMENSIONS CONSULTING LLC

  $45,000

  PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND PERSONAL WELL-BEING OF BIRTH WORKERS WHO SERVE PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN IN THE DELTA.

• REFILL JACKSON INITIATIVE

  $40,000

  EMPOWERING DISCONNECTED YOUNG ADULTS (1824) TO GAIN CONFIDENCE, SKILLS, AND MOTIVATION TO ENTER, NAVIGATE, AND STAY IN THE WORKFORCE.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

15 August 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.2

Source object

202642309349302209

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