Foundation for the Mid South
134 East Amite Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
United States
Mission
To invest in people and strategies that build philanthropy and promote racial, social and economic equity in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Priority areas include health and wellness, education, wealth building and community development.
Most Meaningful Change
We have helped individuals, families and communities secure quality housing, stronger skills for career advancement, jobs, quality green spaces and healthy food options. We have also helped school districts improve the skills and knowledge of their teachers and administrators, resulting in improved student and school perfomance rankings.
1990 Year Founded
11 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$9,000,000 Endowment Value
$2,000,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Foundation for the Mid South |
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Address 1 | 134 East Amite Street |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Jackson |
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State / Region | Mississippi |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 39201 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 601 860-0481 |
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Email | iallen@fndmidsouth.org |
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Website | www.fndmidsouth.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Ivye Allen, President & CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Ivye Allen |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President & CEO |
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Year Founded | 1990 |
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Mission Statement | To invest in people and strategies that build philanthropy and promote racial, social and economic equity in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Priority areas include health and wellness, education, wealth building and community development. |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 10,000,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 11 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 12 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $3,900,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $3,625,803 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $3,200,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $2,000,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $9,000,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a slight role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Slightly important |
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Seeking local donations | Slightly important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Slightly important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Slightly important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Important but not central |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Important but not central |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Not at all |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Lot |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Fair amount |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Lot |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Rarely |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Occasionally |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Rarely |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting better |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting better |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting worse |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting worse |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Some important achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | A few small achievements |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | N/A |
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Non-governmental organizations | Not at all |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Not at all |
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Schools | Not at all |
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Businesses | Not at all |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Did not answer |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | No |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Unimportant |
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More volunteers | Very unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Did not answer |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We have helped individuals, families and communities secure quality housing, stronger skills for career advancement, jobs, quality green spaces and healthy food options. We have also helped school districts improve the skills and knowledge of their teachers and administrators, resulting in improved student and school perfomance rankings. |
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