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Allen B Puckett Jr Family Foundation

Accepts applications Columbus, Mississippi · EIN 640732703

Allen B Puckett Jr Family Foundation is a private foundation in Columbus, Mississippi. In tax year 2025 it gave $67,130 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $19,016. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $60,367 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$57,2359$0
2023$35,7859$0
2024$60,3676$0
2025$67,1308$0

How to apply

ContactAllen B Puckett III
424 Taylor Thurston Road, Columbus, MS 39701
Phone or email(662) 574-8475
What to submitIndividual applications should include a summary of the applicant's qualifications for the charitable award and circumstances regarding financial needs.
DeadlinesApplications are accepted by mail only. Notice approval, rejection, or requests for information are
RestrictionsPreference is given to charitable and religious organizations. Most gifts are limted to religious/charitable purposes, but grants may be made to individuals during times of special need.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Mississippi.

StateGrantsAmount
Mississippi8$67,130

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Various Others Less Than 1000
Columbus, MS
Indigent family$19,016
Individual
MS
Pastor$17,300
Individual
MS
Indigent family$11,500
First Baptist Church
Columbus, MS
Missions/ memorial$10,000
Individual
MS
Donation$5,000
Individual
MS
Indigent family$1,802
Individual
MS
Indigent family$1,474
Individual
MS
Indigent family$1,038

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Allen B Puckett Jr Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted by mail only. Notice approval, rejection, or requests for information are.

How much does Allen B Puckett Jr Family Foundation give?

$67,130 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Allen B Puckett Jr Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Allen B Puckett III (Trustee), Mary Puckett Pannell (Trustee), Susan Puckett Jones (Trustee) and Lucy Anne Puckett Walker (Trustee).

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