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James E Fowler Family Foundation

Accepts applications Jackson, Mississippi · EIN 640903615

James E Fowler Family Foundation is a private foundation in Jackson, Mississippi. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $16,500 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$4,5006$270,752
2024$16,50012$293,539
2025$8,0008$305,192

How to apply

ContactRebecca F Brister
4500 I-55 North Suite 281, Jackson, MS 39211
Phone or email(601) 982-5861
What to submitIn writing

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James E Fowler Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Mississippi.

StateGrantsAmount
Mississippi8$8,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Salvation Army
Jackson, MS
General fund$1,000
Stewpot Services
Jackson, MS
General fund$1,000
Mustard Seed
Brandon, MS
General fund$1,000
Mississippi Toughest Kids
Crystal Springs, MS
General fund$1,000
Harbor House
Byram, MS
General fund$1,000
French Camp Academy
French Camp, MS
General fund$1,000
Ms Food Network
Jackson, MS
General fund$1,000
Willowood Development Center
Clinton, MS
General fund$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James E Fowler Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does James E Fowler Family Foundation give?

$8,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs James E Fowler Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Rebecca F Brister (President an).

What does James E Fowler Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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