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MSW Foundation

Accepts applications Ridgeland, Mississippi · EIN 640815749

MSW Foundation is a private foundation in Ridgeland, Mississippi. In tax year 2024 it gave $37,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $27,000 the year before.

18% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$27,00014$614,523
2024$37,50011$654,527

How to apply

ContactBelinda B Styres
1020 Highland Colony Pkwy Ste 802, Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone or email(601) 939-3003

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What MSW Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky11$37,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sacred Heart Academy
Louisville, KY
General contribution$10,000
Gilda's Club Kentuckiana
Louisville, KY
General contribution$8,500
Boys & Girls Haven
Louisville, KY
General contribution$5,000
Flight Club 502
Louisville, KY
General contribution$2,500
Speed Art Museum
Louisville, KY
General contribution$2,500
St Xavier High School
Louisville, KY
General contribution$2,500
University of Kentucky Philanthropy
Louisville, KY
General contribution$2,500
Cabbage Patch Settlement House
Louisville, KY
General contribution$1,000
Catholic Education Foundation
Louisville, KY
General contribution$1,000
Community Catholic Center
Louisville, KY
General contribution$1,000
Hildegard House
Louisville, KY
General contribution$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does MSW Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does MSW Foundation give?

$37,500 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs MSW Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jonathan Rogers (Trustee), Belinda B Styres (Trustee), Merry S Walker Dougherty (Trustee) and Wellford Tabor (Trustee).

What does MSW Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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