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Phillips Foundation

Accepts applications Columbus, Mississippi · EIN 646020136

Phillips Foundation is a private foundation in Columbus, Mississippi. In tax year 2025 it gave $153,610 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $146,210. 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 $146,610 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$156,2283$5.9 million
2024$146,6103$6.4 million
2025$153,6103$7.0 million

How to apply

ContactMs Becky Boyd
116 5th St North, Columbus, MS 39701
Phone or email(662) 327-8401
What to submitSee attachment "a"
RestrictionsSee attachment "b" - purposes as provided in original trust document

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Phillips Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Mississippi.

StateGrantsAmount
Mississippi3$153,610

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MS
Drugs, meals, medical supplies$146,210
YMCA - Diabetes Parkinsons Program
Columbus, MS
Diabetes fund raiser - YMCA$5,000
Meals on Wheels Program
Columbus, MS
Meals on wheels - valley innovative services$2,400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Phillips Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Phillips Foundation give?

$153,610 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Phillips Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists George S Hazard Jr (President), Richard Heard (Trustee), William Rosenblatt (Trustee) and John Davis (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Phillips Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, food and hunger and seniors.

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