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Twordc Foundation

Accepts applications Jackson, Mississippi · EIN 640853196

Twordc Foundation is a private foundation in Jackson, Mississippi. In tax year 2025 it gave $137,500 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $75,000. 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 $54,900 the year before.

33% of its 2025 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$51,0006$976,968
2024$54,9007$1.1 million
2025$137,5006$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactRichard D McRae Jr
210 E Capitol Street Suite 1210, Jackson, MS 39201
Phone or email(601) 944-0200, baleshed@aol.com
What to submitProspective recipient's request should include its name & general purpose, amount requested, and specific purpose of the funds

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Twordc Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee1$75,000
Mississippi4$59,500
Texas1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Franklin road academy
nashville, TN
To support the mission of the organization$75,000
Magnolia Speech School
madison, MS
To support the mission of the organization$25,000
Sharkey-Issaquena Academy
Rolling Fork, MS
To support the mission of the organization$25,000
Sale of Junior Champions
Mississippi State, MS
To support the mission of the organization$5,000
Mississippi Scholarship Fund Inc
Vicksburg, MS
To support the mission of the organization$4,500
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
To support the mission of the organization$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Twordc Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Twordc Foundation give?

$137,500 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Twordc Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard D McRae Jr (Trustee), Carolyn S McRae (Trustee), Richard D McRae III (Trustee) and Adrienne M McRae (Trustee) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Twordc Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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