Your Community Foundation awards grants through several funding categories.
- Awards Funds are our special funds that make grants to individuals for a specific area of interest as directed by the fund creator.
- Designated Funds make grants to one or more specific organizations as directed by the fund creator.
- Donor-Advised Funds make grants to area nonprofits at the recommendation of the fund creator
- Field of Interest Funds make grants to benefit a particular group (such as women and children) or service area (such as education or the arts).
- Nonprofit Funds have been established by or for a particular nonprofit organization. Usually these are endowed funds created by nonprofit partners and are solely for the benefit of the organization.
- Scholarship Funds provide support to individuals to seek different levels of education. Each scholarship fund has its own purpose and eligibility requirements.
In addition to the above-listed fund categories, certain grants are awarded through our competitive grants cycle. Funding for competitive grants comes from the following funds:
- Community Trust Fund
- The A+ Fund (for educators)
- The Learning Project (for educational programs)
- The Betty Hunt Williams Memorial Charitable Fund (for underprivileged children)
- Thomas M. Blake Charitable Funds
- MMI Hotel Group/MMI Dining Systems Charitable Fund
- Thomas G. Ramey and Peggy Huff Harris Fund
The 2011 Award Recipients are:
- Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MS
- Brown Elementary School
- Camp Wisdom Foundation
- Central United Methodist Church
- Cherry Grove M.B. Church
- Clinton Public School District
- Germantown Middle School
- Global Connection Learning Center
- Greater Sims AME Zion Church
- Jackson 2000
- Jackson Zoological Society, Inc.
- Jackson Public Schools
- Millsaps College 1 Campus 1 Community
- Mission First, Inc. - Oasis
- Mississippi Children's Museum
- Mississippi College
- MS Council on Economic Education
- MS Natural Science Museum Foundation
- New Hope Christian Elementary School
- Operation Shoestring
- Stewpot Community Services
- Teach For America
Nissan / BankPlus Education Mini-Grants
Your Community Foundation has partnered with Nissan North America-Canton and BankPlus to provide an annual grants program for the Canton Public School District and Madison County School District. The Nissan/BankPlus Education Mini-Grant Program provides mini-grants to grades K-12 in the Canton and Madison
Application cycle CLOSED!!
Questions are only accepted by email >> nissan@cfgj.org
Jackson Public Schools Education Foundation Trust Fund
The Jackson Public Schools Education Foundation Trust, Inc., was created in 1985 by the MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce with the goal to fund classroom enrichment and student motivation programs which could not be funded by the regular school budget. Leaders in the
In 2005, the Trust combined forces with the Junior League of Jackson, which operated a similar program. Since its inception in 1985, the Trust has granted out over $1,150,000 to deserving programs.
Created in 1995, this unrestricted endowment fund awards grants for worthwhile projects in the areas of education, health, families/children, the environment, the arts, or community building.
