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Jane Hiatt, right, donor-advisor to the Hiatt-Ingram Fund of the Community Foundation, stands in an exhibit at the Mississippi Museum of Art sponsored by a $10,000 grant from her fund. With her are, from left, MMA Executive Director Betsy Bradley and René Paul Barilleaux, MMA Deputy Director for Programs. They are looking over a condenser, a piece of equipment used in photography. The “work-in-progress” exhibit sponsored by her fund offered guests a view of a photographer’s studio on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the processes she uses to create her art.

The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson administers nearly 100 named funds, with assets of about $18 million. These fall into five categories: Unrestricted Funds, Donor-Advised Funds, Designated Funds, Organization Endowments and Scholarship Funds. From these funds, $2.4 million was granted in fiscal year 2005-2006. Among the named funds are:

Unrestricted
Community Trust Fund

Field of Interest
The A+ Fund
The Learning Project
Betty Hunt Williams Charitable Fund
The Women's Fund

Non-profit Funds
Thomas M. Blake Funds for:
     Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
     University of Mississippi Medical Center
     and Vanderbilt University
Claiborne Avenue Park Fund
Foundation For The Mid South Endowment Fund
Ernest Williams Graves and Nancy Chenault Graves Charitable Fund
The Jackson Fund
Jackson/Hinds Library System Endowment Fund
Jackson Public Schools Education Foundation Trust Fund
Junior League of Jackson/UMC Children's Cancer Clinic Endowment Fund
Junior League of Jackson/UMC Children's Cancer Clinic Special Fund
Mississippi Association of Grantmakers Fund
Mississippi Center for Nonprofits' Nonprofit Management Education Endowment Fund
Mississippi Museum of Art Transportation Endowment Fund
Mississippi Opera Association Endowment Fund
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Foundation Reserve Fund
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Foundation Endowment Fund
New Stage Theatre's Eudora Welty New Play Series Endowment Fund
Jason Darrell Roberson Memorial Mission Fund
Dorothy Shaifer Fund (Mississippi Heritage Trust)
Stewpot Community Services Endowment Fund
Stewpot Community Services Special Opportunity Fund
Lucille Thomas Charitable Fund

Scholarship and Awards Funds
John Robert Boswell Memorial Scholarship Fund
John S. Chew Family Scholarship Fund
Harrison Clark Scholarship Awards Fund
Anthony "Tony" Gobar Juvenile Justice Scholarship Fund
Eddie Hodges Scholarship Foundation Trust Endowment Fund
Bill Hunsberger Scholarship Fund
Ryan Kirkpatrick Memorial Scholarship Fund
Robert E. Luckett Memorial Scholarship Fund
Bill Minor Journalism Prize Fund
Mississippi Chapter American Public Works Association Scholarship Fund
Outstanding Educator Awards Fund
The Thomas Fund
Pat Yarborough Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Leadership Jackson Alumni Association
Mae Meriwether Zifcak Girl Scout Scholarship Fund

Donor Advised Funds
Anonymous (2)
Dean and Ann Blackwell Charitable Fund
Thomas M. Blake Charitable Funds
Booth Family Fund
Cecil and Nancy Brown Charitable Funds
ChemFirst/First Mississippi Corporation Charitable Endowment Fund
ChemFirst/First Mississippi Corporation Charitable Reserve Fund
John S. Chew Family Fund
Kane and Betsy Ditto Charitable Funds
Larry W. and Pamela B. Edwards Charitable Fund
The Forum Fund
Donald Richard Hall Memorial Fund
Hiatt-Ingram Fund
Dudley J. Hughes Charitable Fund
Robbie W. Hughes Charitable Fund
Andrew Alexander Irby Charitable Fund
Charles Lyons Irby Jr. Charitable Fund
Charles and Kate Irby Charitable Fund
Natalie Read Irby Charitable Fund
Stuart M. Irby Jr. Charitable Fund
Earle and Irene Jones Charitable Fund
Martin H. and Lyllian L. McMullan Charitable Fund
Dr. and Mrs. William C. McQuinn Charitable Fund
Selby and Richard McRae Charitable Fund
Jean and Tim Medley Charitable Fund
MMI Hotel Group/MMI Dining Systems Charitable Fund
Janet and Luther Ott Charitable Fund
Parham Group Charitable Fund
Max Pharr Estate Fund
The Renaissance Fund
Inez Lay Rosenthall Education Fund
Gaines P. Sturdivant Charitable Fund
Tzedakah Charitable Fund
Wells Marble & Hurst Charitable Fund
Jay Wiener Fund
Julian and Kathryn Wiener Charitable Fund
Kelley and Jean Williams Family Fund
Doug and Melanie Wilson Charitable Fund