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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7021474

Flowers Foundation

A private foundation in Lyon, MS. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $27,725 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
R B Flowers Jr
P O Box 330
Lyon, MS 38645
(662) 624-2407
Form and materials
By telephone and/or correspondence stating detail relating to request.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,725

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $713,608

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $703,105

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,400

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $710,896

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $705,810

  • Tax year 2020

    $38,700

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $717,341

  • Tax year 2019

    $17,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $703,149

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Charitable

    $6,800
  2. Lee AcademyClarksdale, MS

    Education program

    $5,225
  3. Individual

    Charitable

    $3,000
  4. Tunica United Methodist ChurchTunica, MS

    Religious program

    $2,500
  5. Clarksdale Methodist ChurchClarksdale, MS

    Religious

    $2,500
  6. Spring InitiativeClarksdale, MS

    Charitable

    $2,000
  7. Griot Arts IncClarksdale, MS

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Religious

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    Religious

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    Educational

    $1,000
  11. Chickasaw CouncilClarksdale, MS

    Charitable

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Educational

    $500
  13. Individual

    Religious

    $200

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $2,00067% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi6 grants $14,225

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • R B FlowersPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mattson FlowersVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • R B Flowers JrSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Campbell MeltonDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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