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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-4148185

Parker Lifeshare Foundation

A private foundation in Madison, MS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $780,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $780,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $14,885,680
  • Tax year 2024

    $661,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $13,756,056
  • Tax year 2023

    $560,800

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $13,129,506
  • Tax year 2022

    $587,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $13,042,269
  • Tax year 2021

    $502,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,942,043
  • Tax year 2020

    $506,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $10,008,096
  • Tax year 2019

    $484,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,040,688
  • Tax year 2018

    $534,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,030,252

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. MS Toughest Kids FoundationCrystal Springs, MS

    Program funding

    $220,000
  2. Canopy Children's SolutionsJackson, MS

    Program funding

    $200,000
  3. Operation ShoestringJackson, MS

    Program funding

    $100,000
  4. The Mississippi Reading ClinicJackson, MS

    Program funding

    $100,000
  5. Youth Opportunities UnlimitedHorn Lake, MS

    Support

    $75,000
  6. Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS

    Scholarship support

    $50,000
  7. Mission FirstJackson, MS

    Program funding

    $25,000
  8. Stewpot Community ServicesJackson, MS

    Program funding

    $10,000

Approved for future payment

5 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Canopy Children's SolutionsJackson, MS

    Program funding

    $100,000
  2. Operation ShoestringJackson, MS

    Program funding

    $100,000
  3. MS Toughest Kids FoundationCrystal Springs, MS

    Program funding

    $100,000
  4. The Mississippi Reading ClinicJackson, MS

    Program funding

    $100,000
  5. Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS

    Scholarship support

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $150,00060% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $100,00040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi8 grants $780,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Matt Holleman IIIDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $8,000
  • Rodney Triplett JrDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $8,000
  • J Fountain BarksdaleDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $8,000

The return

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