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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 64-0838346

Sonedna Foundation

A private foundation in Oxford, MS. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $958,836 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Morgana Freeman
35
Charleston, MS 38921
(662) 313-9883
Form and materials
No set form
Deadlines
No set deadlines
Restrictions
Awards must all fall within the mission of the organization

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $958,836

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $6,001,285
  • Tax year 2023

    $736,630

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,844,941
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,338,698

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,921,597
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,437,609

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,560,946
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,195,967

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,440,402
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,422,113

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,252,289
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,828,658

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $5,087,056

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Mississippi Early Learning Alliance (mela)Jackson, MS

    Help with MS educational programs

    $500,000
  2. Charleston ElementaryCharleston, MS

    Help with MS educational programs

    $218,047
  3. West TellahatchieSumner, MS

    General purpose- education

    $100,810
  4. Institute of Community ServicesHolly Springs, MS

    Day care center

    $86,986
  5. Individual

    General purpose- education

    $31,756
  6. Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    General purpose- education

    $11,000
  7. Rezilient KidzColorado Springs, CO

    General purpose- education

    $3,853
  8. Dollywood FoundationSevierville, TN

    General purpose

    $3,584
  9. MS Head Start AssocationJackson, MS

    General purpose- education

    $2,800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $86,98689% of the total
  2. Social science1 grant $11,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi5 grants $908,643
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $11,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $3,853
  4. Tennessee1 grant $3,584

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Morgan FreemanPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Morgana FreemanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $0
  • Alexis FreemanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $50,000
  • Kim MosesDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Angela Hilliard HaroldDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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