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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 84-4785363

Worth Thomas Foundation

A private foundation in Jackson, MS. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 11 grants and $38,600 paid in grants.

Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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.

Assets and giving by year

1 return on file

Tax year 2021 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2021

    $38,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,000

Grants paid in 2021

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS

    Support for scholarships

    $16,000
  2. Jsu Development FoundationJackson, MS

    Support for scholarships

    $7,000
  3. Blue Ridge YMCABlack Mountain, NC

    To provide for operations and capital improvements to provide operations and capital

    $5,000
  4. Mississippi Civil Rights MuseumJackson, MS

    Support children education research

    $5,000
  5. Jackson JambalyaRidgeland, MS

    Support for operations

    $2,500
  6. Mississippi Food NetworkJackson, MS

    To provide support for those in need

    $1,000
  7. Lefleurs Bluffms Chapter the Links IncorporatedJackson, MS

    Support children at risk

    $1,000
  8. Community Foundation for MississippiJackson, MS

    Unrestricted

    $500
  9. Mississippi Economic CouncilJackson, MS

    To support education awareness

    $300
  10. Men of HonorClinton, MS

    Support children at risk

    $200
  11. 100 Black Men of Jackson IncJackson, MS

    Support at risk project

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $16,00090% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5003% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $2001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi10 grants $33,600
  2. North Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Worth H ThomasPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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