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Grant recipient EIN 64-0901569Science and technology

Who funds Innovate Mississippi?

6 private foundations gave Innovate Mississippi in Jackson, MS $1.9 million across 13 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

13 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Regions FoundationBirmingham, AL 2025

    Small business program

    $100,000
  2. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $140,000
  3. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2023

    Program Support

    $2,500
  4. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $56
  5. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    accelerate economic mobility and prosperity for minority and women owned businesses by building their capacity through participation in an entrepreneurial bootcamp to help them be competitive and qualify to participate in a statewide accelerator program

    $140,000
  6. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $46
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $69
  8. AT&T FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    Education

    $10,000
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $32
  10. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    create a network and provide technical assistance for low-income, minority and women-owned technology-based businesses, along with access to capital through the creation of a revolving loan fund

    $460,000
  11. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2018

    increase opportunities for low-income young adults to access high quality, sustainable wage coding and technology employment through establishing a coding academy to provide educational activities and direct access to employers for young adults who reside in the city of Jackson

    $896,203
  12. Jimmy A Payne Family FoundationScottsdale, AZ 2018

    To support the organization

    $11,000
  13. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    increase opportunities for low-income young adults to access high quality, sustainable wage coding and technology employment through establishing a coding academy to provide educational activities and direct access to employers for young adults who reside in the city of Jackson

    $129,949

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other science and technology organizations in Jackson, MS and are not among Innovate Mississippi’s funders above.

  1. C Spire FoundationRidgeland, MS 2 grants Accepts applications $200,000 to similar organizations
  2. Phil Hardin FoundationMeridian, MS 3 grants Accepts applications $150,000 to similar organizations
  3. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2 grants Preselected only $150,000 to similar organizations
  4. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 1 grant Preselected only $30,000 to similar organizations
  5. Ergon Foundation IncJackson, MS 1 grant Preselected only $25,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Meera & Ashok Vasudevan FoundationStamford, CT 1 grant Preselected only $8,000 to similar organizations
  7. Mississippi Power Foundation IncGulfport, MS 1 grant Accepts applications $7,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 64-0901569 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.