Grants awarded
Who does Phil Hardin Foundation fund?
Phil Hardin Foundation has awarded $24 million across 363 grants to 157 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $45,000, with most between $15,000 and $75,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $50,000 versus $25,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$23.5M
Typical grant
$45K
Grantees
157
Grants
363
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| M Ms Childrens Museum | $2.1M | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Ms Arts and Entertainment Center | $1.9M | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lauderdale County School District | $1.6M | 8 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$1.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| U University of Ms Medical Center | $1.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mississippi State University Foundation INC
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$965K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| M Milsaps College | $854K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Meridian Public School District | $750K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$670K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| M Ms Alliance of Nonprofits | $667K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Childrens Foundation of Ms | $565K | 8 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way of East Ms | $478K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jackson Public School District | $375K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Meridian Community College Foundation | $345K | 4 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Ms University for Women Foundation | $300K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$275K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| M Ms Acquarium Foundation | $250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N National Center of Education and the Economy | $250K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Foundation for Ms History | $250K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Belhaven Unviversity | $249K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Spring Initiative INC
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$235K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| E East Ms Business Development Foundation | $235K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Ms | $200K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Womens Foundation of Ms | $200K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Operation Shoe String INC | $200K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mississippi State University Foundation | $200K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Ms INC | $200K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N New Destiny Daycare and Learning Academy | $200K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MS | |
| C Community Foundation of Northwest Ms | $200K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The National Center on Education and the Economy
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$161K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| T Trinity Dyslexia Center | $161K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
University of Mississippi Foundation
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$150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MS | |
| M Mississippi Childrens Museum | $150K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education
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$150K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| S Scott County School District | $150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Ms Campaign for Teen Pregnancy | $150K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B But God Ministries | $150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Ms Arts Commission | $150K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Program of Research & Evaluation for Public School | $150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| M Mississippi Arts Commission | $150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MS | |
Jackson Medical Mall Foundation
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$150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MS | |
| M Ms Book Festival | $140K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U United Way of Northeast Ms | $130K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Meridian Freedom Project | $126K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$115K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| T The Weshler Foundation | $104K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Meridian Art Association | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Magnolia Speech for the Deaf | $100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation for Ms | $100K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Russell C Davis Planetarium INC | $100K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| T The Mississippi Reading Clinic | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Meridian Junior Auxillary | $93K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Illuminations Center for Dyslexia INC
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$85K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| M Meridian Public School District Foundation | $85K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Save the Music Foundation
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$80K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Walter Anderson Museum of Art Incorporated
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| B Base Camp Coding Academy | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Great City Ms Foundation | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lauren Rogers Museum | $75K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Meridian Symphony Association | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$75K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MS | |
| M Millsaps College | $73K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Parents for Public Schools | $71K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E East Ms Business Development Corporation | $70K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Deep South Today | $64K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$64K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MS | |
Pine Grove Association
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$60K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MS | |
| N New Destiny Daycare and Learning Academy | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$60K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
The Writing Revolution INC
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$60K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Community Foundation of East Ms | $56K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
National Council on Teacher Quality
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$55K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| S Spring Initiative | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Southern Ms Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University Press of Ms INC | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Russell C Davis Planetarium | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Ms Statewide Afterschool Network | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mississippi College | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Board for Professionals | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mission First INC | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Florida State University Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chikasaw Inkana Foundation | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MS | |
| J Jocelyn Jessop | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Public Education Forum of Ms | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mississippi College
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MS | |
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$48K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
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$47K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| T The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education | $44K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Folk Festival | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Community Foundation for Mississippi
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$40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MS | |
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MS | |
Afternoon Adventure Learning Center
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| C Center for the Study of the American South | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MS | |
| M Ms School for Math and Science Foundation INC | $29K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Harrisburg Cultural and Social Services Center INC | $26K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mississippi Museum of Art INC
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MS |
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