Pinebelt Foundation

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The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization designed to support charitable activities to benefit the residents of the pine belt area of south mississippi. The mission is to build better communities through philanthropy. As a driving force in our region, our mission is to build stronger communities through philanthropy. Donors can establish charitable legacies and provide leadership to address community needs in a manner that is responsible, responsive, and lasting.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8.3M a year · 64% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
46 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 45.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $2.6M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28.5M
+155% vs prior year
Spent
$6.1M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$60.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$28.5M
FY2025▲ +155%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$28.5M
Expenses
$6.1M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$6.1M
Net assets
$60.2M
FY2025▲ +73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17.1M
FY2021$23.6M
FY2022$25.5M
FY2023$29.7M
FY2024$34.9M
FY2025$60.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $5.8M Management & general 5% · $326K Fundraising 1% · $48K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Manages donor funds and awards scholarships to support charitable projects and build stronger communities in the Pine Belt region of South Mississippi.

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2 programs · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Contributions and program service disbursements for charitable purposes.

$5.5Mprogram expense
02

Scholarships. The foundation grants scholarships for students attending institutions of higher education.

$314Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$2.6M
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Grants paid · 547 grants · $25.3M · 2020–2025
Project XMS · FY2025$1,673,767
St John the Baptist Catholic ChurchFY2025$700,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$314,098
Pearl River Community CollegeFY2025$230,615
Midtown MerchantsMS · FY2025$220,672
Health Insurance Premium AssistanceMS · FY2025$186,557
Laughs 4 LifeMS · FY2025$133,524
Latino Action Foundation INCOK · FY2025$100,000
The Ummc FundFY2025$75,000
Friends After 5 FoundationTN · FY2025$50,000
Cancer Patient Travel Assitance FunMS · FY2025$48,500
Samaritans PurseNC · FY2025$45,000
Hub AwardMS · FY2025$42,236
Saint Fabian Catholic ParishMS · FY2025$40,500
The Family YMCAMS · FY2025$39,336
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Money outPt IX
$6.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.8M
Managementcol C$326K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$60.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23.5M
Total assetsLn 16$61.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$39K
Gains on assetsLn 7$709K
Total revenueLn 12$28.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21.6M
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$61.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$60.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.5M$23.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.1M$37.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$775K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$36.4M$61.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$34.9M$60.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5.4M$5.4M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$314K$314K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$289K$58K$189K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$7K$12K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$6K$12K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$60$6K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.1M$5.8M$326K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $28.5M$6.1M$22.3M$60.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.2M$6.9M$4.2M$34.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$3.3M$2.3M$29.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.1M$5.7M$5.4M$25.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.5M$4.0M$6.5M$23.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.3M$2.2M$9.1M$17.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $28,479,228 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,848,594$26,637,463
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,259,412$1,802,847
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,865$38,918
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,155,871$28,479,228
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,505,378$5,696,706
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $300,586$333,299
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $114,699$113,466
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,920,663$6,143,471
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,235,208$22,335,757
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,479,228 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,637,463
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,637,463
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,093,803$1,093,803
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,166$2,166
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $310,889 · Excluded from tax $398,155$709,044
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,214−$14,214
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $50,966$50,966
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,404,692 · Excluded from tax $437,073$28,479,228
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,143,471 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,382,608$5,382,608
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $314,098$314,098
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,431 · Management $189,171 · Fundraising $41,610$289,212
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,191 · Management $11,553 · Fundraising $3,584$22,328
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,437 · Management $12,139 · Fundraising $3,183$21,759
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,500$20,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $27,280$27,280
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,331$1,331
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,652$3,652
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $21,233$21,233
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,928$1,928
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $8,145$8,145
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60 · Management $5,834$5,894
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,237$1,237
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $19,829$19,829
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,437$2,437
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,768,825 · Management $326,269 · Fundraising $48,377$6,143,471
Part X · Balance sheet $61,930,686 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,799,715$21,646,351
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $735,349$1,816,467
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$27,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,110$4,864
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $775,264$1,245,573
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,053,843$37,189,931
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,368,281$61,930,686
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,187$25,081
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,491,463$1,659,352
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,516,650$1,684,433
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,168,146$2,992,548
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,683,485$57,253,705
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,851,631$60,246,253
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,368,281$61,930,686
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,246,253 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,479,228
XI-2 Total expenses$6,143,471
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,335,757
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,851,631
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,058,865
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,246,253

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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