Delta Regional Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Delta Regional Foundation, based in Olive Branch, Mississippi, operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a direct unsolicited approach is unlikely to work; the best route is to find a connection or introduction to the foundation.
- Although no formal geographic focus is stated, its filings show grants mainly in Mississippi.
- Annual giving has fallen over recent filings to $137,076, so a modest request fits best: about 8 in 10 of its 32 grants to organisations fall between $4,000 and $135,000, the median grant is $10,000, and half of all grants were $10,000 or less.
- Its recorded grants have chiefly gone to community foundations, child advocacy and children's service organisations, colleges and universities, a school district, a museum, youth organisations and a city, covering purposes such as education funding, school support and youth athletics, so work in these areas may be a natural fit.
- A substantial 76% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the two previous years' filings, suggesting it tends to favour continuing relationships, which could make it harder for a new applicant to break in without an existing connection.
Overview
Delta Regional Foundation is a US private foundation based in Olive Branch, MS.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing does not state a general funding field. Its recorded grants went chiefly to charitable organisations and public bodies for programme support. Recipients include community foundations, child advocacy and children's service organisations, colleges and universities, a school district, a museum, youth organisations and a city. Other recorded purposes include education funding, school support, educational programme support and youth athletics. Taken together, these records show grants supporting community programmes, education, services for children and young people, and cultural and civic organisations. They do not establish a formal eligibility policy or a stated geographic focus.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Mississippi.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 76% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 32 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 46% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations Delta Regional Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 15% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi · Program support$39,5002024 tax year
- Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center · Program support$13,0002024 tax year
- Steve Azar St. Cecilia Foundation · Program support$12,0002024 tax year
- Make-A-Wish Foundation Mississippi · Program support$10,0002024 tax year
- NW Community College Foundation · Program support$10,0002024 tax year
- Nsu Foundation · Program support$10,0002024 tax year
- Palmer Home for Children · Program support$10,0002024 tax year
- MS Hall Of Fame & Museum · Program support$6,9002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sherrie Driver — Executive Director
- Allison Ryan — Secretary
- Lloyd B Clark Jr — Treasurer
- Walter Stigler — Vice-President
- Crystal Crowley — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,514,931 | $701,430 | $1,042,131 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,471,247 | $478,000 | $1,360,282 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,490,914 | $137,076 | $1,257,913 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Olive Branch, MS