Robert M Hearin Foundation

• The foundation's stated focus is Mississippi, and its application information names four-year colleges and graduate schools in Mississippi, along with other charities, so work in education or health care in the state is the clearest fit.
• Most of its recorded grants are scholarships, and half of its 27 grants to organisations were $130,000 or less, so a modest request sits well within its record, though the typical band of $20,000 to $675,000 is not a ceiling, as its largest grant was $775,000.
• The filing gives no deadlines and says the foundation accepts applications, but requests must be made in writing, so you should confirm the timing before you submit.
• About 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so the approach looks relationship-led; a first request is still open, but it needs a clear case and a realistic amount.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Mississippi College · Scholarships
  $750,0002024 tax year
• University of Mississippi Medical Center · Scholarships
  $395,0502024 tax year
• Mississippi State University · Scholarships
  $289,8762024 tax year
• Mississippi Museum of Art · Educational, support
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Millsaps College · Scholarships
  $130,0002024 tax year
• University of Southern Mississippi · Scholarships
  $102,2952024 tax year
• Blue Mountain College · Scholarships
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Mississippi University for Women · Scholarships
  $35,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.