Support for the Mississippi River Network to mobilize member organizations and River Citizens' grassroots defense of clean water policies and support for Mississippi River conservation programs
To research and understand how the foundation can use philanthropy to engage with local institutions to positively impact public safety in Phillips County, Arkansas and Coahoma County, Mississippi.
To support grantee's initiative to create jobs and to launch an arts-driven, community-inclusive revitalization project in downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi.
2018
Home Region
$43,000
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
Support for grantee to implement a three-phase after school program that will provide academic remediation and culturally rich experiences aimed at serving at-risk high school students in Coahoma County, MS
To support grantee's establishment of the first public charter school in Clarksdale, MS tentatively named Clarksdale Collegiate, in an effort to build additional capacity in the Delta region.
Mississippi News and Information Corp dba Mississippi Today
Support for grantee to identify and report education challenges facing the Mississippi Delta region and the organizations, individuals and community leaders working to address these needs
