Century Club Charities Inc
Century Club Charities Inc is a public charity based in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Founded in 1994, it hosts the Sanderson Farms Championship, a PGA TOUR event, to promote golf and raise money for Mississippi charities. The organization reports that the 2025 championship generated $1.73 million in charitable impact.
Century Club Charities Inc at a glance
In short: Century Club Charities Inc gave $1.5M across 36 grants in 2025 (avg $42K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,518,620
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 36
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $42,184
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,500
- Total assets
- $5,420,237
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Mississippi (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Century Club Charities Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 285 Marketridge Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone: (601) 856-4653
Website: https://centuryclubcharities.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Century Club Charities Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Children's Hospital Inc ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
134 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 120 grants of 134 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s stated mission centers on Mississippi. In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in Mississippi, 1% to California, and less than 1% to New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 36 itemized grants.
Cities
How Century Club Charities Inc gives
- 72% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.4M (2023) to $1.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 36 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Children's Hospital Inc Flowood, MS | General Assistance | $1,000,000 |
| Life Enhancememnt and Achievement Program Flowood, MS | General Assistance | $70,000 |
| Make a Wish Foundaton Ridgeland, MS | General Assistance | $50,000 |
| Stewpot Community Services Jackson, MS | General Assistance | $34,120 |
| Magnolia Speech School Jackson, MS | General Assistance | $27,500 |
| 100 Black Men of Jackson Inc Jackson, MS | General Assistance | $20,000 |
| Tupelo-Lee Humane Society Tupelo, MS | General Assistance | $20,000 |
| Boy Scouts - Andrew Jackson Council Flowood, MS | General Assistance | $18,000 |
| Extra Table Hattiesburg, MS | General Assistance | $15,000 |
| Mississippi College Clinton, MS | General Assistance | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,420,237 | $11,417,683 | $11,277,132 | $1,518,620 | 36 | $126,999 |
| 2024 | $6,270,017 | $13,645,479 | $13,181,363 | $1,597,000 | 36 | $104,424 |
| 2023 | $6,955,606 | $12,611,754 | $12,575,173 | $1,382,000 | 27 | $133,999 |
| 2022 | $9,741,266 | $12,341,009 | $11,685,368 | $1,531,501 | 28 | $20,258 |
| 2021 | $7,710,776 | $11,649,002 | $11,410,685 | $1,659,000 | 7 | $27,013 |
| 2020 | $7,452,617 | $9,520,339 | $8,939,813 | $1,646,500 | 9 | $31,592 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states that its primary purpose is to conduct a PGA TOUR-sanctioned professional golf tournament to promote Mississippi’s social welfare and provide annual financial contributions to other 501(c)(3) organizations. Its filing describes its programs as making donations to qualifying local organizations and administering an annual golf tournament to generate charitable funding.
The 2025 recipients illustrate the range of organizations it supports. Friends of Children’s Hospital, which received $1 million, says it raises public awareness of services at Children’s of Mississippi and provides funds to support them. Other recipients include Stewpot Community Services, which says it serves people experiencing homelessness and poverty; Mississippi Food Network, which says it works to relieve poverty-related hunger; and Magnolia Speech School, which says it helps children with communication disorders develop spoken language and literacy. The grants also included support for youth development through 100 Black Men of Jackson, higher education through Mississippi College, dance through Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet, and animal care through Cheshire Abbey.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 36 grants totaling $1,518,620. Grants ranged from $5,500 to $1 million, with a median of $10,500. The largest award was $1 million to Friends of Children’s Hospital. Other leading grants included $70,000 to Life Enhancement and Achievement Program, $50,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation, $34,120 to Stewpot Community Services, and $27,500 to Magnolia Speech School. The organization’s website identifies Children’s of Mississippi as its primary beneficiary and lists its 2025 charity recipients.
No application process or deadline is stated in the available information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists J. Durr Boyles as president, Melissa Hederman as secretary, Marshall Loeb as treasurer, and Steve Jent as executive director. It also lists Pic Billingsley, Ralph Clark, Hilary Burroughs, Brandi Long, and Jeff McCrary as directors, and JR Woodall as a non-voting representative. The organization’s website also identifies Steve Jent as executive director.
Century Club Charities Inc is led by Steve Jent, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steve Jent
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$206K (2020) → $329K (2025)
J. Durr Boyles
President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff McCrary
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Stringer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Clark
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandi Long
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hilary Burroughs
Director
Non-Voting Representative → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pic Billingsley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johnny Lang
Non-Voting Representative
Treasurer → Director, 2024
Director → Non-Voting Representative, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jr Woodall
Non-Voting Representative
Secretary → President, 2023
President → Non-Voting Representative, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Hall
Legal Representative
Director → Legal Representative, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marshall Loeb
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Hederman
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Durr Boyles (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Phillip Carpenter (2020–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Douglas Minor (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Eugene A. Simmons (2022–2023) — Legal Representative
- Former: Hilary Boroughs (2022–2023) — Non-Voting Representative
- Former: Joanne Wilson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: David Hurt (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Griffis (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Megan West Allen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Neddie Winters (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Pat Busby (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Will Garner (2020–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $329K, to Steve Jent (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Century Club Charities Inc
How much does Century Club Charities Inc give each year?
Century Club Charities Inc gave $1.5M across 36 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 36 grants.
What is Century Club Charities Inc's typical grant size?
Century Club Charities Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,500, and its average grant was $42,184, across 36 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Century Club Charities Inc give grants?
Century Club Charities Inc gives mostly in Mississippi: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Jackson, MS (16 grants), Flowood, MS (3 grants), Madison, MS (3 grants) and Laurel, MS (3 grants).
Does Century Club Charities Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Century Club Charities Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (36 of 36) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Century Club Charities Inc's largest grantees?
Century Club Charities Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of Children's Hospital Inc ($1,000,000), Life Enhancememnt and Achievement Program ($70,000) and Make a Wish Foundaton ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Century Club Charities Inc?
Century Club Charities Inc reported $5.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.4M.
What does Century Club Charities Inc fund?
The organization states that its primary purpose is to conduct a PGA TOUR-sanctioned professional golf tournament to promote Mississippi’s social welfare and provide annual financial contributions to other 501(c)(3) organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Century Club Charities Inc?
Century Club Charities Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check centuryclubcharities.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Century Club Charities Inc's EIN?
Century Club Charities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0843787. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 19, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Century Club Charities Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/century-club-charities-inc-morg_1ee2ea889be749859a056a0988424ddc
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