Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Columbia, MS EIN: 64-0851084

Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Columbia, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $223K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K.

Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,000
-84.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,000
-68.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$223,051
-0.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Mississippi (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Mississippi Scholars Local Program: $3KMississippi Scholars LocalProgram$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mississippi Scholars Local Program ($3K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

ColumbiaFoxworth

How Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 54% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K6 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $30K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mississippi Scholars Local Program Columbia, MSAcademic Scholarships$3,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$223,051$3,850$5,896$3,0001$5,896$10,986
2024$225,097$3,850$19,538$19,0002$19,000—
2023$240,784$15,500$25,328$5,3502$5,350—
2022$250,612$54,000$5,563$4,0001$4,000—
2020$217,435$2,000$11,513$10,0001——
2019$216,948$1,500$31,347$29,6246——

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc is led by Tim Magee, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tim Magee

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Drew Foxworth

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Watts

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Cooper

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Rene Dungan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Watts

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Bill Pittman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Donald Hales (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc

How much does Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc give each year?

Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 2 grants.

How large is Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc?

Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc reported $223K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc operate?

Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Mississippi.

What is Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc's EIN?

Columbia-Marion County Development Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0851084. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 6, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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