Community Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Oxford, MS EIN: 23-7033813
ReligionChristianityProtestantismBaptistHuman services

Community Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Religion, based in Oxford, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $30.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $348K. Net investment income was $992K.

Key facts about Community Foundation Inc

In short: Community Foundation Inc gave $348K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $348K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
23-7033813
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$347,728
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$347,728
Median grant
$347,728
Total assets
$30,202,565
Primary geography
Mississippi (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$30.2M

+2.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$348K

-82.7% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$348K

-65.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Community Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1.3M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Community Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 83% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 28% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

TupeloColorado SpringsCasselberrySenatobia

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grants20193 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20232 grants20241 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $348K (2025) to $2.4M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $348K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Create Foundation: $348KCreate Foundation$348K

The largest 2025 recipient was Create Foundation ($348K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 6 (67%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Create Foundation Tupelo, MSCommunity Foundation, Inc. Fund$347,728

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$30,202,565$29,565,519$32,552,169
Revenue$1,010,989$-918,181$2,327,564
Expenses$373,943$2,068,469$2,066,104
Qualifying Distributions$354,559$2,016,670$2,006,330
Net Investment Income$991,606$754,710$2,267,790
Distributable Amount$1,259,127$1,204,039$1,519,095

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 18, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Foundation Inc is led by Robert H. Paine, President, Secretary & Treasurer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert H. Paine

    President, Secretary & Treasurer

    Secretary → President, Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wk Paine

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Community Foundation Inc

How much does Community Foundation Inc give each year?

Community Foundation Inc gave $348K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 2 grants.

How large is Community Foundation Inc?

Community Foundation Inc reported $30.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $355K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.3M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Community Foundation Inc?

Community Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Religion, based in Oxford, MS. It holds $30.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Community Foundation Inc operate?

Community Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Colorado, Florida, Mississippi.

What is Community Foundation Inc's EIN?

Community Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7033813. 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.

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