Duff Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Columbia, MS EIN: 64-0901853

Duff Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Columbia, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $973K in total assets. In 2025, it made $5K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $45K.

Duff Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$972,948
+4.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$49,569
+97.5% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$5,148
+5.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$10,090
+6.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Duff Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Hattiesburg

How Duff Family Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 10% 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$30K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 2 grants totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Junior Auxiliary of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg, MSSupport$15,000
Hattiesburg Eye Clinic Hattiesburg, MSSupport$9,981
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$972,948$49,569$10,090——$5,148$44,995$50,553
2024$933,307$25,098$9,494——$4,874$26,409$47,496
2023$917,577$19,103$8,564——$4,512$26,302$43,177
2022$907,330$-539$7,396——$2,603$14,650$42,762
2021$915,970—$25,113$24,9812$25,113—$46,079
2020$941,083$4$895————$46,383

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Duff Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Duff Family Foundation's only listed officer is Trustmark National Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Trustmark National Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    $4K (2022) → $9K (2025)

Former officers (4)
  • Former: James E. Duff (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Thomas M. Duff (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Janet Price (2021–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Jane D. Thomley (2020) — Secretary

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

Trustmark National Bank — Trustee: $9KTrustmark National BankTrustee$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $9K, to Trustmark National Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Duff Family Foundation

How large is Duff Family Foundation?

Duff Family Foundation reported $973K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (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 Duff Family Foundation operate?

Duff Family Foundation has awarded grants in Mississippi.

What is Duff Family Foundation's EIN?

Duff Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0901853. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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