Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc
To support the promotion of health within the service area of forrest general hospital and for the benefit of the hospital.
Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc gave $1.0M across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $128K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,024,617
- +512.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $128,077
- +435.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $18,357
- Total assets
- $5,099,897
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Mississippi (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Forrest General Hospital ($1.0M across 7 grants). Together the top 2 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 35 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 878% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $105K (2022) to $1.2M (2019). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg, MS | PG Spiritual Grounds | $856,932 |
| Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg, MS | Purchase of Car for Raffle | $63,500 |
| Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg, MS | Cancer Travel Fund | $40,000 |
| Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg, MS | Clinic Trials Equipment | $20,000 |
| Hattiesburg Country Club Hattiesburg, MS | Hospice | $16,713 |
| Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg, MS | Various Hospital Projects | $10,142 |
| Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg, MS | Gentle Path Scholarship | $9,100 |
| Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg, MS | Residency Wellness | $8,230 |
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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 | $5,099,897 | $1,691,650 | $1,563,816 | $1,024,617 | 8 | $211,398 |
| 2024 | $4,972,063 | $1,615,661 | $616,340 | $167,350 | 7 | $200,515 |
| 2023 | $3,972,742 | $1,186,188 | $712,000 | $257,957 | 10 | $1,836 |
| 2022 | $3,498,554 | $1,138,078 | $530,154 | $104,715 | 5 | $1,569 |
| 2021 | $2,890,630 | $1,146,440 | $560,605 | $126,205 | 5 | $1,255 |
| 2020 | $2,304,795 | $834,586 | $921,963 | $479,747 | 6 | $1,207 |
| 2019 | $2,393,539 | $1,366,160 | $1,710,590 | $1,161,597 | 6 | $1,324 |
About Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Hattiesburg, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $211K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc is led by Lou Mapp, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 26 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lou Mapp
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clyde Bryant
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Stevens
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shaeffer Smith
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Cunningham
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Slaughter
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thad Waites
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Troy Daniels
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Whitehead
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Doleac
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Read
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Gholson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Waddle
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russ Henley
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tommy Thornton
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Cook
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Breazeale
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Duncan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Duhon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Norman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morgan Willis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sophy Mangana
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Hester
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa Butts
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Davis
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Celtie Wade
Employee Representative
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Kent Oliver (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jan Lacy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Amy Alfonso (2024) — Employee Representative
- Former: Elizabeth Schwartz (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Joe Paul (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Justice Duhon (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Randy Swan (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Josie McKorkle (2022) — Employee Representative
- Former: David Fortenberry (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Donnell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Terri Bell (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Brown (2021) — Employee Representative
- Former: Susan Thomson Eaves (2021) — Director
- Former: John Nelson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Shirley Carter (2020) — Employee Representative
- Former: Chuck Pierce (2019) — Employee Representative
- Former: Dave Bush (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeff Bowman (2019) — Director
- Former: Ted Webb (2019) — 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 Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc
How much does Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc give each year?
Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc gave $1.0M across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $167K across 7 grants.
What is Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $18,357, and its average grant was $128,077, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc give grants?
Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc gives mostly in Mississippi: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hattiesburg, MS (8 grants).
Does Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc?
Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc reported $5.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What is Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc?
Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Hattiesburg, MS. It holds $5.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc's EIN?
Forrest General Healthcare Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4960499. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 26, 2024)
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