Graeber Foundation

MARKS, MS EIN: 64-6023660

The Graeber Foundation Lewis A Lewis A Jr & James D Graeber Ttee is a private foundation based in Marks, Mississippi. The foundation maintains assets of $6,071,961 and focuses its philanthropic efforts on education, human services, and voluntarism and grantmaking activities.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.1M

-2.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$359K

+1.0% YoY

Grant Count

49

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+1.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

The foundation distributes grants primarily through its private foundation structure, with grantmaking focused on the three primary areas noted above.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The Graeber Foundation directs its funding primarily to:

  • Mississippi
  • Tennessee
  • Illinois

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

ArlingtonBirminghamBostonChatanoogaChicagoClarksdaleClevelandDes MoinesEvanstonFrench CampHoustonIndianolaIrvingJacksonJacksonvilleLauderdaleLawrencevilleLincolnMarksMedford

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Metric Amount
Total Assets $6,071,961
Total Annual Giving $358,517
EIN 64-6023660

The foundation's most recent financial data is from the 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$144K$288K$433K$577K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,071,961$6,220,819$6,377,769
Revenue$313,377$298,536$159,034
Expenses$462,235$455,486$520,054
Qualifying Distributions$400,515$399,269$455,810
Net Investment Income$202,589$202,892$125,951
Distributable Amount$445,786$402,691$401,800

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$102K$205K$307K$409K46 grants202048 grants202148 grants202249 grants202349 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

QUITMAN COUNTY EDUCATION…$61KMARKS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$40KST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEAR…$31KUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI$31KNORTHWEST MS COMMUNITY C…$26KDELTA STATE UNIVERSITY F…$20KFRENCH CAMP ACADEMY$19KSALVATION ARMY$19KBELHAVEN UNIVERSITY$13KMCCALLIE SCHOOL$12K

Grant Size Distribution

240 grants across all recorded years

235<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The foundation is structured as a trust with Lewis A (and Lewis A Jr) and James D Graeber serving as trustees.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN C GRAEBERTRUSTEE
WILLIAM M GRAEBERTRUSTEE
JAMES P GRAEBER JRTRUSTEE

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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