Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Columbus, MS EIN: 64-6166670

Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust is a private foundation, based in Columbus, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $62K. Net investment income was $86K.

Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust at a glance

In short: Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust gave $62K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $62K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$62,144
+39.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$62,144
+39.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$62,144
Total assets
$1,230,845
+1.5% 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 Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Ole Miss Loyalty Foundation: $62KOle Miss Loyalty Foundation$62K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ole Miss Loyalty Foundation ($62K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

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

University

How Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 109% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2024) to $74K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $62K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ole Miss Loyalty Foundation University, MSTo provide scholarships for athletes of the university of Mississippi$62,144
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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$1,230,845$98,560$80,679$62,1441$62,144$85,669$56,974
2024$1,212,981$85,486$106,354$44,6441$44,644$82,304$62,144
2023$1,233,812$166,272$84,508$67,0641$67,064$148,808$44,644
2022$1,152,048$62,559$121,382$73,6211$73,621$62,559$67,064
2021$1,210,070$140,023$92,951$69,3101$69,310$140,023$73,621
2020$1,163,663$36,020$81,106$60,7341—$36,020$69,310

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust reported a distributable amount of $57K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust's only listed officer is Huntington National Bank, Trustees on the 2025 filing (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Huntington National Bank

    Trustees

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Cadence Bank NA (2020–2024) — Trustees

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.

Frequently asked questions about Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust

How much does Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust give each year?

Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust gave $62K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $45K across 1 grant.

How large is Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust?

Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $62K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $57K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust operate?

Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust has awarded grants in Mississippi.

What is Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust's EIN?

Hugh Swinton Potts Irrevocable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-6166670. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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 2025 (received by the IRS May 19, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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