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Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Jackson, MS EIN: 64-0881013 Website

The mission of Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, inc. Is to serve the community through continuously improving quality medical care and effective use of education and technology in a personal and compassionate environment.

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc at a glance

In short: Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc gave $78K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$78,000
-6.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,500
+16.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$297,456,747
-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.

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Who Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

The Junior League of Jackson MS Inc: $25KThe Junior League of JacksonMS Inc$25KMission First Inc: $20KMission First Inc$20KGreater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation: $20KGreater Belhaven NeighborhoodFoundation$20KMake-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered: $13KMake-a-Wish Foundation ofMississippi Chartered$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Junior League of Jackson MS Inc ($25K). Together the top 4 received $78K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 30 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

JacksonRidgelandDallasAtlantaKennesaw

How Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc gives

  • Giving fell 61% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K5 grants2019 8 grants2020 7 grants2021 9 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $78K (2019) to $203K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $78K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Junior League of Jackson MS Inc Jackson, MSSupport Community Awareness$25,000
Mission First Inc Jackson, MSTo help community residents with both physical and spiritual needs$20,000
Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation Jackson, MSTo support community awareness and to help preserve the greater belhaven area$20,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered Ridgeland, MSSupport the granting of wishes for children with critical illnesses to help give hope, strength, and joy$13,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$297,456,747$616,472,492$596,808,210$78,0004$788,964
2024$305,385,902$587,992,905$566,190,012$83,5005$4,326,797
2023$459,995,583$487,779,814$501,146,127$86,5005$16,638,607
2022$465,202,803$490,508,583$489,821,083$202,5959$15,084,880
2021$529,210,695$513,564,298$463,699,988$163,5007$8,133,539
2020$530,102,496$455,959,802$439,161,124$149,5008$8,599,418
2019$292,457,139$426,470,447$428,083,315$77,5005$293,186

About Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Jackson, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $297.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $78K. Net investment income was $789K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc is led by Bobbie K. Ware, CEO on every filing since 2019; 12 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bobbie K. Ware

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    39.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason M. Little

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karlen Turbeville

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur Skip Jernigan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $33K (2020) → $30K (2025)

  • Michael D. Maples

    Director

    CMO → Former CMO, 2024

    Former CMO → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    $423K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Jerry Sheppard MD

    Director & Physician

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $426K (2024) → $503K (2025)

  • Alex J. Haick MD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alveno Castilla

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas M. Buckles Sr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul W. Calhoun

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert M. Gathings Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy Young MD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip A. Gunn

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ajay R. Vongala MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $424K (2019) → $699K (2025)

  • Brenda Howie

    Cno

    On filings since 2019

    37.8 hrs/week

    $165K (2020) → $199K (2025)

  • Justin Rhodes

    Former CEO Baptist Medical Group

    CEO Baptist Medical Group → CEO Baptist Med. Group, 2021

    CEO Baptist Med. Group → Former CEO Baptist Medical Group, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    $17K (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Lee Ann Foreman

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    $264K (2020) → $333K (2025)

  • Sridevi Alla MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $360K (2019) → $642K (2025)

  • Sudheer Tangella MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $373K (2019) → $767K (2025)

  • William F. Thompson

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    17.9 hrs/week

    $352K (2020) → $413K (2025)

  • Yathish Hralur Sreekantaiah

    Physician

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $548K (2020) → $779K (2025)

  • Brad A. Beattie

    COO

    On filings since 2021

    39.5 hrs/week

    $200K (2021) → $237K (2025)

  • Christian Zegarra MD

    Physician

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $455K (2023) → $614K (2025)

  • Todd Smith MD

    CMO

    On filings since 2023

    39.8 hrs/week

    $282K (2023) → $340K (2025)

  • Gregory M. Duckett

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deena Keasler

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    13 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Romaisa Wadood MD (2022–2024) — Physician
  • Former: Jadeline A. Anyumba-Mitema MD (2024) — Physician
  • Former: Kevin Heintzelman MD (2021–2023) — Physician & Director
  • Former: Jane Claire Williams MD (2023) — Director
  • Former: Gary C. Anderson (2019–2022) — Former President
  • Former: David Sinclair MD (2020–2022) — Physician
  • Former: Eric Reiners MD (2019–2021) — Physician
  • Former: Neal Haraway MD (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Samuel T. Lawson MD (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Steve Stanic (2019–2021) — Chief Info Officer
  • Former: Dorian E. Turner (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: James R. Futral Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David Landrum (2019) — Director
  • Former: Maria Rappai MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Matthew George MD (2019) — Physician

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Yathish Hralur Sreekantaiah — Physician: $779KYathish Hralur…Physician$779KSudheer Tangella MD — Physician: $767KSudheer Tangella MDPhysician$767KAjay R Vongala MD — Physician: $699KAjay R Vongala MDPhysician$699KSridevi Alla MD — Physician: $642KSridevi Alla MDPhysician$642KChristian Zegarra MD — Physician: $614KChristian Zegarra MDPhysician$614KJerry Sheppard MD — Director (Thru 12/24)/Physician: $503KJerry Sheppard MDDirector (Thru 12/24)/Physician$503KWilliam F Thompson — CFO (Thru 05/25): $413KWilliam F ThompsonCFO (Thru 05/25)$413KTodd Smith MD — CMO: $340KTodd Smith MDCMO$340KLee Ann Foreman — Chief Human Resources Officer: $333KLee Ann ForemanChief Human Resources Officer$333KBrad a Beattie — COO: $237KBrad a BeattieCOO$237KBrenda Howie — CNO: $199KBrenda HowieCNO$199KArthur Skip Jernigan — Director: $30KArthur Skip JerniganDirector$30K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $779K, to Yathish Hralur Sreekantaiah (Physician). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc

How much does Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc give each year?

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc gave $78K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $84K across 5 grants.

What is Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc's typical grant size?

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $19,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc give grants?

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center 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 Jackson, MS (3 grants).

Does Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc?

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc reported $297.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $616.5M.

What is Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc?

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Jackson, MS. It holds $297.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc's EIN?

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0881013. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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