Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc
The foundation will strive to improve the administration of justice through the support of organizations which provide legal services to the poor and needy. The foundation will work to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Mississippi's judiciary through education, training, technological improvements, and by recognizing and honoring significant contributors to this cause.
Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc gave $779K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $97K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $779,486
- +407.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $97,436
- +344.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $92,880
- Total assets
- $7,384,604
- +24.2% 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 Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ms Center for Justice ($262K). Together the top 8 received $779K.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 40 (65%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 316% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2020) to $2.9M (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $779K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ms Center for Justice Jackson, MS | Legal Assistance | $262,257 |
| Ms Volunteer Lawyers Project Jackson, MS | Legal Assistance | $148,228 |
| Mission First Jackson, MS | Legal Assistance | $110,069 |
| Ms Center for Legal Services Hattiesburg, MS | Legal Assistance | $102,323 |
| North Ms Rural Legal Services Oxford, MS | Legal Assistance | $83,437 |
| The Mississippi Bar Jackson, MS | Law Educ/ADM of Just | $57,838 |
| Univ of Ms - Child Advocacy Clinic Oxford, MS | Legal Assistance | $7,913 |
| Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence Biloxi, MS | Legal Assistance | $7,421 |
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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 | $7,384,604 | $2,572,571 | $1,168,665 | $779,486 | 8 | $264,372 |
| 2024 | $5,946,207 | $2,412,837 | $528,911 | $153,500 | 7 | $59,097 |
| 2023 | $4,808,562 | $1,710,934 | $605,628 | $219,918 | 8 | $37,300 |
| 2022 | $4,374,158 | $667,766 | $562,246 | $187,399 | 9 | $11,732 |
| 2021 | $4,992,692 | $749,755 | $3,296,312 | $2,859,568 | 8 | $26,475 |
| 2020 | $5,447,650 | $986,755 | $557,285 | $150,000 | 8 | $82,441 |
About Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jackson, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $779K. Net investment income was $264K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc is led by Tammra O. Cascio, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tammra O. Cascio
President
Secretary → President-El, 2024
President-El → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie J. Gresham
President-El
Trustee → President-El, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony L. Farese
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben T. Cole Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Rhea Tannehill Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie D. Travis
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judge Melba L. Dixon
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judge Veldore Young Graham
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
A. Kelly Sessoms
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Green Alexander
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bradley F. Hathaway
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna K. Rush
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Maron
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edderek L. Cole
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Waide
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricky J. Cox
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Cal Mayo Jr.
Past-Preside
President-El → President, 2024
President → Past-Preside, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James L. Henley Jr.
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (40)
- Former: Judge Selene D. Maddox (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lawrence E. Hahn (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Leyser Q. Hayes (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Timothy M. Threadgill (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Vicki R. Leggett (2023–2024) — Past-Preside
- Former: Brittany B. Frankel (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Meade Mithcell (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Constance Slaughter-Harvey (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: David O. McCormick (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Joe N. Tatum (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Judge Linda R. Anderson (2022–2023) — Past-Preside
- Former: Jenny Tyler Baker (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kye C. Handy (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Meade W. Mitchell (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Judge Lawrence L Little (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: L Grant Bennett (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Margaret Oertling Cupples (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Orlando R Richmond Sr. (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: William T May (2020–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Brehm T Bell (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Constance Slaughter- Harvey (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth L. Maron (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Larry D Moffett (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Robert L Gibbs (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Blake Teller (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Judge Carol White- Richard (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Julianne K Bailey (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Ingram Johnson (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: La'verne Edney (2020–2021) — Past President
- Former: Samuel C. Kelly (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Steven E. Farese Sr. (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Carol White- Richard (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Christy V. Malatesta (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Crystal Wise Martin (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Lawrence L. Little (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Amanda Jones Tollison (2020) — Trustee
- Former: David W. Houston III (2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jaklyn Wrigley (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Judge Crystal Wise Martin (2020) — Trustee
- Former: William L. McDonough Jr. (2020) — Trustee
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 Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc
How much does Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc give each year?
Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc gave $779K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $154K across 7 grants.
What is Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $92,880, and its average grant was $97,436, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc give grants?
Mississippi Bar 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 Jackson, MS (4 grants) and Oxford, MS (2 grants).
Does Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Legal Assistance" (7 grants).
Who are Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Ms Center for Justice ($262,257), Ms Volunteer Lawyers Project ($148,228) and Mission First ($110,069), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc?
Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.
What is Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc?
Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jackson, MS. It holds $7.4M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc's EIN?
Mississippi Bar Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-6029087. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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