Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Jackson, MS EIN: 64-0869099

Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Jackson, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $44K.

Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation at a glance

In short: Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$10,000
-97.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
-90.9% vs 2023
Average grant
$10,000
-68.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$1,464,074
+34.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Mississippi (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Usop: $10KUsop$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Usop ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 49 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

JacksonMadisonRidgelandBrandonPearlClintonRaymondClevelandDallasEuporaFlowoodPelahatchieBoltonFlorence

How Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 97% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 39% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$100K$200K$300K$400K4 grants2020 9 grants2021 24 grants2022 11 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $354K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Usop Jackson, MSStudent Physicals$10,000
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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
2024$1,464,074$288,868$38,024$10,0001$23,699$43,811$61,456
2023$1,092,491$257,531$379,835$346,22711$361,477$41,181$50,350
2022$1,065,998$300,424$308,046$298,53124$298,531$57,424$54,714
2021$1,355,523$382,010$363,719$354,4469$354,446$51,890$64,394
2020$1,165,258$142,954$58,180$49,4774—$37,630$48,066

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation reported a distributable amount of $61K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation is led by Larry D. Field, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Larry D. Field

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason A. Craft

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Bedford

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meredith Warf

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Allen Anderson (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Greg Shoemaker (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Billy Edwards (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris P. Ethridge (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Glen Silverman (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Johnny Mims (2020–2021) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Sports Medicine Foundation

How much does Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation give each year?

Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $346K across 11 grants.

How large is Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation?

Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $61K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation?

Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Jackson, MS. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation operate?

Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation has awarded grants in Mississippi, Texas.

What is Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation's EIN?

Mississippi Sports Medicine Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0869099. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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