Nathan Steele Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Meadville, MS EIN: 47-2101205

Nathan Steele Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Meadville, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41K in total assets.

Nathan Steele Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$41,018
+159.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$28,142
+5.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,915
-94.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Nathan Steele Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

SummitWesson

How Nathan Steele Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2021 to 2024. 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$60K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2022) to $50K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SWMCC Foundation Summit, MSScholarship$30,000
Copiah Lincoln Foundation Wesson, MSScholarship$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$41,018$28,142$2,915——
2024$15,791$26,568$52,780$50,0002
2023$42,003$30,181$3,620——
2022$15,442$24,827$20,983$17,4002
2021$11,598$21,865$27,649$25,0001
2020$17,382$866$200——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nathan Steele Foundation is led by Tyler Blalock, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tyler Blalock

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Steele

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary Treasurer, 2021

    Secretary Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Halford Jr.

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Nathan Steele Foundation

How large is Nathan Steele Foundation?

Nathan Steele Foundation reported $41K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $28K.

What is Nathan Steele Foundation?

Nathan Steele Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Meadville, MS. It holds $41K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Nathan Steele Foundation operate?

Nathan Steele Foundation has awarded grants in Mississippi.

What is Nathan Steele Foundation's EIN?

Nathan Steele Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2101205. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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