Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation (the foundation), is a non-profit organization located on the northwest Mississippi community college's (NWCC) campus. The foundation's purpose is to raise funds to assist NWCC is performing its mission and to provide scholarships for qualifying students of northwest Mississippi community college. The foundation is a component unit of NWCC. The foundation raises funds by seeking donations and sponsoring fund-raising events.
Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $18,377,945
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,998,328
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $496,249
- +13.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,137,061
- -5.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $692K (2019) to $822K (2020). In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $822K.
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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 | $18,377,945 | $1,998,328 | $2,137,061 | — | — | $496,249 |
| 2024 | $16,970,390 | $1,905,513 | $2,253,962 | — | — | $438,300 |
| 2023 | $16,609,675 | $2,883,405 | $1,964,134 | — | — | $1,358,317 |
| 2022 | $15,631,844 | $-36,093 | $2,503,076 | — | — | $-1,844,168 |
| 2021 | $17,316,096 | $4,433,918 | $1,191,721 | — | — | $934,181 |
| 2020 | $14,073,899 | $1,226,329 | $1,187,311 | $821,630 | 2 | $268,879 |
| 2019 | $12,698,620 | $1,185,322 | $1,019,161 | $692,265 | 2 | $297,224 |
About Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Senatobia, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $496K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation is led by Stephen Joe, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 26 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephen Joe
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Jackson
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Hale
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Perkins
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Carlisle
Director
Director → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hugh Mitchell Cannon
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ike Sayle
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Dunn
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Beckett
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judge Jimmy McClure
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Doddridge
Director
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marty Allison
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patsy Sledge
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Perrin Caldwell Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sterling Withers
Director
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Clayton
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorri Williamson
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronnie Musgrove
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Kornegay
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Heindl
Secretary
Director → Secretary & Executive, 2024
Secretary & Executive → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Dale
Ex-Officio
Director → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Jeff Horton
Ex-Officio
Director → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Jerry Barrett
Ex-Officio
Director → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Patti Gordon
Officer & Char
Executive Di → Officer & Char, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Niles Norris
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Horn
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Barry Bridgforth (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Judge Gerald W. Chatham Sr. (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Patricia Dhority (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Drew Depriest (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Norris Faust (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jackie Myrick (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Herrington (2023) — Director
- Former: Dennis Paulk (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Don Clanton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gary Anderson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Herrington (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Perrin Hunter (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steven Farese Sr. (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Barry Bouchillon (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dot Smith (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gale Cushman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Harold Nichols (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lorri Williams (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tommy Woods (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation
How large is Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation?
Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation reported $18.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
What is Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation?
Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Senatobia, MS. It holds $18.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation operate?
Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Mississippi.
What is Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation's EIN?
Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0161757. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 8, 2026)
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