OME Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Ridgeland, MS EIN: 84-3474028

OME Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Ridgeland, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $9K.

OME Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: OME Foundation Inc gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,000
+125.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,250
+125.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,750
Total assets
$6,882
-36.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Mississippi (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who OME Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY dba CANOPY CHILDREN'S SOLUTIONS: $5KMISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HOMESOCIETY dba CANOPY CHILDREN'S…$5KOle Miss FCA: $2KOle Miss FCA$2KQuiet Waters: $2KQuiet Waters$2KLiving Services: $500Living Services$500

The largest 2025 recipient was MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY dba CANOPY CHILDREN'S SOLUTIONS ($5K). Together the top 4 received $9K.

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

29<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 29 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

MadisonOxfordJacksonCantonTrumbullSenatobiaVossburgLebanonRidgeland

How OME Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K5 grants2020 9 grants2021 8 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $9K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY dba CANOPY CHILDREN'S SOLUTIONS Jackson, MSMinistry Work$5,000
Ole Miss FCA Oxford, MSMinistry Work$2,000
Quiet Waters Canton, MSMinistry Work$1,500
Living Services Madison, MSAssistance to Senior Citizens$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$6,882$5,001$9,000$9,0004$9,000$478
2024$10,881$1$4,000$4,0004$4,000$716
2023$14,880$2$3,200$3,2004$3,200$877
2022$18,078$20,001$7,700$7,7008$7,700$359
2021$5,777$4,001$8,100$8,1009$8,100$394
2020$9,876$18,000$8,124$8,1005—$135

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, OME Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $478 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

OME Foundation Inc is led by Charles L. Morris, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles L. Morris

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah P. Morris

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    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 OME Foundation Inc

How much does OME Foundation Inc give each year?

OME Foundation Inc gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 4 grants.

What is OME Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

OME Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,750, and its average grant was $2,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does OME Foundation Inc give grants?

OME Foundation Inc gives mostly in Mississippi: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does OME Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on OME Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Ministry Work" (3 grants).

How large is OME Foundation Inc?

OME Foundation Inc reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $478 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is OME Foundation Inc's EIN?

OME Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3474028. 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 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 12, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 27, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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