Silver Cross Home

Foundation · Grantmaker Brookhaven, MS EIN: 64-0441776

Silver Cross Home is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Brookhaven, MS. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 18 grants totaling $231K. Net investment income was $554K.

Key facts about Silver Cross Home

In short: Silver Cross Home gave $231K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Mississippi. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
64-0441776
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$230,546
Grants made (2025)
18
Average grant
$12,808
Median grant
$10,000
New grantees (estimate)
44% first-time grantees (8 of 18, 2025)
Total assets
$3,890,981
Primary geography
Mississippi (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.9M

+3.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$231K

+6.2% YoY

Grant Count

18

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

-11.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Silver Cross Home reported a distributable amount of $252K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Silver Cross Home open to new grantees?

44%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 8 of 18 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $14K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $11K repeat.

  • 44% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of all 18 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

BrookhavenMadisonMizeMonticelloOxfordChautaquaCrystal SpringsMccombWessonRidgelandAlpharettaBogue ChittoFlowoodSilver Creek

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K14 grants202114 grants202215 grants202315 grants202418 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Teaam: $25KTeaam$25KCrisis Pregnancy Center SW MS: $25KCrisis Pregnancy Center SW MS$25KFerst Readers Inc: $25KFerst Readers Inc$25KBrookhaven Outreach: $20KBrookhaven Outreach$20KBaptist Childrens Village: $20KBaptist Childrens Village$20KCrsis Pregnancy Center Law CO: $20KCrsis Pregnancy Center Law CO$20KSecond Chance MS: $13KSecond Chance MS$13KKDMC Foundation: $10KKDMC Foundation$10KAnchored Christian Grief Camp: $10KAnchored Christian Grief Camp$10KChildrens Advocacy Center: $10KChildrens Advocacy Center$10K

Grant Size Distribution

76 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
TEAAM Mize, MSOPERATIONS OF CAMP$25,000
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER SW MS McComb, MSASSISTANCE FOR MOTHERS$25,000
FERST READERS INC Madison, GALITERACY PROGRAM FOR KIDS$25,000
BROOKHAVEN OUTREACH Brookhaven, MSCHRISTIAN LOVE FOR NEEDY$20,000
BAPTIST CHILDRENS VILLAGE Brookhaven, MSSCHOLARSHIPS & END FUND$20,000
CRSIS PREGNANCY CENTER LAW CO Silver Creek, MSOFFICE EQUIPMENT$20,000
SECOND CHANCE MS Oxford, MSEDUCATION ASSISTANCE$12,500
KDMC FOUNDATION Brookhaven, MSTHINK PINK$10,000
ANCHORED CHRISTIAN GRIEF CAMP Brookhaven, MSGRIEF COUNSEL$10,000
CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER McComb, MSCHILD ADVOCACY$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K$800K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,890,981$3,766,614$3,393,783
Revenue$685,389$425,816$320,370
Expenses$358,877$334,006$325,034
Qualifying Distributions$230,546$217,028$207,199
Net Investment Income$554,273$233,530$177,758
Distributable Amount$251,962$230,546$217,028

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Silver Cross Home is led by Harriet Proffitt, Chair Person since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Harriet Proffitt

    Chair Person

    Vice Chairman → Chair Person, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Palmer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Allen

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Sylvia Buie

    Vice Chair P

    Board Member → Vice Chair P, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Allen

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Gary

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Calcote

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Ellen Williamson (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Becky Jackson (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Wanda Hart (2021–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Jan Melancon (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Patsy Blalack (2021–2022) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Silver Cross Home

How much does Silver Cross Home give each year?

Silver Cross Home gave $231K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $217K across 15 grants.

What is Silver Cross Home's typical grant size?

Silver Cross Home's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,808, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Silver Cross Home that year got $11K on average.

Where does Silver Cross Home give grants?

Silver Cross Home gives mostly in Mississippi: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brookhaven, MS (10 grants) and McComb, MS (2 grants).

Does Silver Cross Home give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Silver Cross Home's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Silver Cross Home's largest grantees?

Silver Cross Home's largest 2025 grantees include Teaam ($25,000), Crisis Pregnancy Center SW MS ($25,000) and Ferst Readers Inc ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Silver Cross Home?

Silver Cross Home reported $3.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $231K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $252K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Silver Cross Home?

Silver Cross Home is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Brookhaven, MS. It holds $3.9M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Silver Cross Home's EIN?

Silver Cross Home's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 64-0441776. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

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