How much funding does GCCF: Pat Santucci Education Fund Grant provide?

GCCF: Pat Santucci Education Fund Grant provides Up to US $2,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for GCCF: Pat Santucci Education Fund Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for GCCF: Pat Santucci Education Fund Grant?

Required: Tax-exempt status; 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

GCCF: Pat Santucci Education Fund Grant

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc

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Funding Amount

Up to US $2,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Applicants must be non-profit, tax-exempt organizations that are involved in enhancing the quality of life for citizens of South Mississippi.

Required status

Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Grants not fundedCapital.
Not eligible: Operating endowment fund drives.
Not eligible: Political ActivitiesIndividuals.
Not eligible: Religious Activities

Overview

The Pat Santucci Education Fund, managed by the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, supports initiatives that enhance public education and assist educators, especially for the physically and mentally challenged, within six counties in South Mississippi. Non-profit organizations that improve the quality of life for local citizens are encouraged to apply. However, funding is not available for capital projects, operating endowments, political activities, individuals, or religious activities.

The Pat Santucci Education Fund supports projects that impact public education, educators, and the physically and mentally challenged n Harrison, Hancock, Jackson, Stone, Pearl River and George County School Districts.

Eligibility

Applicants must be non-profit, tax-exempt organizations that are involved in enhancing the quality of life for citizens of South Mississippi. Organizations that have not been recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS may apply if they have a fiscal agent relationship with a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization.

Ineligibility

Grants not fundedCapitalOperating endowment fund drivesPolitical ActivitiesIndividualsReligious Activities

What Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 77
Total given: $1.37M
Median grant: $10K
Range: $5,300–$100K

By dollars: Mississippi 94%, Georgia 2%, Louisiana 2%. Top recipient cities: Gulfport, MS; Biloxi, MS; Picayune, MS.
40% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.