Public Education Forum - Ascent to 55% Postsecondary Attainment Grant
Funding Amount
$1,000,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Ascent to 55% Postsecondary Attainment Grant
Recipient: Public Education Forum (PEF), a subsidiary of the Mississippi Economic Council
Duration: Four-year grant
Geographic Scope: Mississippi
Focus Areas:
- Postsecondary attainment
- Supporting Mississippi's state goal "Ascent to 55%" - increasing postsecondary attainment among Mississippians
- Education and public policy research
Background:
The grant supports Mississippi's newly-established postsecondary attainment goal to increase the percentage of Mississippians with postsecondary degrees or credentials to 55%. Public Education Forum is a non-profit education and public policy research group that is part of the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC).
Organization:
- Public Education Forum (PEF) - Subsidiary of Mississippi Economic Council
- Focus on education advocacy and policy research
Contact Information:
- Woodward Hines Education Foundation
- 2616 Lakeward Drive, Jackson, MS 39216
- (601) 321-5555
What Woodward Hines Education Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 14
- Total given
- $1.04M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $12K–$250K
- By dollars: Mississippi 95%, District of Columbia 5%. Top recipient cities: Jackson, MS; Forest, MS; Clarksdale, MS.
- 7% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 71% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Coahoma Community College · Clarksdale, MS
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Itawamba Community College Foundation Inc · Fulton, MS
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The Parent's Campaign · Jackson, MS
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Fields of Work
- Education
- College prep
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