Public Education Forum - Ascent to 55% Postsecondary Attainment Grant

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Woodward Hines Education Foundation

Foundation One-time Grants for Education College Prep Grants

Funding Amount

$1,000,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

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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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