Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi's 2019 ANNUAL REPORT by Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi

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Contents Board of Directors Mission, Message from the Chairman, Foundation Staff Growth & Expansion Charitable Giving in Northwest Mississippi Signature Events: Crystal Ball and Delta Conversation New Funds for the GRAMMY Museum and the Mississippi Music Foundation Community Foundation Funds Supporting Arts & Culture in Northwest Mississippi $10 Million Maddox Foundation Match Challenge Complete & Grants to Support the Arts Community Impact: 2018-2019 Grants Scholarships & Recipients Financial Highlights Investment Report Thank you Donors Gifts in Honor and Memory ENDOW Mississippi – New Funds ENDOW Mississippi & Leaving a Legacy

On the Cover: • Archie Manning and Tim Holston - Delta Conversation, Cleveland • Art Place Mississippi, Greenwood • Emily and Patrick Johnson, 2018-2019 Crystall Ball Chairs • Marks Project, Marks 2

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Board of Directors

Rev. Bartholomew Orr

Chairman DeSoto Senior Pastor Brown Missionary Baptist Church

Joe Azar

Lillian M. Hilson

Vice Chairman DeSoto Grant Writer Northwest Mississippi Community College

Bob Bowen

Danny Williams

Colie Sanford

Treasurer DeSoto Managing Member Williams, Pitts & Beard, PLLC

Secretary DeSoto President Guaranty Bank & Trust Hernando

Scott Coopwood

Wilbert Corley

Cindy Gordon

Panola CEO Panola Partnership

Tate Retired Partner Arthur Andersen & Co.

Bolivar Owner Coopwood Publishing Group

DeSoto Northern Customer Service Mgr. Entergy Mississippi

DeSoto Branch Manager Fairway Mortgage

Tom Gresham

Emily Johnson

Mat Lipscomb

Robert Mehrle

Lisa Melton

Sunflower President and CEO Double Quick

Tunica Community Volunteer

Sarah Sawyer

Marshall Executive Director Byhalia Chamber of Commerce

DeSoto Co-CEO Lipscomb and Pitts Insurance

Mary Thompson

Coahoma Partner Allendale Planting Company

Quitman Owner, Mid-South Ag Data, LLC Manager, Far Distant Farms, LP

Mike Wagner

Tallahatchie Owner Two Brooks Farm

LeFlore Speech Language Pathologist

Tom Pittman

President Community Foundation Of Northwest Mississippi 2019 A NNUAL REP O RT

Mission The Mission of the Community Foundation is to impact communities throughout Northwest Mississippi by connecting people who care with causes that matter. Our goal is to build permanent charitable endowments to support nonprofits, churches and schools.

Board of Directors The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi is governed by an 18-member volunteer board of directors who are chosen for their individual qualities of integrity, capability and knowledge of Northwest Mississippi. These directors bring diverse experience, expertise and perspectives for financial oversight, policies, governance, grants and more. In addition, they have the responsibility to ensure that our organization is effectively fulfilling our mission by making certain that our Foundation’s initiatives, grantmaking, investment and donor stewardship activities all support and advance our charitable mission. Our Board invites you to join in our mission of “Connecting People Who Care with Causes that Matter.”

Message from the Chairman As we review another year of growing philanthropy in the 11 counties we serve, it is important to reflect on the year itself and the moments that made it meaningful. Please know that our impact is a collection of heartfelt choices by donors who want to enhance the quality of life in their communities. In this annual report, we want to thank our donors who partner with the Community Foundation so they can preserve the memory of a loved one, support the nonprofit or church they care about, or enhance the quality of life in Northwest Mississippi for generations to come. We are so blessed to work with so many people who have made charitable giving a priority in their lives. Their gifts send kids to college, help people in need, preserve arts and culture, and benefit the community in many other ways – for generations to come. Each grant given reflects a dynamic story from a donor wanting to make a difference. Pastor Bartholomew Orr Chairman of the Board of Directors

Foundation STAFF Tom Pittman President & CEO Keith Fulcher Executive Vice President Theresa Erickson Development Director Alabama Lore Administrative Assistant & Grants Manager 4

Donna Goldman Accounting Assistant & the Box Project Director Carol Smith Accounting & Office Manager Brenda Smith Volunteer Director of the Maddox Volunteer Center

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Kara Dulaney Volunteer Coordinator of the Northwest Mississippi Volunteer Hub

Leadership

Growth and

Expansion

Welcome Keith Fulcher as New Vice President Keith Fulcher joined the Community Foundation on August 1st as Executive Vice President. Keith comes to us after serving Delta State University for 23 years as executive director of its Alumni Foundation, director of development and most recently as special assistant to the president. He has also volunteered in fundraising for other charities such as the Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the Cleveland Rotary Club. A native of Vicksburg, Keith was previously a principal, coach and teacher in Vicksburg, Jackson and Biloxi. Keith is married and has three children. “The foundation’s Board wanted to strengthen the depth of our leadership at the foundation, and Keith brings excellent knowledge and experience in both philanthropy and Northwest Mississippi. His work in education is a definite plus, too, since that is one of our foundation’s priorities,” said Community Foundation Chairman Pastor Bartholomew Orr.

Community Foundation Opens Ofﬁce in Clarksdale The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi opened a second location to expand services and better serve the Delta region. “As the Community Foundation continues to grow, our Board of Directors recognized a need to grow our staff’s capacity, expertise and service area in order to advance our mission and strive for greater impact,” said Tom Pittman, President and CEO. “This second location will help us fulfill our mission of connecting people who care with causes that matter.” The Clarksdale office is located at 133 Sharkey Ave.

Welcome Kara Dulaney as New Volunteer Coordinator Kara Dulaney joined us this year as volunteer coordinator for the Maddox Foundation Volunteer Center / Northwest Hub, a program of the Community Foundation. Kara has a Bachelor’s of degree in Psychology and a Master’s of Science degree in vocational and rehabilitation counseling. She lives in Tunica and is staffing the Clarksdale office. She joins Brenda Smith, the director of the Maddox Foundation Volunteer Center/Northwest Hub, in engaging volunteers for all nonprofits in our region and helping them become more financially sustainable. 2019 A NNUAL REP O RT

Charitable Giving in Northwest

Mississippi

Why Donors Use the Community Foundation

$9,682,250 $1,973,460

The Community Foundation is a grantmaking tax-exempt Section 501(c)3 dedicated to improving the lives of people in our geographic area through lasting charitable giving.

$1,633,405 $517,051

More than 750 Community Foundations operate in urban and rural areas in every state in the United States. They bring together the financial resources of individuals, families and businesses to improve the quality of life in their communities.

Thank you, donors, for your partnership to improve your Community.

$1,362,034 $1,879,397

$707,739

$688,279

How Does it Work?

$939,601

• Donors can give a gift that gives forever! Creating a charitable

fund within the Community Foundation is quick, easy and a low-cost alternative to forming and administering your own “private foundation.” And, you can start a fund with a minimum of $5,000.

$427,405 $1,815,517

nt represe le Dollars haritab c o t g n givi in each causes county.

• Donors can be assured their donation is managed efficiently. Endowments are

actively managed by the Foundation’s Investment Committee and our investment advisor Hardy Reed Capital Advisors, who are certified by the Center for Fiduciary Excellence.

• Donors can support what they are passionate about – now and forever!

Anyone can set up a fund to support any nonprofit, church, school or charitable cause.

• Donations to charitable funds grow tax free.

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TOTAL CHARITABLE GIVING since 2002

$25,045,366 Supporting 805 Charitable Causes

People Who Care

Signature Events

2019 Chairs: Emily & Patrick Johnson

Major Sponsors: Thank you to all who volunteered and sponsored the 19th Annual Crystal Ball! The Community Foundation honored award-winning journalist and author of the Black Panther, Jesse J. Holland as our Star of Hope! Holland is a native of Holly Springs and was editor of the Daily Mississippian as a student at the University of Mississippi. He authored a novel to accompany the year’s top grossing movie, The Black Panther, in addition to several other award-winning books.

Maddox Foundation Brown Missionary Baptist Church Cumulus Media The Commercial Appeal iHeart Media Entergy Paul Janoush Family (in memory of Lucy Janoush) Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance

Community Stars: Margaret Maddox Woman of the Year: Becky Nowell, Cleveland

Dan Maddox Man of the Year:

The Black-tie Gala with “Superhero - Use Your Powers for Good” as its theme brought in a record crowd of over 1,100 attendees!

Delta Conversation Raises Funds for Three Endowments

Derick Biglane, Hernando

Business of the Year:

Chawla Hotels, MS Delta

Nonproﬁt of the Year:

Palmer Home For Children, DeSoto County

The Delta Conversation with Archie Manning at the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland brought together 240 individuals for a fun and inspiring lunch. Archie fondly reminisced about growing up in the Delta in an on-stage discussion with Community Foundation Board member, Tom Gresham and embraced philanthropy for causes like children and education in the Delta. Tim Holston, who started life as a Box Project recipient near Itta Bena and has now earned a Ph.D. in computer science at Ole Miss, inspired the audience by reminding everyone that they can become more than what they think they are. The event, which was chaired by Becky Nowell, enabled the Community Foundation to donate $5,000 to the Box Project endowment in honor of Dr. Holston; $5,000 to the Sen. Willie Simmons GRAMMY Museum Endowment in memory of former Community Foundation Board member and founding GRAMMY Museum Chair Lucy Janoush; and, $20,000 to establish the Archie Manning Endowment for Drew and north Sunflower County. An auction of a football autographed by Archie and his two NFL sons added a quick $5,000 to the Archie Manning endowment. 2019 A NNUAL REP O RT

New Funds

Arts and Culture Endowment for GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi in honor of Senator Willie Simmons of Cleveland The GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland has partnered with the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi to create an endowment for the Museum’s sustainability and growth. The endowment was established in honor of Mississippi State Senator Willie Simmons, District 13, to recognize his outstanding commitment, leadership, and support of the Museum. Endowments are established by nonprofits when their board and donors consciously want to build a reserve for the purpose of creating a financial bedrock for the organization. When nonprofits have an endowment, it shows the community and donors that the organization is thinking longterm and is building assets for its own future sustainability. The GRAMMY Museum opened in 2016 and has reported visitors from 50 states and 48 countries. In addition, it has provided educational programs for 25,000 local students.

Mississippi Music Foundation Endowment “If you don’t have foundations to help support musicians financially or for marketing their talent, it’s extremely hard for them,” says Peter Whitham, CEO and President of the Mississippi Music Foundation. The mission of the Mississippi Music Foundation is to provide education through seminars, internet, and conferences thus enabling individuals to become conversant with multiple genres, music technology, musical instruments and Mississippi Music. Wanda Ross understands the importance of music and how it is intrinsically tied to the state of Mississippi. So she and her son, Darren, decided to establish an endowment for the Mississippi Music Foundation – it will be a gift that gives forever!

Anyone can donate to any endowment fund at the Community Foundation, and it is a gift that will give to that organization forever! Go to www.CFNM.org 8

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Community Foundation Funds Funds at August 31, 2019 Donor Advised

4Cords Advised Current Giving AJV Communications Endowed Anonymous from North Carolina Current Giving B.B. King Museum & Interpretive Center Endowment Banahan Current Giving Banks Family K-6 Education Current Giving Banks Family K-6 Education Endowment Ben Flanagan Endowed Bill & Mary Lee Brown Endowed Bill and Mary Lee Brown Current Giving Billy and Wendy Myers Endowed Bob & Sheryl Bowen Endowment Corporate Care Current Giving Darren Ross Veterans Endowed Deborah Hector George Endowment DeSoto Family Dental Care Advised Current Giving Dudley & Claire Barnes Family Foundation Endowment Dulaney Charitable Endowed E.T. Woolfolk Memorial Endowed ERV Donor Advised Current Giving Genesis Foundation Endowment Gospel Giving Current Giving Gospel Giving Endowment Hollis and Edna Seymour Endowment Honduras Mission Current Giving Hope Advised Current Giving J.W. McPherson Current Giving John & Janet Osborne Family Endowment Jonestown Current Giving Josh Ose Current Giving Kirk Moore Endowment KJV Baptist Missionary Endowment Lenhoff Family Trust Advised Current Giving Lisa & Steve Beene Endowed Maddox Foundation Endowed Maddox Sports Endowed Michael E. Shaheen Jr. Current Giving Michael E. Shaheen, Jr. Endowment Mid-South Genesis Foundation Advised Current Giving Mike Wagner Advised Current Giving Milt and Pat Harker Family Current Giving Mr. and Mrs. Paul Burch Advised Current Giving Myers Law Group PLLC Endowed Noah Costa Memorial Endowed Parolli Family Advised Current Giving Parsons’ Pledge Endowed Rotary District 6800 Advised Current Giving Seymour Family Donor Advised Current Giving Sidney L. Hurdle Charitable Endowed Sweebe Family Charitable Foundation Current Giving Sweebe Family Charitable Foundation Endowment The Celebration of the Life of David Carter Current Giving Thomas G. & Louise H. Gresham Current Giving Tom and Cyndi Pittman Advised Current Giving Tom Pittman Endowed Walton & Laura Gresham Current Giving Will Brown Current Giving

Donor Designated

Audubon Mississippi Education Endowment Batesville Skatepark Current Giving Box Project Endowment

Boys & Girls Clubs of NW MS-Endowed Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Delta Current Giving Clarksdale Schools’ Alumni Current Giving DeSoto Arts Council Current Giving DeSoto County Young Life Advised Current Giving DeSoto Family Theatre Endowed DeSoto Health & Wellness CenterEndowed Dulaney Box Project Current Giving Dulaney Red Cloud Indian School Current Giving Fellowship of Christian Athletes North District 2 Endowed First Presbyterian Church Endowed Greenville Renaissance Scholars Endowment Greenwood Public Schools Education Current Giving Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center Endowment Historic DeSoto Museum Current Giving Historic DeSoto Museum Endowed Indianola Educational Foundation, Inc. Endowment J.Q. West Memorial Endowment for North Delta School Katherine & Robert Spears, Jr. Endowment for Hernando Head Start MiDAC College Access Current Giving MidSouth Music Institute Current Giving Mississippi Music Foundation Endowment Nell C. Randolph Memorial Endowment for North Delta School North Delta Endowment for Education and Hope-Jonestown North Delta Endowment for Education and Hope-Tutwiler North Panola School District Alumni Association Current Giving Olive Branch Heroes Current Giving Olive Branch Heroes Endowed Opal’s Barn Current Giving Palmer Home for Children - DeSoto Campus Endowed Reggie Reading Endowment Reggie Reading Foundation Current Giving Rotary Family Youth Initiative Current Giving Shoot for the Heart Current Giving Teach For America - Delta Endowment Warren E. Pittman Endowment for Christian Outreach

Donor’s Field of Interest

ARC Northwest Mississippi Hebron Farm Development Current Giving Autism Assistance Current Giving Brenda Ballard Memorial Current Giving Clarksdale-Coahoma County Foundation for Excellence in Education-Endowed Cockrum Civic Center Current Community Relief Current Giving Delta Directions Current Giving DeSoto County Disaster Relief Endowed DeSoto County Jail Ministry Current Giving DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department Benevolent Current Giving DeSoto County Youth Hockey Current Giving Early Childhood Education Current Giving Early Childhood Education Endowed Emmett Till Commission Current Giving Environmental Endowment Feed DeSoto Current Giving Fish-N-Loaves Food Waste & Hunger Eradication Current Giving

Grindstaff Family Cemetery Maintenance Endowment Hernando Animal Shelter Current Giving Hernando Endowed Hernando Farmers Market Current Giving Hernando Parks and Recreation Current Giving Hernando Veterans Day Parade Current Giving Hernando Water Tower Race Current Giving Hill Crest Preservation Cemetery Current Giving Honor Flight Mid-South Current Giving Honor Our Troops Classic Current Giving House of Grace Endowed House of Hope Current Giving Jane Pennington Henderson Endowment Jonestown Oral Health Current Giving Lower Mississippi River Foundation Current Giving Maddox Foundation’s Park Projects Current Giving Marks Enrichment Current Giving Marks Project Current Giving Marks Project Endowment Marshall County Prison Christian Life Center Current Giving Mayor’s Relief Current Giving Mississippi Friends of the Great River Road Current Giving National LawFit Challenge Current Giving Nick Linton Memorial Classic Boy’s Home Current Giving Nick Linton Memorial Classic Boy’s Home Endowment Noah’s Gift Current Giving Northwest Mississippi Association of Realtors Benevolence Current Giving Olive Branch Police Education & Training Current Giving Olive Twigs Hospitality Current Giving Panola County Community Foundation Current Giving Panola County Endowment Place/Based Education and Civic Engagement-Endowed Playground Project at Conger Park Current Giving Quitman County Civil Rights History Current Giving Rise - Regional Initiatives for Sustainable Education Current Giving Saving Our Sons Mississippi Current Giving Special Needs of Northwest Mississippi Current Giving Tallahatchie County Endowment for Arts & Education Taste of DeSoto Current Giving Technology in Education II Endowed The Chickasaw Project Current Giving Tom Brokaw Endowment for Delta Health Wilbourn Charitable Current Giving

Scholarships

Al Gilless Southaven Rotary Scholarship Endowed Aspire of North Delta Current Giving Byron Keith Mallett Jr. Memorial Scholarship Current Giving Byron Keith Mallett Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment Callie Wood/MSPH Alumni Scholarship Endowed Fund Charles M. George Memorial Scholarship Endowment Charles M. George Memorial Scholarship

Special Supplemental Current Giving Claude and Edith Kirkpatrick Memorial Scholarship Endowment David Haire Memorial Scholarship Current Giving DeSoto County Business Women Endowment DeSoto County Prayer Council-Endowed Henry Lee Riley Memorial Scholarship Current Giving Hernando Hope Scholarship Current Giving Hernando Lions Club Scholarship Endowment Hernando Rotary Vaiden Scholarship Endowed House of Grace Current Giving Jean Biglane Scholarship “Green Pen Award” Current Giving Kinloch Gill, Jr. Scholarship Endowment Mattie Brassell Memorial Scholarship Current Giving Mattie Brassell Memorial Scholarship Endowed Noah’s Gift Award Endowment Norran Snerling Scholarship Endowment Optimist Club of Hernando Scholarship Endowment Rosa Lee Jennings-Wesley Meadows Scholarship-Endowed Rx Ready Scholarship Current Giving Shapoor Alexander Ghane Memorial Endowment Spring Initiative College Success Current Giving Theron Long Memorial Scholarship Current Giving Theron Long Memorial Scholarship Endowment Win Winogrond Memorial Scholarship Current Giving

Agency

DeSoto Arts Council Endowment First Regional Library - Herrington Trust Endowment First Regional Library - Latham Trust Endowment First Regional Library - Southaven Trust Endowment Grammy Museum MS Simmons Society Endowment Hernando-DeSoto Habitat for HumanityEndowed Indianola Educational Foundation Agency Endowment North Delta Endowment for Education and Hope, SNJM Palmer Home for Children DeSoto Campus Endowment

Programs

Childhood Obesity Prevention Maddox Foundation Volunteer Center Riverside Rising Current Giving The Box Project W.K. Kellogg Foundation Infant Health W.K. Kellogg Foundation Workforce Development Walton Family Foundatiion Crossroads Cultural Arts Center

Unrestricted

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Arts

and Culture Marks Project The Marks Project is the definition of “cultural change!” Community leaders, through collaboration, innovation, and invention, have networked their efforts to help Quitman County become a place where its citizens can not only thrive, but enjoy a better quality of life. The mission of the Marks Project is to enable Quitman County to grow by empowering its residents with resources, education, and skills they need to thrive. “The Marks Project members are guided by a belief that education empowers,” stated Mitch Campbell, one of the founders of the Marks Project. “This group is creating sustainable partnerships with public and private entities to find solutions to community issues.” “In the spring of 2019, we launched an ambitious initiative to provide free or lowcost job training for Quitman County citizens,” said Judy Bland, co-founder of the Marks Project. “To date we have trained over 100 people! We are teaching GED, basic computer, screen-printing, basic workplace report writing, welding and forklift classes. And, soon drone training and computer coding will be offered. In addition we tutor students, facilitate financial literacy classes, conduct ATC Boot Camps, and have a JumpStart program that serves preschool children in low-income neighborhoods.” This is truly changing lives! Please visit www.marksproject.com to find out more about the Marks Project. Anyone can donate to the Marks Project Endowment by going to www.CFNM.org.

Community Foundation Supports the Arts (Examples):

#collaboration

Art Place Greenwood

www.artplacems.com

Bologna Performing Arts Center Cleveland www.bolognapac.com

Delta Arts Alliance Cleveland

www.Deltaartsalliance.org

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DeSoto Family Theatre Southaven www.dftonline.org

Independence Arts Conservatory Coldwater

www.independencearts.org.

BB King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center Indianola www.bbkingmuseum.org

DeSoto Arts Council Hernando www.desotoarts.com

People Who Care $10 Million Challenge Completed! The Maddox Foundation knew how important it was to help the Community Foundation develop permanent charitable assets. In 2004, the Foundation President, Robin Hurdle, committed to match 100 percent of gifts made to any endowment fund up to $10 million. The final payment on that unprecedented matching grant came at the 2019 Crystal Ball! Endowments provide stability and a consistent source of income for nonprofits. Money placed in an endowment grows over time and provides an annual income for the beneficiary of the endowment. To date, the Community Foundation manages 96 endowed funds with $15,976,127 in endowed assets.

Community Foundation President Tom Pittman receives $727,162 from Robin Hurdle as the ďŹ nal payment of the Maddox Foundation $10 million matching grant.

Grants

Arts and Culture MidSouth Mississippi Music Institute, Inc. Vision: to transform the lives of children from all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds by giving them the skills, self-discipline and confidence to succeed in music and in life. CoroRio, under the umbrella of MidSouth Mississippi Music Institute, Inc., is an educationally based choral ensemble program designed to serve students ages 8-18 in North Mississippi region who desire musical enrichment. This group has traveled to St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral in the Vatican City, La Segrada Familia in Barcelona, Notre Dame in Paris, and Carnegie Hall in NYC. Founders: Joelle and J. Reese Norris www.CoroRio.org

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Community Impact

2018-2019 Grants Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services, Inc. Access Connections to Success, Inc. Adrian College American Cancer Society American Foundation for Suicide Prevention ARC of Northwest Mississippi ArtPlace Mississippi, Inc. BB King Museum and Interpretive Center But God Ministries C2k Ministries, Inc. Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction Central Brevard Sharing Center, Inc. Charleston Arts & Revitalization Effort, Inc. Child Evangelism Fellowship, Inc. City of Hernando Clarksdale Municipal School District Coahoma Community College & A.H.S. Coahoma County Diaper Bank Coahoma County Higher Ed Center Coahoma County School District Coahoma Early College High School Coe College Community Foundation for Mississippi Community Foundation of Washington County Como Church of Christ Crossroads Cultural Art Center Daily Bread, Inc. Delta Blues Museum Delta Grace Delta Health Center, Inc. Delta State University Foundation Delta Streets Academy DeSoto Arts Institute DeSoto County Economic Development Council DeSoto County Foundation for Excellence in Ed. DeSoto County Junior Auxiliary DeSoto Family Theatre Dollywood Foundation Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie Co Episcopal Church Diocese of Mississippi Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Episcopal Relief and Development Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc Family Biz Builder Fellowship of Christian Athletes N. District 2 First Presbyterian Church Hernando First Regional Library Fish-N-Loaves Foundation for Public Broadcasting in MS Friends of the Shelter Animals Golden Cross Ministries Foundation Grace Church of the Nazarene Greenwood Little Theatre Greenwood Mentoring Group

Griot Arts, Inc. Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center Hernando Band Boosters Club Inc Hernando Head Start Center Hernando High School Hernando Memorial Cemetery Association Hernando United Methodist Church Historic DeSoto Foundation Historic DeSoto Museum House of Grace Independence Arts Conservatory Indianola Academy Indianola Athletic Booster Club, Inc. Indianola Educational Foundation, Inc. Indianola Main Street, Inc. Institute of Community Services Jewish Federation of Oxford Junior Everblades Hockey Association Kate Freeman Clark Trust Lake Cormorant High School Marine Corps JROTC Landers Center Living Arrangements for the Dev. Disabled Longview Point Baptist Church Marine Corps League Detachment 1078 Marshall County Historical Museum Memphis Child Advocacy Center Methodist Senior Services Mid-South Culinary Alliance, Inc. MidSouth Music Institute Mid-South Project Package Mid-South Public Communication Foundation Mississippi Council on Economic Education Mississippi Humanities Council, Inc.

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Mississippi State Shackouls Honors College Mississippi State University Foundation Missouri Botanical Garden Montgomery Institute National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Stearman Foundation, Inc. New Testament Church and Mission North Delta School, Inc. Northern Light Health Foundation Northwest Community College Foundation Northwest Mississippi Community College Ole Miss Hockey Club Ole Miss Wesley Foundation Olive Branch Family YMCA Palmer Home for Children Penobscot Community Health Center Precious Pearls Foundation Quitman County Board of Supervisors Quitman County Development Org., Inc. Quitman County Middle School Quitman County School District Red Cloud Indian School Respite Day Services Rosedale Freedom Project Rotary-Family Youth Initative Inc. District 6800 Sardis Lake Baptist Church Scott County School District Society of St. Andrew, Inc. South Woods Baptist Church Southern Methodist University Spring Initiative, Inc. St. John’s United Methodist Church St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center St. Paul M.B. Church St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Strawberry Plains Audubon Center Sunflower County Freedom Project Teach for America -MS Team 36 The Outpouring The State YMCA of Michigan Tri-County Workforce Alliance Tunica Parks & Recreation Tutwiler Community Education Center Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Oxford University of Mississippi University of Mississippi Foundation University of Mississippi Medical Center Warriors Center We2gether Creating Change Women and Children’s Health Initiatives Wyatte Baptist Church Wyatte-Chulahoma Volunteer Fire Department

Scholarships and Recipients

Congratulations to the recipients of our 2019 Scholarships! Al Gilless Southaven Rotary

Olive Twigs Hospitality Scholarship

Lauren Bedell Madison Burton Caroline Irmscher Cambell Mae Webb

Natalie Bonner Brittney Clayborn Caroline Irmscher Abigail Penfield

Aspire of North Delta Gracie Atkins Asiia Robinson

Optimist Club of Hernando Seth Gibson-Todd Dalton Kendrick

Byron Keith Mallett, Jr. Memorial Adan Gonzalez

RX Ready

Kendrick Walker

Callie Wood/MSPH Alumni Scholarship LaShunda Baker Stephan Barfield Alexus Black Jessica Haygood Zakiya Robinson Kentravious Smith Cameron Wilborn Kieona Williams

Charles M. George Memorial Antoinequa Johnson

Cindy Lipscomb Memorial

Shoot for the Heart

Dylan Williams, recipient of the Hope Scholarship

Hope Scholarship Dylan Williams

Jean Biglane “Green Pen” Scholarship Samuel Freiberger

Kinloch Gill, Jr. Scholarship Casey Rhone

Anna Claire Williams

Mattie Brassell Memorial

Claude and Edith Kirkpatrick Memorial

Noah’s Gift Award

Kaitlyn Done

David Haire Memorial Abigail Rochester

Hernando Lions Club Carl Keaundre Johnson

Hernando Rotary Vaiden Alex Dyer Kaitlin Williams

Chardae Craigen

Dakota Ayers Shelby Beshears Joncarlo Dunlop Daria Fisher Luke Gates Layden Lacy Megan Landmesser Sarah Landmesser Zachary Mahan Lawton O’Brien Andrew Ohrberg Scott White

Travis Barrow Julie Bledsoe Callie Gordon Cori Judkins Reese Lara Hannah Legendre Kelli Mack Lindsay Notgrass Madison Powell Samantha Raburn Katie Stone Annah Catherine Storey Michelle Teske Tommy Thornsburg Victoria White James Williams

Theron Long Memorial

Shannon Makayla Swinford

Win Winogrond Memorial Scholarship Kentrell Starks

30 Scholarship Funds • $734,074 in Scholarship Funds Granted $72,700 in 2019 Scholarships 2019 A NNUAL REP O RT

The Year in Review

Financial Highlights Review of Charitable Impact Sept. 1, 2018 – Aug. 31, 2019 Total Grants, Scholarships & Charitable Programs

since 2002

$25,045,366 Supporting 805 Charitable Causes

From 213 Donor Designated Funds Including 96 Endowments

in 2018

1,072 Donors contributed $4.4 million to the Foundation, Established 19 new charitable funds, & The Foundation disbursed

Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi

Statement of Financial Position Year Ended December 31, 2018 ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Grants Receivable Investments Promises to Give Property and Equipment (net)

$1,416,475 $825,000 $14,614,683 $676,803 $3,897

TOTAL ASSETS:

$17,536,858

LIABILITIES Accounts Payable Agency (Nonprofit) Funds Deferred Revenue

$1,235 $1,089,335 $825,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES:

$1,915,570

NET ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted

$14,944,485 $676,803

TOTAL NET ASSET:

$15,621,288

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS:

$17,536,858

$2.9 million

In grants, scholarships and charitable programs

Audit Availability The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi each year engages an independent accounting firm to audit the Foundation’s financial statements. The auditor also reviews the internal controls, policies and procedures. The Foundation’s auditor, the F.O. Givens & Co., has issued an unqualified opinion on the financial statements of the year ended Dec. 31, 2018. Complete audited financial statements are available at www.cfnm.org or by contacting the Foundation’s office at 662.449.5002.

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Investment Report

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Investment Performance Dear Friends, The equity markets are down about 30% of the time or 3 out of every 10 years on average, and 2018 was one of those years. December of 2018 was the worst December for the equity markets since 1940. The Community Foundation portfolio reflected that decline. The good news is that the equity markets are up 7 out of 10 years and have rebounded nicely in 2019. We have made up the 2018 loss and more as we ended our reporting year on August 31. Year to date through the end of August our endowment portfolio has gained 10.52 percent. The past year has reminded us that there is no straight line in market returns. Returns are messy and unpredictable in the short term, but they are not so unpredictable in the long term. That is what we have to keep in mind as we build our portfolio for not only now, but for generations to come for Northwest Mississippians. We have a well-diversified portfolio, and we are confident that it will serve us well in the years to come. Over the summer, the Center for Fiduciary Excellence re-certified The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi for meeting the highest standards and best practices of a Fiduciary process for our investors. This is a certification that has to be earned every year, and we are proud to continue to be only one of three foundations in Mississippi to attain the status. Sincerely, Danny Williams Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair 2019 A NNUAL REP O RT

People Who Care

Thank You to Our Donors September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019

21 Machine & Fab A & B Distributing Company Sarah Aadland Sherie Adair Lindsey Adams Mary Beth Adler Advance Electric Co., Inc. Affordable Employee Benefits, LLC Barbara Aguirre AIM Mail Center Air and Heat Service Company LLC Rachel Alcorn Cody and Kim Allen Scott Allison Travis Allison Allstar Auto Group Allstate Agency Inc Lori Alper Amazon Smile Foundation Ambassador Mike Retzer Charitable Foundation Marcia M. Ambs AmCare Senior Life Partners, Inc. American Association of State Troopers American Fiber Services American Legion Aux#1990 American Red Cross American Testing LLC Joanna Anderson Michael Antici Appling Podiatry Argent Financial Group Scott and Anne Arnold Johnny and Janice Arnold Aspire of North Delta Mississippi George & Teresa Astor AT&T Mississippi AT&T-Olive Branch Boyd Atkins Atmos Energy Austin Companies LLC Austin Law Firm Austin Outdoor LLC Bill and Lynda Austin Carol Wolf Ayers Joe and Katie Azar Dawn Babcock Cary and Lisa Bailey Bob & Sheri Bailey Terry A. Bailey John Baker Marjorie Baker Keely Bamberg Bancorp South Foundation 16

BancorpSouth Bankfirst Financial Services BankPlus Baptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto Dudley M. Barnes Ryan M. Barnes Barnes Petty Financial Advisors John and Susan Barrett Scott Barron Teresa and Don Barth John and Margaret Bartley Andrew and Lacey Bartolotta Beard + Riser Architects PLLC Rebecca A. Beard Rosie Becker HUMC Rockers SS Class David Beene Belhaven University Edythe Bell J. D. and Donna Bell Susan Belttari Jessica Benson Jamie Berryhill Brooke Best Barr and Paige Biglane Derick and Lisa Biglane Scott Bisci David and Denise Black David and Rebecca Black Julie Bledsoe Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Blue Ribbon Cleaners, LLC BNI Hernando BNSF Railway Company Eddie and Nancy Boatwright Jerry Earl Booker Borderless Brigade Judy Vanden Bosch Hollis Bossert Jason and Alicia Bouldin Bob and Sheryl Bowen Jack and Adair Brabham Brantley Phillips Funeral Home Darrell E. and Mary G. Britt Geraldine Broadnax Sherri Brooks Winn Davis Brown III Brown Missionary Baptist Church Otis Brown, Jr. Anita Dominick Brown Bill and Mary Lee Brown William Brown Laynee Bullock Stephen and Chelsea Bullock

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Phyllis Bunn Buon Cibo Stephen and Georgia Bupp Burch Realty Group, LLC Manny and Betty Burch Jaime Burling But God Ministries Butler Paper Butler Snow Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Mara Stevens & Cannada, PLLC Byhalia Chamber of Commerce Clyde Bynum Denise Bynum Tabitha Bynum C & R Property Management C Spire C Spire Foundation Brian Cain George and Beverly Cain Charles Camp Alex Campbell Mitch and Jenni Campbell Michael Joe Cannon Maria Capalad Kate Capone Robert and Shelly Capps JC Caramfa Caraustar Recycling Hazel Carlise and Debra Woods Bob Carner John and Veronica Carpenter Hayes Carr Dianne and Eric Carroll Karen Sanders Carter Pamela Cartwright PayPal Giving Fund Central Paper Stock Co., Inc. Bobby and Kim Chamberlin Carrie D. Chambers Jerry Chambliss Chapel Hill MB Church Chapman Lewis & Swan, PLLC Melanie Chapple Sharon Chapple Chatham Gilder Howell Pittman PLLC Chawala Lodging, Inc. Carole Chicoine Andreah Churchill Brian Churchill William B. and Margaret Churchwell Citizens Bank & Trust Company Citizens National Bank City of Biloxi City of Brandon

People Who Care City of D’Iberville City of Gulfport City of Hernando City of Horn Lake City of Laurel City of Leland City of Olive Branch City of Pearl City of Southaven City of Starkville Civil Link LLC Barrett Clanton Alice Faye Clark Don and Judy Clark Janie Clark Claude Clayton Jr. Cleveland Music Foundation, Inc. Club at Highland Court Cheryl Cohen Neil J. Cohen Jack and Elizabeth Coleman Johnny and Shannon Coleman Marshall and Mary Collins Patrick and Jill Collins Colom Construction Co., Inc. Combat Vets RRO-Chapter 18-6 Community Bank Community Foundation of Greater Memphis CF of Greater Memphis/Charles and Meg Gerber Fund Compassus-Hospice Complete Home Center LLC Continental Recycling Corp.. Cooke Insurance Agency, Inc. Carole Cooke Scott and Cindy Coopwood Corbin & Associates George and Betty Cossar Dorothy M. Costa Kathy and Allen Costello Fletcher and Angie Couch Geoffrey and Linda Cox Stephen and Dianne Cox Josephine G. Craig Ralph and Joan Crawford Creative Canvas, LLC Ryan Creekmore Kevin Criddle Bruce and Paula F. Crow Brian and Whitney Crowder Shannon Cummings Jeff and Amanda Cunningham D.G. and D.A. Curle D. Miller Photos Melissa Dabar Charles and Dawn Dalton Katie Damato Darlene’s Permanent Make Up Jennifer Davila Jim R. Davila Jack and Catherine Davis

Laura Davis Bridget DeGroot Lisa Delaney Delta Blues Museum Delta Burial Corporation Delta Regional Foundation Delta State University Joanne G. DeMaria Denbury Onshore LLC Ray and Patti Denison Kelly deRosier Pam D’Esopo DeSoto County DeSoto Family Dental Care DeSoto Imaging & Diagnostics, LLC DeSoto Technology Group Suzy deYoung Stuti Dhingra Mark W. Dietrich Michael Ann Dillinger Douglas DiPaola DipStix The Dive Shop Dixie Pulp & Paper, Inc. Suzanne Donahue Justin Donovan Willis and Sandra Dorothy Double Quick, Inc Kyron D. Doucette Cynthia Douglas Dream Maker Realty LLC Sammy and Glenda Drewery Dale A. Drewry Doreen Driesman Due West Land Co, LLC Peter and Ginny Dulaney Donna Duncan Todd Duncan Elizabeth Durrett Paul Dutsch Laburn Dye/Power & Telephone Supply Company Charitable Fund Laburn and Alene Dye Rebecca Dyer EBCO Aviation Underwriters, Inc. Echo Fibers Eco Solutions 4U, LLC Rick and Sarah Edmiston Edward Jones Maudy Edwards F.K. Eichenberger Ekman Group Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi AAL Gloria Elizabeth Frances Elovitz Ely Enterprises, Inc. Entergy Environmental Solutions Group, A Dover Co. Theresa Erickson Evans Petree PC Brad and Mellany Evans

Evansville Baptist Church Exotic Stone, LLC Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Caroline Morris Farrar Farris Evans Insurance Agency, Inc. Jeffrey Farris Gerald and Linda Feathers Federal International FedEx Corporation Harvey and Deanna Ferguson Gary and Mary Ferman Jerry and Bobbie Schwartz Mark and Lauren Fine First Commercial Bank First National Bank of Clarksdale Belinda Morris First Security Bank First Tennessee Bank Jeff and Stacie Fitch Patricia Fleming Glavor Flood Dave Flynn Thelma Fones Wayne and Sharon Ford Robert and Heather Foster Tricia and Mark Foster France Paint Company Jim and Cathy Franks Amanda Frazier Dawn Frazier Jeff Frazier Fred T. Neely & Company Freeman Webb Co., Realtors Diane Hartline Fried Jenny Friedman Friends of Horn Lake Friends of Murry Haslip Friends of the Hernando Public Library Friends to Elect Roger Palmer Willie Mae Frierson Keith and Anne Fulcher Calvin and Karri Fulton Drew and Erin Funderburk Laney and Bettye B. Funderburk FV Recycling, LLC G & O Supply Co., Inc. Davey Gaddy Paul Gagliano Allen Gaines Gainspoletti Financial Services Ganesh Investments LLC Mark and Elaine Gardner Marc Garner Arthur L. Gates Nancy Gates Anne Gavin Joan Gawel GE Aviation Barbara and Richard Gelinas Steve and Diane Gelvin Deborah Gentner 2019 A NNUAL REP O RT

People Who Care Edward L. George GP Harmon Recycling LLC Katie Gerhardt Gertrude C. Ford Foundation Getwell Church Sloan Gibson Alan and Sue Gilbert Terry Gillespie David Gladden Kimber Gobbell Wayne and Donna Godwin Gold Strike Casino Resort Johnie Goldman and Family Randy and Donna Goldman Jesse Goodrich Maria Rose Goodwin Charles and Cindy Gordon Robin Gosnell Sharon Gould Graceview Presbyterian Church Graeber Foundation James and Kimberly Graham The Green Law Firm Alison Gregg Dr. Dwayne and Candace Gremler Walton and Laura Gresham Gresham Petroleum Co. Tom and Louise Gresham Donald and Marge Griffith Randall and Kathleen Grindstaff Roy and Virginia Grindstaff Grivet Outdoors Richard and Sheila Gross GTS Technologies, LLC Guaranty Bank & Trust Company Greg Guenin Mark Guenin Glenda F. Gurley Charles Haire Michele Halloran Natalie Halsted Patricia Hammalian Jennifer Hampton Handy Cleaners, Inc. Jill Hansmeier Hardy Reed Capital Advisors , LLC Darry and Annette Hardy Jonathan G. Harless Choya Harris Dakota Harris Dawn Harris-McClain Harrow Sports Joseph Hart Joyce Haslip Havoc Hockey, LLC Jimmy and Margaret Hays Martha Hayward Fazoli’s Bettye Hearns Heart of Arkansas United Way Brianne Hellman 18

Hendrix Farming LLC Christopher Henley Hernando Dental Group, Inc Hernando Floor Coverings, LLC Hernando Funeral Home Hernando Lions Club Hernando Smiles Hernando United Methodist Church Hernando West Development, LLC Hernando Young Women’s Club Angela Herring Kerri Hettel Billy Hicks Ricky Hicks Mike Higgins Susan E. Higgins High Maintenance Salon Roger & Elizabeth Hill Lillian Hilson Ann M. Hirsch Ralph and Carolyn Hockley Carolyn W. Holderfield Holiday Inn Southaven Hollingsworth Paving, Inc. Hollis Legal Solutions, PLLC R. M. Hollis Clifford Holman Lezlee Holt Four Seasons Garden Center Four Seasons Too Honor Our Troops Classic Hood Container Corporation Hope Center, Inc John S. Hornsby House of Christ Marcus House Bruce and Laura Houston Marci Howard HRP Inc. Mark and Anne Huels Huey P. Stockstill, LLC Contrina Huffman Aaron Humphrey Mary Humphrey Robin Grindstaff Hurdle Gerald and Kathy Husband James and Patti Hutton Mike and Pal Ingold & Family Karen Ingwersen Justin Inhauser Institutions of Higher Learning Insurance Consulting Group, Inc. Integrity Fiber Supply International Paper Foundation Iota Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fr Isle of Capri Casino J. Cox Orthodontics, PLLC Ellsworth Jackson Mike and Debra Jackson Molly Jackson Robert and Gloria Jackson

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Sharon Jackson Jason and Audrey Jacobi William and Margaret Jacobson Chris and Tina James Jane’s Gym Paul Janoush Jay for Mississippi Jet Polymer Recycling, Inc. Jimmy Gray Chevrolet Michael and Elizabeth Johnson Adam Johnson Carole M. Johnson Patrick and Emily Johnson Christy Johnston Raymond and Ann Jolley Carol Jonas Bryan and Sarah Jones Christy Jones Julianne Jones Tara Jones Charlie and Amy Jordan Mary Anne Joyce Justin Jungman Junior’s Just Windows Katz Organization David and Lucy Katzen Thespine Kavoulakis Kayko Inc. Marsha Keeffer Charles and Brenda Keith Willene Keith Paul Austin Kelley W.K. Kellogg Foundation Kathleen Kelly Chuck and Adrienne Kelso Trisha Kessler Key Fire Protection, Inc. Bahram Khazai Jeff Kibler Jim and Rhonda Kimberlin Leigh Ann King Elizabeth Kisner Rita Kline Knight’s Chapel CME Church Kim Knott-Verhoef Krewe of Hernando Kroger Sophie Kulas L & T Services, LLC Donna Lackey John and Ann Lamar Landers Center Andrea Lane Suzanne M. Lang Courtney Lange William and Rebecca Lantrip Erica Larschan Lindsay Larson Laser Technology Inc. Joseph F. Lauderdale

People Who Care Christine Lawson Jenny Lawson Stephanie Lawson Ellen and Dan LeBlond Jr. Yueh Lee Dan Lehman Lennox International, Inc. Al and Jackie Leonard Lynne Allen Leopold-Sharp Steve Leptick Jerry Lee and Judith Lewis Kurt Lewis Paula and Larry Lewis Darlene Leydecker Stefanie Lieberman Cheryl Lietzau Lilly Co. Alan Lindgren Paula Lindsey Marion Lineberry Shirley Lineberry Steve Lingle Linn Paper Stock Donald L. Linton Jake Linton Randa Lipman Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance Mathew W. Lipscomb, III Clarence and Martha Little Richard and Chyleen Lobsinger May LoCascio Longview Point Baptist Church Alabama Douglas Louies Family Pharmacy Dee and Katie Lovelace Lisa Lowery Peter Lowes Blake Lowrie The Luscious Little Dessert Company LLC Sarah Lyons Maddox Foundation Ellen Madeira Mafiaozaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Franklin LLC Bill and Mimi Maginnis Golf Cars of Hernando Magnolia Lighting Lorraine and Albert Mancuso Marck Industries Inc. Peggy Marino Heather Martin Jane Martinson Catherine Masciocchio Doris Mason Chris and Cathy Massey Donna Matlock James May Julia and Dean Mayberry Kelly McBride Jeff McCalla Rebekah McCarthy Adam McClain

Billy Q. McCord Hank and Carol McDowell John E. McDowell Paul W. McElyea Justin McEndree Carol McEwan Gary and Mamie McGuary Ann McGurk Patricia McKinley Matt and Tara McLeane Michael & Vickey McLendon Chad McManus Gail McNich Sarah McPherson Eileen Meade Medtronic Foundation/Maryls Mallett Robert and Mimi Mehrle Melrose Glass Co., Inc. Melton Law Firm Floyd and Lisa Melton Memphis Recycling Services, Inc. Meritan Tendal Merriweather Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare Methodist Senior Services Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Michael Hatcher & Associates Mid South Chiropractic Mid South Food Bank Midland Davis Mid-South Logistics, LLC Midsouth Medical Specialties, LLC S & K Medical, LLC MidSouth Nephrology Consultants Midwest Shredding Services Andrew Miller Charles M. Miller Lisa Stewart Miller The Milt & Pat Harker Family Foundation Barbara Mintz Mis Pueblos Mississippi Land Bank, FLCA Mitchell Delta Distributing, LLC Kevin Mitchell Ned and Bettye Mitchell Scott and Susan Moeller Angela Moffett Christina Mogni Moore Construction Services LLC James Moore Janice Moore Kisha Moore John Moran Alan Morgan Joseph and Sarah Morgan Mac and Lynn Morgan Rance Moring Andrew Morris Paul and Kathy Morris Robert and Mary Morrison Mount Zion MB Church

Dean & Mary Ann Mowery David Moxam James and Venna Mulford Clint Mullins Morris and Jean Murphree The Murphy Law Firm David G. Murphy Allen and Tanya Musselwhite Darren and Laurie Musselwhite Danny L. Myers National Fiber Supply National Guard 114th Co Neal & Harwell, PLC Needle Specialty Products Corporation Neel-Schaffer, Inc. M. Patrick Nelson Pennie Nelson Network For Good New Fellowship Outreach Ministry Levon Newsom Nick Byrd Farms Kaki Nicotre Niteo Products, LLC Louise Nofziger Sharon Norfleet Roy and Nancy Normen North American Electric, Inc. Northcentral MS Electric Power Association Northwest Community College Foundation Northwest MS Association of Realtors Northwest MS Otolaryngology Janie Norwood Billy and Becky Nowell Oak Cask LLC Chris Ockenfels Randy Odom Old Style Bar-B-Q Matthew Olink Kurt Olivent OM Investments, LLC Bartholomew and Valarie Orr Outdoor Image, LLC OUTFRONT Perry T. Owen Ty and Erin Owen Ozark Motor Lines, Inc. Thelma M. Pace Michael Palacios Laurie Palastro Palmer Home for Children Roger A. Palmer, Jr. Christina Palmer Paper Trading International, Inc. Paradigm Chemical & Consulting David and Ashleigh Parker Nick Parker Parman Products LLC Jason and Cindy Parolli The Party Place Robin Patterson Will Patterson 2019 A NNUAL REP O RT

People Who Care Paulus and Dolan, PLLC Ed Peacock III Leigh Pegram Sarah Pelkey Penn Waste, Inc. Harold Penn PeopleShores Brad and Hayley Perkins Perry Griffin PC Clinton and Evelyn Perry Philip and Janet Pescosolido Constance Petracek Christopher Petrella Adalene Pettis Debra M. Philley Christopher M. Phillips Charles Phipps, Jr. Pamela D. Mattingly Piedmont Trust Company Stephanie Pierson Pioneer Industries International Mary-Alice Piro Thomas and Brandy Pitman Tom and Cyndi Pittman Planet Recycling Planters Bank Pleasant Hope M.B. Church Albert and Beverly Pleasants Nicey H. Polk Louise Pollock Randall and Sheila Pollock Jesse and Maya Berry Pool POP Solutions Group Porch-Stribling-Webb Insurance Porter-Leath Kevin Powell Mike Powell Thomas and Gail R. Prager Pratt Industries, Inc. Julian and Chelesa Presley Carol Press The PRI Group Pride Hyundai Sarah Pride Peteris and Shirley Prikals Principle Toyota Antonio and Patrice Pritchett Pro Stone Kitchen and Bath LLC John Michael Purvis Quality Roofing Contractors Quality Steel Corp. Robert Quimby Quitman County Health & Rehab, LLC Quitman County, Mississippi Quitman Drug Company Jack Ramsey Cecilia M. Ray Kenneth Ray RCK Insurers LLC Roanoke City Police Association George and Amanda Ready 20

Realtor Services Corp Recycling Management Resources Red River Employees Federal Credit Union Redwood Insurance Services Eddie Reed Regions Bank Bonnie M. Reid Randal Reiter Renasant Bank Renew Waste Solutions Marquita D.R. Thurman Jason L. Rennaker David and Carol Renouf Republic Services, Inc. Masumi Reynders Josephine Rhymes Mark Rice Jill Richardson Ramona and James Richardson Ryan D. Richardson Lillian Riddick Lindsay Riggin Travis Riggin Mark Rigney Carole Ripka Lynlee Ritchie Betty H. Robbins Sarah Robinson Carol A. Roblin Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Roll Museum, Inc. Rocky Mountain Recycling Langston Rogers Mark Rogers Denise L. Rondini Rosedale QALICB Manager Gabrielle Rosenfeld Judy Ross Wanda Ross Alan Rothstein Roy Collins Construction Co., Inc. Keith Rubrum Kevin Ruby Richard Rundlett Bill and Margaret Russell Sue Ruta Pinnacle Real Estate, LLC S. Webster Haining & Co. S/G Electronics, Inc. Theresa Samuels Kristal Savage Ruth Savage Sarah Sawyer Sayle Oil Company, Inc. Lisa Schlesinger Ellen Schmalz Donna J. Schneider Patricia Schneider Nancy L. Schreiber Schulz Xtruded Products LP Raeann Schwandt Stephanie and Gary Schwebach

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Anthony Scott Glenda C. Scott Richard and Diane Scruggs Patrice Scully Chelsey Seevers Jean Marie Seidl SEL Paper Self Foundation Holly Renee Seymour Bob and Shirley Seymour Shackelford Family Eye Care LLC. Lorna Shaker Mary Shapiro Charlie and Cassie Shearon Susan Shedden Andrew Sherburne Craig Shideler Shifflett Enterprises Inc Stanley and Grace Shoemaker Michael and Yoriko Sides Desh D. Sidhu Patricia Siena Charles and Shelia Sikes Michael Silverstein Simon Investments, LLC Simple Strokes Therapy Consultants Simpson Industrial Services Susan B. Sineath Mary Sjogren Pamela and Robert Skelly Gretchen Skorgerson Sky Blue Press Kurt Smalley Jessica Smart Jim and Brenda Smith Carol L. Smith Flora Smith Jeremiah Smith Jerry and Debra Smith Luke and Tamra Smith Will and Mae Smith Rusty Smith Jerry and Debra Smith Stephen and Katherine Smith Mary Jane Solimine SONEDNA Ranch Southaven Auto Sales Mariaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cantina Southern Bancorp Bank Southern Debindery Service Southern Duplicating of Clarksdale Southern Lights SouthGroup Insurance Services Cecil W. Sowell Brendan Space Robert and Katherine Spears, Jr. Sharon and Andrew Spilkin Sports Endeavors, Inc. Casey Stafford Vivian Stafford Stamars Concessions and Catering

People Who Care Jen Stark Rodney Starns State Farm Insurance/Neal Cannon Sam and Jan Lauderdale State of Mississippi State of Mississippi-Highway Patrol Jimmie Stennett Stephen P. Bratkowski Memorial Foundation Guy and Nancy Stephenson Stephersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Stores Elizabeth Stepp Stern Cardiovascular Foundation Stella Steward Cliff and Carol Stiles Timothy Stocking Kenny Stockton Will Stockton Maria Stoyadinova Rose Strahan Lynda Zimmer Straw Strike Zone Bowling Lanes James A. Sturgeon, Jr. Debra Sublett Summit Truck Group of Memphis Sunrise Recycling Services, LLC Sure Title Company LLC Roger and Sibonie Swatzyna Richard and Bobbie Jo Sweebe Sycamore Bank Myrtis Tabb Charles and Teresa Tackett Ashley Taggart Charlotte Talkington Tallahatchie General Hospital Karen Boettcher Tate Kay Taylor Valerie Taylor Will Taylor Teach For America, Inc. Tegra Medical Kevin Terrell Texas Recycling The Denver Foundation/Lindmor Fund/Arthur and Lindsay Reimers The Hair Shoppe The Sear Shack JDR and Associates Inc. Charitable Trust-Darren Ross Daniel and Cheryl Thomas Earl and April Thomas Joel and Teresa Thomas John Thomas and Maribel Larios Thompson Machinery Bette M. Thompson Dustin and Jana Thompson Judy Thompson Mary Thompson Doug and Michelle Thornton Three Guys Pizza Pies Jennifer Tierney Tim Hogans Carpet & Floors

Elaine D. Tobin Dick and Lee Ann Todd Toddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Collision Center LLC Harriet Tolly Allen Towles Harold Corey Treadway Paul Tremblay Tri-County Insurers, LLC Tried and True Recovery Residences Triple D Enterprises Bryant and Ann Christopher Trotter Truist, Inc. Trustmark National Bank Larry V. Tubbs John Tucker Tunica Air Cindy Turner Wallace Turner Larry and Carolyn Turnmire Jones Companies Will Brown Unified Recycling United Way of the Mid-South United Way Suncoast University of Mississippi Foundation Upchurch Services, LLC UrbanArch Associates, P.C. USDA - Rural Development Cory and Amanda Uselton Utley Properties Karen Van Buren VAN DYK Recycling Solutions James Brandon Vanderburg William W. Vaughn Erica Veksler Viking Range, LLC Fred Vincent VM Concessions LLC Volunteer International, Inc Suzanne Vondrashek Wade Inc Waggoner Engineering Inc. Joyce M. Wagner Mike Wagner Wait Trust/Judith Wait Walker, Brown & Brown, P.A. Lacy Walker Michael L. Walker Sidney and Ally Walker Tricia Walker Jennifer Waller Walmart James and Brenda Walters Walton Family Foundation Charles and Joan Warner Waste Connections Waste Management Waste Pro Waste Processing Equipment, Inc. Waste Recycling, Inc. Watkins Uiberall, PLLC

Bobby Watts Richard Webb Marlene Weber Debora Wegner Ruth Ann Wegner Marilyn J. Weiler Al Welshans Louis and Lois Welty Craig L. Wenner Pamela Wenner Carol Wenrich Peggy B. West Robert and Sandi White Beverlie M. Crawford Kristopher and Michelle Whitten Wholesale Nutrition Inc. Donald and Erika Wichmann Margaret P. Wilbourn Billie Jean Wilhite Cal and Linda Wilkins Williams Pitts & Beard, PLLC Billy Joe and Meadie Williams Danny and Jane Williams Gail Williams Gregg and Tammy Williams Marie Williams Thomas E. Williams Chadwick Willoughby Wilmington Paper Corp. Roy Wilmoth June Wilson Sidney and Velma Wilson Windstone Dental LLC Windy City Grille of Hernando LLC Mark Wineinger Mark Winogrond Carolyn D. Winslow Lissa Winstanley Greg and Jan Winterburn Wire Industries, LLC April Wise Laurin Wittig Ruth Wolcott Michael and Carmen Womack JoAnn Wood Erica K. Woodard Woodward Hines Education Foundation Dennis and Melba Wooten Timathea and Lyle Workman Scott and Carrie Worsham John R. Wright Andrew and Melissa Wyatt Robert and Alison Wyatt Robert and Debbie Yarber YMCA of Memphis & Mid South Carolyn Young Younger Foundation Lisa Michelle Younker Joy Younkin Kevin and Sloan Zaeringer Elizabeth Zeiter-Chan 2019 A NNUAL REP O RT

Gifts in Honor and Memory

September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019 Banks Family K-6 Education Endowment In honor of Daniel W. LeBlond In honor of Drs. Pauline C. and Lawrence T. LeBlond In honor of Miss Charlotte Catharine LeBlond In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Minor B. LeBlond In honor of Alexander Banks LeBlond In honor of Mr. and Mrs. John C. McClorey In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. LeBlond In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Block In honor of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lawrence III In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. McClorey In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Madux In honor of Miss Elizabeth I. LeBlond In honor of Miss Meriwether C. McClorey In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Adams In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Woody Ray by Dan and Ellen LeBlond Billy and Wendy Myers Endowment In memory of Wendy Myers by Hernando Young Women’s Club Jerry and Bobbie Schwartz Bill and Lynda Austin Claude Clayton, Jr. Fletcher and Angie Couch Laney and Betty B. Funderburk Burke Hendrix/Hendrix Farming Christy Johnston Jim and Rhonda Kimberlin Sam and Jan Lauderdale Dee and Katie Lovelace Mac and Lynn Morgan Danny L. Myers Leigh Pegram Adalene Pettis Tom and Cyndi Pittman Carol L. Smith Cory and Amanda Uselton Ben Flanagan Endowment In memory of Ben Flanagan by Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Williams The Box Project Fund In memory of Marie and Harold Tupper by Suzanne Vondrashek Box Project Endowment In memory of Lealer Cattlidge by Patricia McKinley

Byron Keith Mallett, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Endowment In memory of Byron Mallett, Jr. by Keith and Maryls Mallett Charles M George Memorial Scholarship Endowment In memory of Alpha George by Erica K. Woodard David Haire Memorial Scholarship Fund In memory of David Haire by Charles Haire Deborah Hector George Endowment In memory of Deb George by Lisa Schlesinger Delta Directions Fund In honor of Katherine Dick by Stephanie Pierson DeSoto County Jail Ministry Fund In honor of Cheryl Beene by David Beene In honor of Judge Gerald Chatham, Sr. by HUMC Rockers Sunday School Class In memory of Ruth Lewis by Johnie Goldman and Family Endowment for the Future of Northwest Mississippi In memory of Gerald Chatham, Jr. by Fred Vincent E.T. Woolfolk Memorial Endowment In memory E.T. Woolfolk by Scott and Anne Arnold First Presbyterian Church Endowed In memory of Ken Gurley by Robin and Lanier Hurdle Greenville Renaissance Scholars Endowment In memory of Jane Magruder Watkins by Laurin Wittig Hernando Animal Shelter Fund In memory of Billy Reaves by Eddie Reed Jean Biglane Scholarship “Green Pen Award” Fund In honor of Jean Biglane by Derick Biglane Barr Biglane Rebecca Black

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Marks Project In honor of Laurie and Jackie Jones In honor of Chip and Bet Jones and Family In honor of Katherine and Jeff Costa by Julianne Jones Mississippi Music Foundation Endowment In honor of Wanda Ross by Darren Ross In honor of Peter Whitham by Wanda Ross Nick Linton Memorial Classic Boy’s Home Fund & Endowment In honor of Shirley May by Charlie and Cassie Shearon Lucas and Tamra Smith Carol L. Smith In memory of Nick Linton by Laburn Dye/Power and Telephone Supply Company Charitable Fund Laburn and Alene Dye Marion Lineberry Steve Lingle Donald L. Linton Clarence and Martha Little Morris Murphree Thelma Pace Jack Ramsey Wanda Ross Theresa Samuels Carol L. Smith Dick and Lee Ann Todd Chadwick Willoughby In memory of Bobby Gilbert by Alice Faye Clark Janie Clark Laburn and Alene Dye Gerald and Linda Feathers Carol L. Smith In memory of Bill Lineberry by Mike and Patricia Ingold Hank and Carol McDowell Rodney Starns In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Lineberry In memory of Dewey and Rebecca Linton by Gerald and Linda Feathers Northwest Mississippi Association of Realtors Benevolence Fund In honor of Carolyn Holderfield by Charles and Dawn Dalton

Noah Costa Memorial Endowment In memory of Noah Costa by Dorothy M. Costa Mrs. Roy L. Grindstaff Robin and Lanier Hurdle Paul and Kathy Morris In memory of Roy Grindstaff by Carol Ayers Stephen and Chelsea Bullock Marshall and Mary Collins Caroline and Travis Farrar Randy and Donna Goldman Robin and Lanier Hurdle Chuck and Brenda Keith Tom and Cyndi Pittman Carol L. Smith Noah’s Gift Endowment In memory of Chris Raush by Alan and Sue Gilbert Charles and Joan Warner Olive Branch Heroes Fund In honor of Olive Branch Police and Fire Departments by Jane’s Gym Teach for America - Delta Endowment In memory of David Halberstam by Ralph and Carolyn Hockley Shoot for the Heart Fund In memory of Teresa Wilson by Community Foundation Friends Sidney L. Hurdle Charitable Endowed In memory of Sidney L. Hurdle by Lanier and Robin Hurdle Theron Long Memorial Scholarship Endowment In honor of Dale K. Thompson by Circuit Clerk Girls In memory of Theron Long by Dennis and Melba Wooten Win Winogrond Memorial Scholarship Fund In memory of Win Winogrond by Mark Winogrond

New Funds

ENDOW Mississippi Strengthening Charitable Giving in Mississippi

Donors Who Took Advantage of ENDOW Mississippi’s 25% State Tax Credit • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Cindy and Charlie Gordon, DeSoto County, established a Donor Advised Fund to support the charitable causes they are passionate about. Eddie George, Tate County, established the Deborah Hector George Memorial Endowment Fund in memory of his wife. Robin Hurdle, DeSoto County, added to the Noah Costa Memorial Fund in memory of her son, Noah Costa. Mitch Campbell, Lafayette County, established a Field of Interest Fund to benefit the Marks Project. Wanda Ross, DeSoto County, established a Fund to benefit Mississippi Music Foundation. Becky Beard, DeSoto County, donated to three endowments: 1) Noah Costa Endowment; 2) Ben Flanagan Endowment, and 3) Wendy Myers Endowment. Anonymous Donor, DeSoto County, donated to the Theron Long Memorial Scholarship Endowment. Dudley Barnes, Coahoma County, established the Dudley & Claire Barnes Family Donor Advised Endowment. Bill and Mary Lee Brown, DeSoto County, gave to the Bill & Mary Lee Brown Donor Advised Endowment. Keith Fulcher, Bolivar County, and Sarah Sawyer, Marshall County, donated to the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi’s Endowment. William Dulaney, Tunica County, gave to the Dulaney Family Donor Advised Endowment. Walker Sturdivant, Sykes Sturdivant, Mike Sturdivant, Gaines Sturdivant, and Ygondine Creasy, Tallahatchie County, established the Sturdivant Family Donor Advised Endowment. Jaby Denton, Quitman County, established the Denton Charitable Donor Advised Endowment. Ann Lamar, John Hornsby, Mary Lee Brown, DeSoto County, established an endowment for the Healing Hearts Advocacy Center.

“Charlie and I have been blessed in so many ways and we believe in giving back. There are so many opportunities to serve our community and offer support to help others. We are guided by Ecclesiastes 11:1: Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. We feel like there is always something we can do to help people.” - Cindy Gordon

Thank you to all who want to strengthen your community!

Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center The Board of Directors of Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center realize that endowment building is a wise decision for sustainability of a nonprofit organization; so they took advantage of ENDOW Mississippi and started an endowment for the nonprofit they are passionate about. The Healing Hearts Advocacy Center’s mission is to respond to child abuse with a supportive team approach that reduces trauma through advocacy, treatment, education and prevention. They serve DeSoto and Tate Counties. Anyone can add to this endowment and give a gift that helps children – forever! Go to www. CFNM.org/donate and mention “Healing Heart Child Advocacy Center.”

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Strengthening Charitable Giving in Mississippi Your charitable giving can make an even bigger difference for your community. Endow Mississippi is a state tax credit program that encourages charitable giving that provides postitive impacts for children, families, and communities across Mississippi. The program provides a 25% state tax credit to individuals, businesses, and organizations that give to permanent endowments at qualified Community Foundations, like the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi. There are a limited number of state tax credits to share for the entire state. They have been used for 2019, but will “re-load” every January through 2023.

Gifts that Give Back

25%

State Tax Credit Savings

Minimum

Maximum

Your Gift: $1,000 State Tax Credit: $250

Your Gift: $200,000 State Tax Credit: $50,000

- No Itemization Necessary

Above is an example. Consult your financial advisor about your specific situation. If you itemize deductions on your federal charitable tax deduction, your gift will also be eligible for the federal charitable tax deduction – reducing the cost to you even more. You can deduct the remaining 75% of your gift as a charitable gift for state tax purposes.

Tax Credit vs. Tax Deduction

Tax Deductions reduce your taxable income, so the value depends on your income tax bracket. Tax Credits lower your tax bill dollar for dollar, no matter your tax bracket.

Connecting the Pieces... Leave Your Legacy

and give back to your community forever! Starting your Fund at the Community Foundation is easy! 1. Decide what issue, nonproﬁt, church or school you wish to support or keep flexible with a Donor Advised Fund. 2. Choose the name of your fund (for example: in memory or honor of a loved one, for a nonprofit, church or school). 3. Decide what asset(s) you wish to give (cash, stocks, life insurance, property, bequests, etc.). 4. Decide the type of Fund (i.e. Donor Advised, Designated, Field of Interest, Scholarship) 5. Decide if you want it to be a forever gift (method for disbursements). 6. Sign the Fund Agreement!