Public Charity

MISSISSIPPI HILLS HERITAGE AREA ALLIANCE

MISSISSIPPI HILLS HERITAGE AREA ALLIANCE is a Public Charity headquartered in UNIVERSITY, MS. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $706K revenue, $719K expenses, $106K total assets. IRS filings disclose 56 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.2M.

EIN: 201103191 UNIVERSITY, MS Rural Economic Development NTEE: S32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$706K
Total Expenses$719K
Total Assets$106K
Grants Given56
Grant Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE MISSISSIPPI HILLS HERITAGE AREA ALLIANCE IS TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, INTERPRET, AND PROMOTE THE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ASSETS OF THE HILLS REGION. ITS KEY OBJECTIVES ARE TO INCREASE JOBS AND VISITATION TO THE AREA AND TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT SUSTAIN THE HERITAGE TOURISM INDUSTRY WITHIN THE REGION.

Where $100 goes at Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance

How Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$51 Programs the work itself
$49 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $51 for programs

$51
Promotion of the culture and heritage of the mississippi hills heritage area
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance

Often funds new orgs 52% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Beth Grisham
BOARD MEMBER Bob Gregory
BOARD MEMBER Christy Burns
BOARD MEMBER Deborah Tubb
SECRETARY/TR Elizabeth Behm
BOARD MEMBER Jill Smith

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$283,797 17 grants
General Support
$172,323 8 grants
Environment & Conservation
$76,230 4 grants
Economic Development
$50,000 1 grant
Training & Professional Development
$38,782 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $706K $719K $106K
2024 $566K $543K $117K
2023 $543K $507K $96K
2022 $481K $484K $58K
2021 $521K $524K $62K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $521K to $706K (+35%), with total assets most recently reported at $106K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MS, OR.

MSOR

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