Public Charity

MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC RESOURCE TRUST

MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC RESOURCE TRUST is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in NEW ORLEANS, LA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $3.1M, expenses of $1.1M, total assets of $15.1M. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $1.9M.

EIN: 646193927 NEW ORLEANS, LA Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$15.1M
Grants Given6
Grant Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY, A MISSISSIPPI CORPORATION, DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A NEED TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INVESTMENT IN THEIR SERVICE AREA AND WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.THE PURPOSE OF THIS TRUST IS TO (1) PROVIDE FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY IN MS THROUGH FUNDING A SEED CAPITAL CORPORATION OR SIMILAR ENTITY.(2) THE TRUST WILL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF MS WITH FUNDS FOR A RESOURCE PRESENTATION CENTER.(3) THE TRUST ENCOURAGES PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO CONTRIBUTE, INVEST, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF MS IN THE SPIRIT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REFORM ACT.

Where $100 goes at Mississippi Economic Resource Trust

How Mississippi Economic Resource Trust divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$14 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 $86 for programs

$86
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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.

Sample Grants Given

PROJECT READY
GULFPORT, MS · 2025
ATTRACT NEW INDUSTRIES TO SOUTHEAST MS BY IDENTIFYING SITES APPROPRIATE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE THEREADINESS OF THOSE SITES.
$1,023,638
PROJECT READY
GULFPORT, MS · 2024
ATTRACT NEW INDUSTRIES TO SOUTHEAST MS BY IDENTIFYING SITES APPROPRIATE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE THEREADINESS OF THOSE SITES.
$305,499
PROJECT READY
GULFPORT, MS · 2023
ATTRACT NEW INDUSTRIES TO SOUTHEAST MS BY IDENTIFYING SITES APPROPRIATE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE THEREADINESS OF THOSE SITES.
$384,725
PROJECT READY
GULFPORT, MS · 2022
ATTRACT NEW INDUSTRIES TO SOUTHEAST MS BY IDENTIFYING SITES APPROPRIATE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE THEREADINESS OF THOSE SITES.
$116,750
PROJECT READY
GULFPORT, MS · 2021
ATTRACT NEW INDUSTRIES TO SOUTHEAST MS BY IDENTIFYING SITES APPROPRIATE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE THEREADINESS OF THOSE SITES.
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Unspecified
$1,865,612 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.1M $1.1M $15.1M
2024 $506K $365K $13.1M
2023 $4.2M $437K $12.9M
2022 $-82K $158K $9.2M
2021 $1.7M $52K $9.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $3.1M (+82%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.1M.

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

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MS.

MS

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