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Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi

Connecting People Who Care With Causes That Matter

Hernando, MS   |  http://www.cfnm.org/

Mission

The Community Foundation connects people who care with causes that matter. It assists donors as well as nonprofit organizations and charitable causes that make a difference in people’s lives. While donors designate their charitable contributions, the foundation has set its priorities on education, health and children in order to make the greatest impact on its community. The Foundation is the link – the connecting point – between people who care and the causes that matter to Northwest Mississippi residents’ quality of life.

Ruling year info

2003

President/CEO

Keith Fulcher

Main address

315 Losher Street Suite 100

Hernando, MS 38632 USA

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EIN

94-3421724

NTEE code info

Community Foundations (T31)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (A12)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Grant-Making

The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi's primary program is making grants. The Foundation seeks to accomplish its mission by providing resources to nonprofit organizations to make positive change in its eleven-county region. For that purpose, it has stimulated the establishment of permanently endowed funds and leveraged them with funds from other sources such as private foundations and government.

Population(s) Served
Adults

The second largest program was to improve children's health, primarily by working to reduce childhood obesity and to increase breastfeeding. The work included healthy eating throughout the state's largest farmers market and the statewide sustainable agriculture effort including farm-to-school initiatives. Mothers, especially in low-income areas and with premature or low birth-weight babies, were encouraged and supported in breastfeeding through churches, community meetings, and local media. Newborn babies in NICUs were connected with their mothers for their mutual benefit.

Population(s) Served
Adults

The Community Foundation's third-largest program was the Community Digital Scholars to enable 81 schools to teach critical skills that students need to thrive, including personal finance, STEM readiness, and entrepreneurship. The online aspect engaged students, ensured consistent quality and enables accountability. For instance, student's knowledge of personal finance increased 91 percent.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Accreditations

Council on Foundations Accredited

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Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The Community Foundation connects people who care with causes that matter. It assists donors as well as nonprofit organizations and charitable causes that make a difference in people’s lives. While donors designate their charitable contributions, the foundation has set its priorities on education, health and children in order to make the greatest impact on its community.

The Foundation is the link – the connecting point – between people who care and the causes that matter to Northwest Mississippi residents’ quality of life.

The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi is committed to growing endowments for nonprofits served in its 11-counties. The Board of Directors' focus is on the generational Transfer of Wealth. Personal visits with prospective donors is a top priority as is sharing the stories and needs of nonprofits, especially those who are working with children in the Mississippi Delta.

The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi has granted $33 million since 2002 to nonprofits.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi

Board of directors
as of 03/25/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Mr. Colie Sanford

Guaranty Bank and Trust

Term: 2023 - 2120


Board co-chair

Ms. Mary Thompson

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/24/2022
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

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No data

Sexual orientation

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/24/2022

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Data
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.