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W E WALKER FOUNDATION

· RIDGELAND, MS · private_foundation · program funder

81recipients FY2016–24
$7Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 67% of giving in Mississippi

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A local funder — 67% of its dollars go to MS. It is a candidate for organizations in the 16 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, CA, CO, DC, FL, IL, KS, KY, MN, MS, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPIJACKSON, MSprogram funder30
ERGON FOUNDATION INCJACKSON, MSprogram funder24
SELBY AND RICHARD MCRAE FOUNDATIONJACKSON, MSprogram funder21
VAN DEVENDER FOUNDATIONJACKSON, MSprogram funder21
FEILD CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDRIDGELAND, MSprogram funder17
THE T H ETHERIDGE TRUSTFLOWOOD, MSprogram funder13
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder11
PHIL HARDIN FOUNDATIONMERIDIAN, MSprogram funder11
H F MCCARTY JR FAMILY FOUNDATIONRIDGELAND, MSprogram funder9
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATIONBATTLE CREEK, MIlarge program funder9
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH INCMEMPHIS, TNprogram funder8
HOWARD AND MARY ELIZA MCMILLAN FOUNDATIONJACKSON, MSprogram funder8
SAM E AND BURNICE C WITTELFOUNDATIONJACKSON, MSprogram funder8
C SPIRE WIRELESS FOUNDATIONRIDGELAND, MSprogram funder7
CADENCE BANK FOUNDATIONTUPELO, MSprogram funder7
CHANGE X UNITED STATES INCMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder7
W A TAYLOR FOUNDATIONLOUISVILLE, MSprogram funder7
BILL MCCARTY III FOUNDATIONJACKSON, MSprogram funder6
HENRY & MARTHA HEDERMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMADISON, MSprogram funder6
JAMES H CREEKMORE SR AND MEREDITH W CREEKMORE FOUNDATIONOXFORD, MSprogram funder6
KATHRYN & JULIAN WIENER FUNDMONTGOMERY, ALprogram funder6
LUCKYDAY FOUNDATIONJACKSON, MSprogram funder6
MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATIONRIDGELAND, MSprogram funder6
MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL INCJACKSON, MSprogram funder6
REED FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONGREENVILLE, MSprogram funder6

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
YOUNG LIFECO72024$271,400
JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOUNDATIONMS52024$250,000
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART INCMS62024$171,500
HERITAGE FOUNDATIONDC72024$136,000
MAGNOLIA SPEECH SCHOOL FOR THE DEAFMS22024$110,000
EMPOWER MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATIONMS52024$95,000
REDEEMERS SCHOOLMS72024$75,000
MISSION FIRST INCMS22024$75,000
REFILL JACKSON INITIATIVEMS52024$72,000
MERCY HOUSE TEEN CHALLENGEMS32024$65,000
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONMS62024$60,000
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSSDC62024$57,500
MARION COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYOH42024$55,000
BUT GOD MINISTRIESMS32024$55,000
MISSISSIPPI CHILDRENS MUSEUMMS22024$45,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPIMS42024$40,000
MISSISSIPPI OPERA ASSOCIATION INCMS72024$40,000
MISSISSIPPI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATIONMS72024$38,000
NEW STAGE INCMS72024$35,000
SAMARITANS PURSENC32024$35,000
JEFFERSON SCHOLARS FOUNDATIONVA32024$35,000
PALMER HOME FOR CHILDRENMS22024$25,000
WE WILL GOMS12024$25,000
INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JEWSIL12024$10,000
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MISSISSIPPI INCMS12024$10,000
JACKSON RESOURCE CENTERMS12024$5,000
BALLET MISSISSIPPI INCMS12024$5,000
CENTURY CLUB CHARITIES INCMS12024$5,000
KIDS CANCER ALLIANCE INCKY12024$2,000
HOME OF THE INNOCENTSKY12024$2,000
MIDTOWN PARTNERS INCMS42023$390,500
MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICYMS62023$192,600
FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTETX62023$130,000
MILLSAPS COLLEGEMS52023$88,130
AMERSON MUSIC MINISTRIES INCCA62023$78,000
YOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY FOUNDATIONTX52023$65,000
USA INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITIONMS32023$37,500
PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONCA22023$15,000
DIXIE NATIONAL SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS PROMOTION COMMITTEEMS62023$11,000
FONDREN RENAISSANCE FOUNDATIONMS12023$10,000
MISSISSIPPI BAPTIST CONVENTION BOARDMS12023$10,000
MERCY CHEFS INCVA12023$10,000
GRITS FOUNDATIONTX12023$5,000
TEACH KENTUCKY INCKY22023$4,500
GLEANERS INCMS12023$4,000
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INCVA12023$3,500
MISSION WACO MISSION WORLD INCTX12023$3,500
CATCH A DREAM FOUNDATIONMS12023$3,500
MONARCH JOINT VENTUREMN22023$3,000
WATERFRONT BOTANICAL GARDENS INCKY12023$1,000