Womens Foundation of Mississippi
Donations deductibleWomens Foundation of Mississippi's network
13 people10 organisationsi13 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Thomas Dowdle Chair | Past Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margaret Cupples Chair | Past Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mary Largent Purvis Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michelle Owens Chair | Chair Elect | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ashley Sanders | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ashley Wicks | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bethany Tarpley | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Donna Barksdale | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erin Shirley Orey | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Felicia Brown Williams | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kathryn York | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rita Brent | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Robbye Good | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie Powell | Executive Director | 2024 |
| Tracy Devries | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Powell | Executive Director | 40 | $124k | ||
| Donna Barksdale | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathryn York | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erin Shirley Orey | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robbye Good | Treasurer Elect | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lindsay Thomas Dowdle | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Largent Purvis | Past Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rita Brent | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Wicks | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Owens | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bethany Tarpley | Chair Elect | 1 | $0 | ||
| Felicia Brown Williams | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Medora Justus | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greta Kemp Martin | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Holly Smith | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Womens Foundation of Mississippi
- EIN
- 264419982
- Address
- 2906 N State St Ste 302, Jackson, MS, 39216-4241
- State
- Mississippi
- Mission
- To improve the lives of women & girls by promoting social change & economic self-sufficiency through advocacy & strategic grantmaking. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P03 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2008
- Principal officer
- Melanie Powell (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLindsay Thomas Dowdle
≥8years on the filingsDonna Barksdale
≥7years on the filingsMary Largent Purvis
≥6years on the filingsMargaret Cupples
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.2m
- Total liabilities
- $45k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $797k
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5m | $1m | $441k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
18 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Delta State University | Delta state university robert e. Smith school of nursing: access to opportunity | $73k |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Support for student wrap-around services | $73k |
| Ms Valley State University | Provide scholarships, emergency assistance, and wraparound services for students pursuing degrees in elementary education | $73k |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | To develop systematic ways to improve overall access to prenatal care, provide safe centers for birthing, provide care to high-risk patients | $65k |
| Institute for Advancement of Minority Health | Enhance maternal health education and support services, provide infant health monitoring and interventions, improve maternal and child healt | $50k |
| Excel By 5 | Delta bloom: growing healthy families from the start is designed to address critical health disparities impacting mothers and children in th | $50k |
| Delta Health System | Support the initiative to reduce maternal/infant mortality in the ms delta by integrating doula support into prenatal, delivery, and postpar | $50k |
| Ms Black Women's Roundtable | Support ms women's policy institute | $48k |
| Six Dimensions Consulting LLC | Provide professional growth and personal well-being of birth workers who serve pregnant and postpartum women in the delta. | $45k |
| Refill Jackson Initiative | Empowering disconnected young adults (1824) to gain confidence, skills, and motivation to enter, navigate, and stay in the workforce. | $40k |
| Tougaloo College | Decrease infant and maternal mortality rates, enhance positive birth outcomes, and elevate the health and quality of life for expectant wome | $40k |
| Global Gateways | Support global gateway's mission to foster a vibrant, inclusive, and globally conscious community by offering enriching after-school culture | $40k |
| Teen Health Mississippi | Support local chapter of national young women initiative | $30k |
| Mississippi State University College of Professional and Continuing Studies | Support the pillar institute (promoting innovation, leadership, learning, advancement, and resilience) | $20k |
| Institute for Child Success | Support addressing critical issues in early childhood education, prenatal-to-three care, and women's health. | $20k |
| Ebony Pearls Foundation | Support the youth leadership institute (yli) | $20k |
| Finding Your Way Out of Poverty | Support fywoop in providing leadership training, career readiness, and internship opportunities that directly connect participants to the wo | $20k |
| Black Parents United Foundation | Support the girls to women program | $15k |