The Foundation for the Mid South is a regional development foundation dedicated to building the communities, resources, and leadership of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The Foundation uses private philanthropic resources to fund, develop, and promote programs in the areas of education, economic development, and families and children. Since its establishment in 1989, the Foundation has awarded nearly $11 million in grants to community organizations and leaders throughout the three states with its total impact estimated at $150 million in new resources for the region.

 

Focusing in its areas of interest, the Foundation for the Mid South makes grants, hosts training sessions and seminars, provides technical assistance, and creates networks, collaborations, and partnerships.

 

 

NOTE: Those applying to the Foundation for the Mid South — regardless of the state where your organization is established or operates — MUST register and receive a certificate that designates it as a public charity or exempt for the state of Mississippi before applying. The application, Form URS, to apply to the Mississippi Secretary of State is available at

 

The Purpose of The Baxter International Foundation Health Recovery Fund, headquartered in Jackson, MS, was to provide immediate financial resources to community-based healthcare clinics, non-profits, and other community-based health services that are delivered by other organizations (such as hospices, nursing homes, home health or visiting nurse agencies, domestic violence and child abuse organizations, mental health clinics, dental clinics, senior citizens organizations, youth service organizations, substance abuse treatment organizations, disability services, physical/occupational therapy clinics, and or family centers) in the hurricane devastated area so that they can (re)initiate services. It was designed to provide grants to support local healthcare professionals' efforts to restore their clinics and to reestablish their services to those families and communities who have been greatly impacted by the hurricanes and are in need of assistance. The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc., helps organizations increase access to healthcare in the United States and around the world. The foundation, established in 1981, began to focus exclusively on increasing access to healthcare in 2002 - particularly for the disadvantaged and underserved - in and near communities where Baxter employees live and work.