Mississippi State University Center for Cyber Education
Mississippi State, MS
$180KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Computer Science Courses for Teachers & Students
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C Spire Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 20-3426826 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Elizabeth C Pickering
- Phone
- (601) 974-7645
- Deadlines
- 90
- Application materials
- An application for formal requests May be found on the c spire foundations website. Information regarding the organization the organizations designation as a 501c3 tax exempt organization event details and the audience is requested.
- Restrictions
- The c spire foundation considers support for 501c3 tax exempt organizations that primarily focus on steam science technology engineering arts and mathematics education that supports digital literacy technology professional skills and workforce development with preference given to those based in our region.
Original filing text
- Contact
- ELIZABETH C PICKERING
- Address
- 1018 HIGHLAND COLONY PKWY SUITE 700 RIDGELAND, MS, 39157
- Phone
- 6019747645
- Deadlines
- 90
- Application materials
- AN APPLICATION FOR FORMAL REQUESTS MAY BE FOUND ON THE C SPIRE FOUNDATIONS WEBSITE. INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION THE ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNATION AS A 501C3 TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION EVENT DETAILS AND THE AUDIENCE IS REQUESTED.
- Restrictions
- THE C SPIRE FOUNDATION CONSIDERS SUPPORT FOR 501C3 TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PRIMARILY FOCUS ON STEAM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ARTS AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION THAT SUPPORTS DIGITAL LITERACY TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO THOSE BASED IN OUR REGION.
Reported organization name: C SPIRE FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | $616.6K |
| 2024 | 55 | $850K |
Where C Spire Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Friends of Russell C Davis Planetarium
Jackson, MS
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Planetarium
Friends of Russell C Davis Planetarium
Jackson, MS
$100KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Planetarium
Base Camp Academy
Water Valley, MS
$75KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Sustaining Sponsor Base Camp Coding Academy STEM
Base Camp Academy
Water Valley, MS
$75KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Sustaining Sponsor Base Camp Coding Academy STEM
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (96 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from C Spire Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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