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Laura Abramson Pritchard · Mary O. Adams · Mrs. Cynthia B. Adams · Mr. H.M. Addkison Jr. · Dr. and Mrs. Barry Aden · R. W. Aiken · Linda R. Aldy · Dean Morris Alexander · Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Alexander Jr. · Deborah W. Allen · Pam and David Allen · Mr. and Mrs. Sidney P. Allen · Ivy S. Alley · Betty and John Allin · Mr. and Mrs. Larry Allison · W.B. Allison, Jr. · Jim and Suzanne Almas · Sarah Jane Alston · AMG Engineering & Machining, Inc. · AmSouth Bank · Dr. and Mrs. Vinod Anand · Ann L. Anderson · Sara W. Anderson · Ms. Nancy L. Anderson · Anderson United Methodist Church · Gary L. Anderson · Ambassador and Mrs. Tom H. Anderson Jr. · Anonymous (7) · Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Anthony · Mrs. Ron Applewhite · Paula Graves Ardelean · James S. and Carey Armstrong · Ms. Lalita Ashley · AT&T Mississippi · Barbara Austin · Jackie P. Bailey · H. C. and Joan B. Bailey · H.C. Bailey Company · Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC · Matt Ballew · M. Melissa Baltz · BancorpSouth · BankPlus · Fred and Pamela Banks · Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Barber · Jim Barfield · Jim and Donna Barksdale · Lea Barton · Dr. Blair E. Batson · Esther Baugh · Mr. Jerald Beasley · Ms. Kathryn Yerger Becker · Carol C. Bergmark · Dr. and Mrs. Perrin L. Berry · Beth Israel Sisterhood · Carol A. Biedenharn · Ann F. Bittick · Ruth and Carl Black · Sarah and Jeffrey Blackwood · Thomas M. Blake Charitable Fund · Mr. and Mrs. Steve Blanchard · Miriam Bloom · David and Katie Blount · Dr. Richard and Reverend Martha Blount · BlueCross BlueShield of Mississippi · Janice Blumenthal · Nicki Martinson Boland · Ms. Yvonne Bolkema · Mrs. Dennis Bomgaars · Ms. Hermina Bomgaars · Mr. Joel Bomgaars · Mr. and Mrs. M. Bomgaars · The Book Club · The Book Group · Helen Boone · Lisa Wright Boone · Ms. Myrtle H. Bootsma · Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boswell · Rebecca H. Boswell · Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Bourn · David Bowen · Chip and Melba Bowman · Mrs. Dudley Bozeman · Ms. Latunya S. Bragg · Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Breazeale, CPA · LeAnne Brewer · Mrs. Doris Brickell · Mr. W. Parham Bridges Jr. · Mary Provine Briggs · Ann Brock · Geraldine Kearse Brookins · Lindy Brown · Brown Bottling Group, Inc. · Cecil and Nancy Brown · Jill Conner Browne · Mr. and Mrs. Troy B. Browning · Donna Bruce · Lee Anne Bryan · Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Buchanan · Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buchanan · Virginia and Minor Buchanan · Dawn Buck · Cecilia Reese Bullock · Bumpers Drive In of America · Mr. and Mrs. John W. Burris · Virginia D. Busby · Jean Bush · John and Lind Bussey · Jean B. Butler · Kelly A. Butler · Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC · Helen H. Cabell · Rick and Ann Calhoon · Ashley E. Calhoun · Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. · Richard and Sarah Campbell · William R. and Ann T. Campbell · Canizaro Cawthon Davis · Bob and Beth Canizaro · Joy S. Cannada · Mr. Robert C. Cannada Sr. · Capitol Investors Inc. · Mrs. Natie Caraway · Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carmichael · Gail Rasmussen and Daniel Caron · Jane Z. Carr · Mr. James L. Carroll · Angela Carson · Alveno N. Castilla · Catholic Charities, Inc. · CCI · Cellular South · Center for Violence Prevention · Pat Chambliss · ChemFirst/First Mississippi Corporation Charitable Fund · Dr. and Mrs. Ching J. Chen · Susannah K. Cherney · Steven and Erin Chevalier · Mr. and Mrs. Brad Chism · Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark · John and Janet Clark · Mr. Holden M. Clarke · Beth C. Clay · Reverend and Mrs. Henry C. Clay Jr. · Dr. and Mrs. Alton Cobb · Thad Cochran · Jim and Pat Coggin · Drs. Timothy and Cheryl Coker · Beth Hood Colbert · Dr. Craig A. Cole · Comcast Spotlight · CommuniGroup · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis · Becky Conley · The Rev. Emma Connolly · Jack and Sigrid Conway · Bill and Anne Cook · Cooke Douglas Farr Lemons/LTD · Dr. and Mrs. Bill Cooley · Toni D. Cooley · Elizabeth Cooper · Harold Corbin · Correctional Accreditation Managers Association · Corrections Foundation, Inc. · Mr. John Cossar · Lynda Ann Costas · Jan Cragon · Betsy S. Creekmore · Mr. James H. Creekmore · Mr. and Mrs. William L. Crim · Dr. and Mrs. James L. Crosthwait · Bishop and Mrs. Ronnie C. Crudup · Anna Walker Crump · Manny and Elaine Crystal · Lynn P. Crystal · Margaret Oertling Cupples · Julia Daily · Dale and Associates Architects · Helen Dalehite · Anne Daly · Mr. and Mrs. Noel E. Daniels · Dr. and Mrs. Suman Das · Mr. and Mrs. John R. Davis · Lisa and Albert Davis · Mr. Thomas S. Davis · Elizabeth T. Dean · Dean & Dean/Associates Architects, P.A. · Mr. Edward A. De Miller Jr. · Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Dent Jr. · Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi · Dick and Claire Dickerson · Mr. and Mrs. Allen C. Dietrich · Kane and Betsy Ditto · Shirley Donelson · Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Dortch · James K. Dossett, Jr. · Pamela Downer · Downtown Jackson Partners · Diane and Nicky Drake · Dress for Success Jackson · Ouida and Wayne Drinkwater · Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Duke · Donna and Brad Dye · EARNEST Partners · EastGroup Properties · EastGroup/Parkway Foundation · Emily C. Eberhardt-Vincent · Lesly Gaynor Murray and Stephen C. Edds · Eddy and Celie Edwards · Ms. Courtney B. Edwards · Ms. Cynthia Wendell Edwards · Larry W. and Pamela B. Edwards Charitable Fund · Ms. Pamela Kristen Edwards · Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Edwards · Debby Egger · Jane and Ed Emling · Mr. and Mrs. Jim Enochs · Entergy Mississippi Inc. · Janis H. Erikson · Mr. Mark Escude · Mr. and Mrs. David Estes · Tam and Nora Etheridge · Lynn Evans · Carol and George Evans · Mr. and Mrs. John Evans · Jan Magee Evers · Alice Ewing · Fred and Virginia Ezelle · Fairview Inn of Jackson, LLC · Jan Farrington · Kelley Fenelon · Judy and Charles Ferguson · Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy L. Ferguson · Kathleen R. Fewel · Mr. and Mrs. R. Mark Fields · Arty Finkelberg · First Commercial Bank · Mr. Haley R. Fisackerly · Dr. Gloria Fisher · Mr. E. Rhyne Flowers · Ms. Rose Mary I. Foncree · John and Eleanor Fontaine · Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Foose · Ms. Charlestine Forest · Ramelle T. Forman · Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy, PLLC · Mr. Larry Fortenberry · Mr. and Mrs. D.G. Fountain · Richard M. Fountain · Fowler Buick-GMC · Susan Frazier · Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Frey · Friends of MS Public Broadcasting · Mr. and Mrs. James B. Furrh Jr. · G-2 Fitness Institute · Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services · Gannett Foundation · John and Margrit Garner · Mr. and Mrs. Bob E. Garner · Jack Garner · Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garraway · Mr. and Mrs. Roland F. Garretson · Jan D. Garrick · Theaodis Gary Jr. · Shirley H. Geary · Lori Genous · Betty and Glenn Gentry · Dean and Jane Gerber · Ginger Germany · Gertrude C. Ford Foundation · Nicholas C. Giallourakis · Robert and Debra Gibbs · Jane H. Gibson · Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gibson · Nola Gibson · Gil Ford Photography · Spencer and Nancy Cooper Gilbert · Max and Scherry Gilliland · Ms. Nicole Gilmore · Cris Glick · Ms. Angela Gobar · Wesley and Dolly Goings · Good News Christian Center Church · Tommie Goodman · Bill and Edwina Goodman · Jane M. Goodson · Duane Gordon and Matthew Dixon · Bob and Penny Gordon · Beatrice Gotthelf · Graduate Pest Control, Inc. · Jan R. Graeber · Lonnie and Patsy Graeber · Bobby and Sharon Graham · Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Graham · Beth and Collier Graham · Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Duncan M. Gray Jr. · Tim and Robin Gray · Gray-Daniels Auto Family · Greater Fairview Community Development Corporation · Mr. Al Green · Mr. Joshua Green · Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Gresham · Griffin & Associates · Ms. Elexis Griffin · Ms. Roslyn Griffin · David and Kay Grishman · Mr. Eddie Guillot · Dedria J. Haguewood · Ms. Skippi Haik · Commissioner and Mrs. Dick Hall · Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hammond · David and Peggy Hampton · Mr. and Mrs. James A. Harrell · Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fulton Harrigill · Ms. Rebecca Harris · Dr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Harris · Peggy H. Harris · Bob and Myriam Harris · Alferdteen Harrison · Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Gray W. Harrison Jr. · Susan and Macy B. Hart · Mrs. Lucian A. Harvey Jr. · Claudia Hauberg · Head Studios, Inc. · Jane Hearn · William M. Heller · Mary F. Hendrick · Ms. Ann G. Hendrick · Morella K. Henegan · Elizabeth Shands Henninger · Heritage Banking Group · Carl Herrin · Mr. John Heyman · Jane and Wood Hiatt/Hiatt Ingram Fund · Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Hickson · Tianna S. Hill · Dr. Marianne T. Hill · John and Martha Hill · Madalyn Hindman · Mr. and Mrs. Brek R. Hines · Shirley and Ralph Hines · Mr. Tony Hisaw · Betty and Dan Hise · Virginia C. Hogan · Jamie Holcomb · Cornelia G. Holland · Susan Hollandsworth · Mr. Harold and Reverend Jo Hollman · Dr. G.H. Holloman Jr. · Philip and Kim Holman · Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holman · Ellen and Tommy Hontzas · Horne LLP · Lynn and Delbert Hosemann · Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hoster II · Karen J. Houston · Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Howard · Mr. and Mrs. William E. Howard Jr. · Liz Hudson · Mr. and Mrs. Joel K. Hudson · Huffman and Company, CPA, PA · Dudley J. Hughes Charitable Fund · Tish and Haden Hughes · Mr. and Mrs. John M. Humphreys Jr. · LoRose Hunter · Dr. and Mrs. James Bassett Hurley · Nellie B. Hutchison · Natalie S. Hutto · Brenda F. Hyde · Stuart and Karen Irby · Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Irby · Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ivison Jr. · Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Jabaley · Jackson Iron & Metal Company, Inc. · Jackson MS Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. · Jackson Preparatory School/Crisler Boone · Jackson Public Schools · Jackson State University Development Foundation · Jackson Symphony League Presidents · Marsha James · Maurice and Mavis James · Mr. Jacob M. Jenkins · Cathy Johnson · Levette Kelly Johnson · Rita P. Johnson · Harvey and Kathy Johnson · Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Johnson · Mr. Michael E. Johnson · Peder R. Johnson · Ms. Rosie Mae Johnson · Mr. Jerry Johnson and Ms. Louisa Dixon · Elta and Jim Johnston · Carolyn M. Jolivette · Judge and Mrs. E. Grady Jolly · Mr. Nicholas C. Jones · Ms. Dedra Jones · Irene and Earle Jones · Susan and Howard Jones · Irene T. Jones · Jessie Vic Jones · Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jordan · Cathy G. Joyner · JPA Pathology, P.A. · Junior League of Jackson · Key Constructors · Tom and Connie Kossen · Martha Ferris Kostmayer · KPMG, LLP · Mrs. J. M. Kuykendall Jr. · L-3 Vertex Aerospace · Mr. and Mrs. Auburn C. Lambeth · Mrs. Ben Lampton · Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lane · Mr. Andy Lang and Dr. Brannon Aden · Holly Lange · Maxine C. Langston · Jonathan & Dana Larkin · Mr. J. Henry LaRose · Charles R. and Louise Montjoy Lathem · Ann A. Lauman · Ms. Nancy B. Lawrence · Laws Construction · Eason and Ellen Leake · Lefoldt & Co., P.A. · Dr. and Mrs. T.W. Lewis III · Anna B. Liddell · Susan R. Lindsay · Elta Livingston · Ronald and Rhonda Loeb · Mr. and Mrs. Armand Lombardo Jr. · Dr. and Mrs. Billy W. Long · Looking for Elvis Book Club · Mr. and Mrs Joseph Lotterhos · Mrs. Robert Y. Love · Ms. Anne Lovelady · Dr. Ivy H. Lovelady · John T.C. Low · Dr. Frances Lucas · Janice Luckett · Jeanne B. Luckett · Donna Lydick · Chrissy and Walter Lydick · Mrs. Walter E. Lydick · Dr. and Mrs. William F. Lynch Jr. · Ray Mabus · Maddox Foundation · Laura Magee · Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maisel · Andrew and Barbara Mallinson · Betty and Con Maloney · Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Maloney · Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Maloney · Janie and Steve Maloney · Ms. Sherri G. Mancil · Carol Mann · Roland D. Marble · Marcy Employee Assistance Program · Marion & Silber Fine Portraiture · David and Patsy Marsh · Drs. James N. and Gloria H. Martin Jr. · Dr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Martin Jr. · Belinda D. Mason · Vickie Mason · Matthews Cutrer & Lindsay, P.A. · Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mattiace · Max Contemporary Furnishings · John and Melody Maxey · Lee Ann Mayo · Jim and Lynn McArthur · H.F. McCarty, Jr. Family Foundation · Ms. Mary E. McClellan · Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. McCreery · Dr. and Mrs. S. H. McDonnieal Jr. · Mr. and Mrs. John W. McGowan · Nancy McGuire · Mr. and Mrs. John S. McIntyre · Mr. and Mrs. W. Thad McLaurin · Dr. Leslie-Burl McLemore · Carolyn S. McLendon · Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. McMillan · David and Lyn McMillin · Mr. and Mrs. Steven McNair · Mr. and Mrs. Mike McNames · Sandy McNeal · Mr. and Mrs. Colin A.P. McNease · Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. McNeece · Richard and Charlotte McNeel · Mr. Paul McNeill · Ms. Neal McQuinn · Dr. and Mrs. Wm. C. McQuinn · Selby and Richard McRae Foundation · Nora Frances and Vaughan McRae · Mr. Michael T. McRee · Jean Nicholson Medley · Medley & Brown, LLC · Merrill Lynch · Methodist Rehabilitation Center · Mid State Construction Company Inc. · Carolin Miller · Mrs. Richard L. Miller · Millsaps College · MINACT Incorporated · Mr. and Mrs. Bill Minor · Miskelly Furniture · Mississippi Blood Services · Mississippi Chapter APWA · Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service trustees · Mississippi Department of Corrections · Mississippi Health Partners, Inc. · Mississippi Nurses Association · Mississippi Press Association/Services · Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Foundation · Dr. and Mrs. Q. Mitchell · Thomas “Mack” and Kathleen Mitchell · Mockbee Hall & Drake, P.A. · Mr. and Mrs. James N.C. Moffat, III · Barbara Moffitt · Jennifer Moffitt · Mr. and Mrs. Sid Moller · Dick and Sally Molpus · Linda Boswell Montgomery · Mr. and Mrs. Vernon D. Montgomery · Marilyn H. Moore · Catharine M. Moore · Mr. and Mrs. James L. Moore · Val and Nelda Moore · Mr. Jerry P. Moorehead · Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Michael Morgan · Mr. and Mrs. William H. Morris Jr. · Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Morrison · Mr. Donald B. Morrison · Diane Morse · Mr. Henry H. Mounger · Mr. and Mrs. William D. Mounger · Mt. Salus Christian School · Wendy Mullins · Virginia T. Munford · Lesly Gaynor Murray · Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Muse · Ms. Winnie R. Muse · My Joy Inc., dba McDonald’s · Ann Myers · Nandy’s Candy · Betsy Nation · National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. · Navitas, Ltd. · Susan Neel · Hibbett Neel/Neel-Schaffer, Inc. · Dr. and Mrs. Walter P. Neely · Laurie Neidorf · Kathryn N. Nester · Billy and Melissa Neville · New York Community Trust · Mr. John E. Newhouse II · Dr. and Mrs. Howard Nichols · Myrna A. Nickens · Mr. David Nutt · Kevin O’Malley · Leonore O’Malley · Brandon and Michele Ogburn · Mr. and Mrs. Mark O.J. Olson · Mr. and Mrs. James W. O’Mara · Beth and Steve Orlansky · Reverends Luther and Janet S. Ott · Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Owen · Denise and Bob Owens · Ashley Parker · Cynthia and Hugh Parker · Sherry and Richard Partridge · Drs. Ramesh and Bharti Patel · Kay Patterson · Melissa Patterson · Dr. Randall G. Patterson · Virginia J. Payne · Mr. Jimmy A. Payne · James A. Peden, Jr. · Carol and George Penick · Peninsula Community Foundation · Anne and Alan Perry · Peters Real Estate · E. Faye Peterson · Mary Ann Petro · Michelle Petro, MD · Mrs. Ola M. Phares · Phelps Dunbar, LLP · Ben and Kathy Piazza · Mr. and Mrs. George B. Pickett Jr. · Pileum Corporation · Gail Pittman · Shelley Simson Plotkin, PhD · Barry and Barbara Plunkett · Porter & Malouf, P.A. · Don and Becky Potts · Mr. and Mrs. Barry H. Powell · Mr. Fred A. Powell · Joe and Linda Powell · Mr. and Mrs. Barry D. Pride · Betsey Pryor · Jann W. Puckett · Mr. Richard H. Puckett · Janet M. Purvis · Mary Largent and Alex Purvis · Dr. and Mrs. John M. Purvis · Karen Quay · Saralyn S. Quinn · Daniel and Wanda Quon · Michael and Linda Raff · Drs. Seshadri and Sybil Raju · The Ramey Agency · Bill and Martha Randolph · Mary C. Rawson · Sara Ray · Karen and Hugh Redhead · Mr. and Mrs. Randolph C. Reed · Carlton and Lora Reeves · Rodger and Betty Lou Reeves · Dr. Vonda Reeves-Darby · Regions Bank · Marita Reitano · Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Rhoden · Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Ridgway III · Mr. and Mrs. Julius M. Ridgway Sr. · Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Roberts · Richard and Ginny Roberts · Anne Robertson · Evangeline W. Robinson · Rose Lee Robinson · Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Robinson Jr. · Robin Rockhold · Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodriguez · Ms. Martha J. Rogers · Ms. Sandra Rogers · Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Rogers · Mr. and Mrs. Avery Rollins · Ms. Janice M. Rolston · Mr. and Mrs. George Roman · Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rooks · Mr. and Mrs. Johan B. Roosma · Alan S. Rosenberg · Dean Jim Rosenblatt and Lauren Rosenblatt · Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Rosenblatt · Rosalie B. Rotwein · Helene Rotwein · Royals & Mayfield PLLC · Burdette and Scottie Russ · Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Russ · Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Russell · Drs. Marcelo and Cookie Ruvinsky · Harrylyn and W. Charles Sallis · Drew and Cookie Sampson · Jane Sanders · Mr. and Mrs. R. David Sanders · Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Saxon · Dr. and Mrs. Pat H. Scanlon Jr. · Mr. Arlyn Schaap · Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Schaap · Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Schaap · Joe T. Scott and Tricia Scott · Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Scott · Betty and Tom Scott, Jr. · Security Ballew · In memory of Betsy Semko · Service Printers Inc. · Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sessums Jr. · Manisha Sethi, M.D. · Mr. and Mrs. John F. Shackelford · Janet K. Shands · Jay Shands · Dary Shenefelt · Shornick Foundation · Margaret C. Barrett-Simon & Dr. Al Simon · Alice M. Skelton · Julie Skipper · Phyllis Skipper · Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Smit · Mary Elizabeth and George Smith · Dr. and Mrs. Randall S. Smith · Sarah Posey Smith · Dr. Sarah Smith · Sharolyn Smith · Smith, Turner & Reeves P.A. · Mr. and Mrs. Victor P. Smith · Bill and Carol Sneed · Dr. James Q. Sones II · Southeast Urogynecology · Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company · Mr. and Mrs. John Spears · Leland and Bessie Speed · Mr. and Mrs. Roger Spell · Ms. Joan F. Spronk · Asoka and Seetha Srinivasan · St. Andrew’s Episcopal School · St. Dominic Health Services · J.M. Stahlman · Rebecca Starling · Ginny Stearns · Maxine and Earl Stegall · Tricia Stevens · June C. Stevens · Carol Borne Stewart · Galean Stewart · Mr. and Mrs. Barry Stewart · Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stewart · Sylvia Stewart · Sue Stock · Stockett & Thomas Agency, LLP · Flo and Howard Stover · Nancy Studdard · Mr. and Mrs. Gaines Sturdivant · Charu Subramony · Ms. Catherine Carter Sullivan · Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Sullivan Jr. · Mr. Wayne and Dr. Barbie Sullivan · Floyd and Bean Sulser · The Honorable and Mrs. James C. Sumner · Sun-Pine Corporation · Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Swayze · Jimmye Sweat · The Honorable and Mrs. Dennis Sweet · Mr. and Mrs. Phillip S. Sykes · Tom and Charlotte Tabereaux · Ms. Evelyn D. Tackett · Carol B. Taff · Lisa Tate · Carol Tatum · Beth S. Taylor · Dot Taylor · Jan Foster Taylor · Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm P. Taylor · Mrs. Robert E. Taylor Jr. · Jan and Zach Taylor · Sandy Steel Temple · George D. and Mary A. Terry · Olivia S. Thomas · Mary Evalyn Thomas · E. Anthony Thomas · Burney Threadgill · Ms. Barbara Thurman · Teresa Tiller · Dr. and Mrs. A.C. Tipton Jr. · Tougaloo College · Jan and Andrew Townes · David M. Trigiani, FAIA · Sheryl Wheaton Trim · Dorothy C. Triplett · Sheriff and Mrs. Toby E. Trowbridge Jr. · Trustmark National Bank · Maxinne S. Tullos · Patrice F. Turner · Patricia P. Turner · Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Turner · Dorian Turner · Patsy and Dick Turner · Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Turner · Melanie Twiss · Mr. and Mrs. J. Murray Underwood · Mr. Jimmy Underwood/National Awards · United Way of the Capital Area, Inc. · University of Mississippi Medical Center · Mollie Van Devender · Kay Van Skiver · Mr. Ward W. Van Skiver · Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Vander Molen · Twila Vantrease · Mr. and Mrs. Paul Varner · Marcia Vaughey · Vernon Commercial Properties · Ms. Winifred Verse-Barry · VIP Jackson · Margaret W. Vise · Mr. and Mrs. George B. Vockroth · Mr. Daniel C. Vogt · Jane Forster Wacaster · Ms. Donna G. Wade · The Reverend Molly McBride Wade · Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wagenaar · Ms. Joanna Wagenaar · Ms. Mabel Wagenaar · Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Wagenaar · Allison Waggoner · Judy and Albert Wahba · Jeanette Waits · Kathy M. Wakeland · Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Walker · Mike Walker · Mr. and Mrs. O. Edward Wall · Mr. Donald E. Waller · Governor and Mrs. William Waller · Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Walters · Mr. Christopher Walters · Frances P. Walton · Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roy Ward · Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wardlaw · Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton T. Ware · Sonja Watkins · Watkins & Young PLLC · Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis PA · Mr. Homer W. Watkins Jr. · Mr. Montell T. Watkins · Ms. Doris P. Watson · Mr. Julian Watson · Mr. and Mrs. Walker L. Watters · Dr. W. Glenn Watts · Dolphus and Rosie Weary · Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Weaver · Dr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Webb · Mona Weber · Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Weems · Dr. and Mrs. W. Lamar Weems · Nell L. Weiss · Ms. Cecil V. Wells · Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wells · Mr. and Mrs. T. Calvin Wells · Mr. and Mrs. Warner Wells Jr. · Sharon Wheeler · Mr. Cleve J. Whitley and Dr. V.A. Jones · Judy and Josh Wiener · Kathryn L. Wiener · Wilbourn & Rogers, Attorneys at Law · Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wilkinson Jr. · Elise Williams · Mary A. Williams · Kelley and Jean Williams Family Fund · Mr. and Mrs. Kelley Williams, Jr. · Williford Gearhart & Knight, Inc. · Wilson Auto Group · Dr. Darilynn W. Wilson · Mrs. Earl Wilson · Baiba Wilson · Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Windham · Gov. and Mrs. W.F. Winter · Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A. · Joe and Chuck Wise · Dan Modisett WLBT · Margee Wohner · Women’s Funding Network · Mr. and Mrs. J. Roland Woodard · Dan and Kathy Woodliff · Dudley and Julie Wooley · Ms. Beth Worth · Melanie Wright · Mr. John R. Wright Jr. · Dr. and Mrs. Allen R. Yates · Yazoo Library Assn/BF Ricks Memorial Library · Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Yerger · Judge and Mrs. Swan Yerger · Rhoda Yoder · Mr. A.M. Zeidman ·

A quilt is sewn from hundreds of pieces of fabric – some large, some small.

A community foundation is made from the gifts of many – some large, some small.

C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N O F G R E AT E R J A C K S O N Annual Report 2007

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The friendship quilt on the cover of this year’s Annual Report, named “To the house of a friend the road is never long,” was sewn and quilted by Rebecca Henry Boswell of Jackson, the mother of CFGJ President Linda Montgomery. A friendship quilt always

contains blocks created by friends of the quilter. In this case, the blocks were made by Ollie Jean Lane, Arlinda Brinkmann, Louise Scott, Suzanne Schutt, Rosemary Hitt, Etta Mae Fowles, Ann Root, Lou Gill, Ginny Trainor, Sarah Martin, and Charlotte Hailey, most of whom lived in the greater Jackson area at the time the quilt was made in 1994 and many of whom are still quilting together every Wednesday afternoon, thirteen years later.

Letter from the Chairman of the Board and the President The quilt is a tradition in America. For hundreds of years, women, and a few men, have taken the scraps of their lives and stitched them together to make something useful, yet beautiful. Some women were able to purchase lovely fabrics, silks, sateens, velvets, and beautiful embroidery thread to embellish their work. Others used the leftovers from the family’s utilitarian clothing, often sewing a new quilt top over an older, worn one. Some quilts were passed down from generation to generation; others were so heavily used that they barely lasted a generation. Quilting was a group activity. Women joined in quilting bees to work on each others’ quilts. No doubt they all contributed fabric to these efforts, the contributions of all joined together to make one beautiful thing. In this, our 2007 Annual Report, we celebrate the art and tradition of quilting, of taking what you have and, working together, creating something worthwhile.

Mission: The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson is a nonprofit, community corporation

During our 2006-2007 fiscal year, 848 donors, each listed on the inside cover, made gifts to the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson. Most of these gifts were small, membership gifts. Joined together, however, with the gifts of others, they totaled $2.4 million and enabled us to give away 572 grants totaling $2.3 million between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007.

Counties. We help charitable

The fabric of our community is enhanced by the variety of people and places that compose it. We are a work in progress. If we want a community we can be proud of, we must all work together to join each tiny piece of that fabric into one greater whole. That’s what those of us involved in the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson work toward every day. We encourage you to add to the lovely quilt that is the greater metropolitan area.

donors establish permanent giving

Sincerely,

created by and for the people of Hinds, Rankin and Madison

funds that reflect individual philanthropic interests while also making a long-term, positive

Fred L. Banks, Jr. Chairman, Board of Trustees

Linda Boswell Montgomery President, CFGJ

impact on our community. In other words, we connect people who give with needs that matter.

Mrs. Ward, a teacher at JPS’ Davis Magnet School, discusses a quilt made through a project partially funded by the Foundation.

In 2006, the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson was confirmed in compliance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations as certified by the Council on Foundations in Washington, D.C. 4

Fred L. Banks, Jr.

Richard M. Fountain

Ellen E. Leake

J. Paul Varner

J. Con Maloney

Chairman

Chairman-Elect

Secretary

Treasurer

Past Chairman

Alveno N. Castilla

J. Kane Ditto

David H. Hoster, II

J. Gwendolyn Taylor

Chairman, Audit Committee

Chairman, Development Committee

Chairman, Investment Committee

Chairman, Grants Committee

Executive Committee The Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson is led by the Executive Committee, shown above.

CFGJ thanks those who “Partner” with us, providing significant support each year!

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Financial Highlights Following are condensed financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Copies of our Form 990 and financial statements audited by HORNE-LLP are available upon request. Please write the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, 525 E. Capitol Street, Suite 5B, Jackson, MS 39201. Consolidated Statement of Activities For the Years Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 2006

2007 REVENUE, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT Contributions Interest and Dividends Realized, Unrealized, Capital and Other Gains Other Total Revenue, Gains and Other Support

$

EXPENSES Program Services Supporting Services Management and General Fund Raising Total Supporting Services

2,391,246 433,422 1,179,979 24,907 4,029,554

$

4,275,799 278,064 1,080,219 41,724 5,675,806

2,901,167

2,648,855

54,538 35,183 89,721

42,182 19,781 61,963

2,990,888

2,710,818

1,038,666

2,964,988

Net Assets, Beginning of Year

16,000,620

13,035,632

Net Assets, End of Year

17,039,286

16,000,620

2007

2006

375,907 3,243,923 90,598

307,520 3,127,874 69,471

3,710,428

3,504,865

13,381,350 2,016,688 19,108,466

12,361,067 2,012,283 17,878,215

2,039,180 30,000

1,837,595 40,000

17,039,286

16,000,620

19,108,466

17,878,215

Total Expenses Change in Net Assets

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position March 31, 2007 and 2006 ASSETS Current Assets Cash Money Market Funds Other Total Current Assets Investments in Marketable Securities Other Total Assets LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Current Liabilities Amounts Held for Others under Agency Transactions Grants Payable Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets

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Funds Held by the Foundation

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Unrestricted This fund allows the Foundation to address emerging needs in our community. Its use is not restricted to any area or purpose, and gifts of any size are welcomed.

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Field of Interest These funds benefit a specific area of need. The A+ Fund The Learning Project Betty Hunt Williams Charitable Fund Women’s Fund Fund for the Women and Children of Katrina Hurricane Katrina Victim Assistance Fund Marguerite Casey Foundation Katrina Relief Fund Mississippi Department of Corrections Hurricane Relief Fund nnn

Non-profit Designated Funds These are funds that have been established by or for a particular nonprofit organization. Usually these are endowed funds. Thomas M. Blake Funds for: Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi University of Mississippi Medical Center and Vanderbilt University Zora A. Brown Memorial Fund Claiborne Avenue Park Fund Foundation for The Mid South Endowment Fund Eddie Hodges Scholarship Foundation Trust Endowment Fund Ernest Williams Graves and Nancy Chenault Graves Charitable Fund Jane Crater Hiatt Mississippi Invitational and Artist Fellowship Fund The Jackson Fund Jackson/Hinds Library System Endowment Fund Jackson Public Schools Education Foundation Trust Fund Junior League of Jackson/UMC Children’s Cancer Clinic Endowment Fund Junior League of Jackson/UMC Children’s Cancer Clinic Special Fund Millsaps Fund 2015 Mississippi Association of Grantmakers Fund Mississippi Center for Nonprofits’ Nonprofit Management Education Endowment Fund Mississippi Opera Association Endowment Fund Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Foundation

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Endowment Fund Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Foundation Reserve Fund Nissan/BankPlus Education Mini-Grant Fund Pat Yarborough Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Leadership Jackson Alumni Association Peggy Mize Fund for the IBC New Stage Theatre’s Eudora Welty New Play Series Endowment Fund Jason Darrell Roberson Memorial Mission Fund Dorothy Shaifer Fund (Mississippi Heritage Trust) Stewpot Community Services Endowment Fund Stewpot Community Services Special Opportunity Fund Lucille Thomas Charitable Fund

Donor Advised Funds These funds allow generous people the flexibility to give cash, stock or personal property to establish a fund and then to enjoy the benefits of giving to the charities of their choice over a period of months, years, or forever. Anonymous (6) Jerald Beasley Charitable Fund D. Carl Black, Jr. Charitable Fund Ruth and Carl Black Charitable Fund Dean and Ann Blackwell Charitable Fund Thomas M. Blake Charitable Fund Booth Family Fund Brown Family Charitable Fund Charlie Campbell Charitable Fund Robert C. Cannada Charitable Fund ChemFirst/First Mississippi Corporation Charitable Endowment Fund John W. Crawford Charitable Fund Kane and Betsy Ditto Charitable Fund Al Doty Charitable Fund Larry W. and Pamela B. Edwards Charitable Fund Richard L. Forman Charitable Fund The Forum Fund Lawrence J. Franck Charitable Fund Billy C. and Francine L. Greenlee Charitable Fund Thomas G. and Louise H. Gresham Fund Donald Richard Hall Memorial Fund Hiatt-Ingram Fund Dudley J. Hughes Charitable Fund Robbie W. Hughes Charitable Fund I Have a Dream Charitable Fund Andrew Alexander Irby Charitable Fund

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Scholarship and Awards Funds Scholarship funds are established by organizations wishing to promote study in their particular fields or by families in memory of a loved one. Awards funds recognize outstanding achievement in a field named by the donor. Dennis Bomgaars Memorial Scholarship Fund John Robert Boswell Memorial Scholarship Fund Harrison Clark Scholarship Awards Fund Anthony “Tony” Gobar Juvenile Justice Scholarship Fund Charles E. “Chuck” Griffin, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund Bill Hunsberger Scholarship Fund Ryan Kirkpatrick Memorial Scholarship Fund Robert E. Luckett Memorial Scholarship Fund Bill Minor Journalism Awards Fund Mississippi Chapter American Public Works Association Scholarship Fund Outstanding Educator Awards Fund The Thomas Fund Mae Meriwether Zifcak Girl Scout Scholarship Fund

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Charles Lyons Irby Jr. Charitable Fund Charles and Kate Irby Charitable Fund Irby Investments LLC Charitable Fund Natalie Read Irby Charitable Fund Stuart M. Irby Jr. Charitable Fund Stuart M. Irby Jr. Charitable Fund (II) Charles F. Johnson, III Charitable Fund Earle and Irene Jones Charitable Fund Martin H. and Lyllian L. McMullan Charitable Fund Dr. and Mrs. William C. McQuinn Charitable Fund Selby and Richard McRae Charitable Fund Eugene McRoberts Charitable Fund Jean and Tim Medley Charitable Fund Harold D. Miller Jr. Charitable Fund MMI Hotel Group/MMI Dining Systems Charitable Fund Mississippi Department of Corrections Hurricane Relief Fund Aura Neely-Gary Memorial Fund James W. O’Mara Charitable Fund Janet and Luther Ott Charitable Fund Parham Group Charitable Fund Max Pharr Estate Fund The Renaissance Fund Stephen W. Rosenblatt Charitable Fund Inez Lay Rosenthall Education Fund John and Lucy Shackelford Charitable Fund Gaines P. Sturdivant Charitable Fund Tzedakah Charitable Fund Jay A. Travis, III Charitable Fund Wells Marble & Hurst Charitable Fund Whole Schools Summer Institute Fund Jay Wiener Fund Julian and Kathryn Wiener Charitable Fund Kelley and Jean Williams Family Fund Doug and Melanie Wilson Charitable Fund

“We love knowing that, as long as the Mississippi Museum of Art produces the exhibition and awards the fellowship, the funds will be available to them.” Hiatts Establish Permanent Fellowship for Artists Dr. and Mrs. Wood Hiatt of Jackson recently established the Jane Crater Hiatt Mississippi Invitational and Artist Fellowship Fund to benefit the Mississippi Museum of Art’s Invitational competition and one promising, midcareer artist each year. “Having sponsored the biannual Mississippi Invitational since 2001 and having initiated the Artist Fellowship of the Mississippi Museum of Art in 2005, Wood and I wanted to be sure our support would continue even if something happened to us. That prompted us to establish a second endowed fund at the Community Foundation. We love knowing that, as long as the Mississippi Museum of Art produces the exhibition and awards the fellowship, the funds will be available to them,” Jane writes.

Wood Hiatt, Norma Sanders Bourdeaux and Jane Crater Hiatt.

Norma Sanders Bourdeaux, pictured with the Hiatts, was the 2006 winner. Over the years, Norma has developed her signature landscape style. The superlative group of landscapes exhibited in the Mississippi Museum of Art’s 2006 Invitational signaled an even greater degree of sophistication and abstraction. Her proposal for the Fellowship was to travel to Tuscany, where she could respond creatively to a completely new landscape stimulus. Her plan fit neatly into Jane Hiatt’s belief that mid-career travel and study can make an enormous difference in an artist’s vision, skill or scope, and the Fellowship will fund this trip and study. The Community Foundation will hold and invest this Fund in perpetuity and will award the stipend to the Mississippi Museum of Art each year. X

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Real Estate Donation Provides Win/Win Situation For Donors and CFGJ

Cove Apartment Donors: Jim O’Mara, Charles Johnson, Gene McRoberts, Larry Franck, Carl Black (front row); Hal Miller, Jay Travis, Steve Rosenblatt, John Crawford (back row). Not pictured: Judge Rhesa Barksdale, Robert C. Cannada (deceased), Dan McCullen, Rick Forman.

In late 2000, the Foundation was contacted by a group of local attorneys who had, many years ago, formed a limited partnership to own an apartment complex in Oxford, Mississippi. The tax benefits they gained from the partnership had run out, and they were looking for a way to both unwind an old investment and do something good for our community. After talking to Cecil Brown, a former chairman of the Board of Trustees of CFGJ, they decided to donate their interests in the limited partnership to the Foundation. Each partner received a sizable tax deduction, based on the appraised value of the property, and the Foundation received an income stream for several years. Ultimately, the partnership (the general manager, the Foundation, and one additional limited partner) decided to sell the apartment complex. The proceeds the sale generated for the Foundation were divided 50-50 among donor advised funds for each of the original donors and the Community Trust Fund, the Foundation’s unrestricted endowment which provides grants each year to nonprofit organizations in Hinds, Rankin and Madison Counties. This gift almost doubled the value of the Community Trust Fund, which means that the Foundation will be able to grant almost twice as much each year. The donors are busy making gifts to their favorite charities from their donor advised funds, truly a winning situation for everyone involved. 8

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Aura Neely-Gary Memorial Fund Ted Gary, who has a successful engineering company in Gary, Indiana, grew up in Jackson and attended Catholic schools here. Last year, he contacted the Foundation about establishing a fund in memory of his mother Aura Neely-Gary. Mrs. Gary was an active member of Anderson Methodist Church in Jackson, and Mr. Gary wanted to remember her by providing college scholarships to young women who might have dropped out of high school but who are trying to turn their lives around. The first scholarships from the Aura Neely-Gary Memorial Fund were awarded in summer of 2007.

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Dennis Bomgaars Memorial Scholarship Fund A native of Iowa, Dennis Bomgaars eventually moved to Mississippi with his family to attend Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson. He graduated with Masters Degrees in Christian Education and Biblical Studies and began working at Mt. Salus Christian School in Clinton as business manager. Dennis had a special place in his heart for children and mentored and trained young people for almost 20 years through his work with the school and his church. After he died of cancer in 2006, his family established the Dennis Bomgaars Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is awarded on an annual basis to a student in or rising to grades 1 through 6 at Mt. Salus Christian School and will be based on need.

Zora A. Brown Memorial Fund

“The Garden is the perfect way to honor Zo’s memory, and the Community Foundation is the perfect vehicle to ensure the beauty of the Garden is nurtured and maintained long after we are gone.”

When Zo Brown, long-time executive director of Friends of Mississippi Public Broadcasting, died in 2002, her many friends wanted to remember her in a special way. They did this by establishing a garden in her honor on the grounds of the Mississippi Public Broadcasting Building. Recently, Friends of Mississippi Public Broadcasting established the Zora A. Brown Memorial Fund, primarily for perpetual maintenance of the garden. The gift from Friends of MPB is being held and invested by the Community Foundation, and a portion of the earnings will be used each year for the garden’s upkeep and maintenance. Earnings not distributed will be added to the principal, allowing the fund to grow.

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Memorials and Honoraria A gift to a fund at CFGJ is a nice way to remember a loved one or friend through a memorial gift or through an honorarium to recognize someone living. CFGJ Administrative Fund Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Barber in honor of Mr. Jack Rooks Dr. Wm. C. McQuinn in honor of Ms. Neal McQuinn Stewpot Community Services Endowment Fund Dean Jim Rosenblatt and Lauren Rosenblatt in honor of Mr. Hal Miller The Women’s Fund Toni D. Cooley in memory of Dr. Melvin Bowie Spencer and Nancy Gilbert in celebration of the birth of Robert Bennett Stribling and Elizabeth Katherine (Lizzie) Cochran, and in honor of Jean Medley and Jackie Bailey. Mr. Nicholas C. Jones in honor of Earle and Irene Jones Susan and Howard Jones in memory of Ms. Keith Sommerville Dockery McLea and J.

Pascal Pat Foster Dr. and Mrs. T.W. Lewis III in honor of Dr. Cora Norman Dr. Ivy H. Lovelady in memory of her mother, Annie Lue Hartzog Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. McMillan in honor of Mary Eliza McMillan Mr. and Mrs. John McNeal in memory of Anne Aden Dr. Wm. C. McQuinn in honor of Ms. Neal McQuinn Linda Boswell Montgomery in memory of Clyde Finch, Fred Back, J. Pascal Pat Foster, Bill Moss, Whitney Luckett Watkins, and in honor of the birth of Lee Margaret Sykes, Robert Bennett Stribling, Sara Jeannette Bailey, and Owen Graeber Mrs. Sims Munford in honor of Ginnie Munford Dr. Vonda Reeves-Darby in memory of Mrs. Cleoria Reeves In memory of. Mr. Fred Back Mr. and Mrs. Jim Enochs Ms. Nancy B. Lawrence Medley & Brown, LLC Ashley Parker Don and Becky Potts Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Thomas Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walker L. Watters Judy and Josh Wiener Elta Livingston Susan and Howard Jones John Robert Boswell Memorial Scholarship Fund In memory of John Robert Boswell Jerald Beasley

Endowment Growth through Careful Investment Management The Community Foundation is about permanence. We encourage donors to establish endowed funds so that grants can be made from those funds both now and forever. That’s why we say we are “For good. Forever.” The chart below shows the growth of our oldest endowed fund. Established in December of 1995 with a gift of $850,000, the fund has awarded grants of $496,000, or 58% of the value of the original gift. However, through careful investment management by the Foundation’s investment managers, the corpus is now worth $1.3 million, significantly more than the original gift. After the donors’ deaths, their named successor advisor can continue their tradition of giving through the Fund.

Dennis Bomgaars Memorial Scholarship Fund In memory of Dennis Bomgaars Dr. and Mrs. Perrin L. Berry Ms. Yvonne Bolkema Mrs. Dennis Bomgaars Ms. Hermina Bomgaars Mr. and Mrs. Joel Bomgaars Mr. and Mrs. M. Bomgaars Ms. Myrtle H. Bootsma Mr. and Mrs. Ed Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. John W. Burris Dr. Craig A. Cole Mr. and Mrs. John R. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Dent Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Dent Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Allen C. Dietrich Mr. and Mrs. David Estes Mr. and Mrs. John Evans Ms. Rose Mary I. Foncree Mr. and Mrs. Roland F. Garretson Good News Christian Center Church Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Graham Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hammond Mr. William A. Hisaw Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Howard Dr. and Mrs. James Bassett Hurley Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Armand Lombardo Jr. Mr. and Mrs Joseph Lotterhos Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maisel Mr. and Mrs. Steven McNair Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. McNeece Mr. and Mrs. Sid Moller Mr. and Mrs. Vernon D. Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Michael Morgan Mt. Salus Christian School Ms. Winnie R. Muse Mr. and Mrs. Barry D. Pride Mr. and Mrs. Randolph C. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodriguez Ms. Janice M. Rolston Mr. and Mrs. Johan B. Roosma Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Russ Mr. Arlyn Schaap Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Schaap Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Schaap Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sessums Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Smit Mr. and Mrs. John Spears Ms. Joan F. Spronk Mr. and Mrs. Barry Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Vander Molen Mr. Daniel C. Vogt Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wagenaar Ms. Joanna Wagenaar Ms. Mabel Wagenaar Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Wagenaar Ms. Cecil V. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wells Williford Gearhart & Knight, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. J. Roland Woodard

Harrison Clark Scholarship Awards Fund In memory of Harrison Clark Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark Donald Richard Hall Memorial Fund In memory of Donald Richard Hall Commissioner and Mrs. Dick Hall Aura Neely-Gary Memorial Fund In memory of Aura Neely-Gary AMG Engineering & Machining, Inc. Anthony “Tony” Gobar Juvenile Justice Scholarship Fund In memory of Anthony “Tony” Gobar Ms. Lalita Ashley Ms. Angela Gobar Charles E. (“Chuck”) Griffin, Jr. Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund In memory of Charles E. (“Chuck”) Griffin, Jr. Ms. Charlestine Forest Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Frey Griffin & Associates Ms. Rosie Mae Johnson Ms. Mary E. McClellan In honor of Mr. Charles E. Griffin Sr. Ms. Latunya S. Bragg Mr. Mark Escude Ms. Elexis Griffin Ms. Roslyn Griffin Mr. Jacob M. Jenkins Ms. Dedra Jones Ms. Barbara Thurman Bill Hunsberger Scholarship Fund In memory of Bill Hunsberger Ms. Skippy Haik Peggy Mize Fund for the IBC In memory of Peggy Mize Ambassador and Mrs. Tom H. Anderson Jr. Mrs. Doris Brickell Capitol Investors Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy L. Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. James B. Furrh Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Garraway Graduate Pest Control, Inc. Mr. Eddie Guillot Mr. Michael E. Johnson Ms. Sherri G. Mancil Mr. and Mrs. John S. McIntyre Mr. Donald B. Morrison Mr. Henry H. Mounger Mr. and Mrs. William D. Mounger Mrs. Ola M. Phares Flo and Howard Stover Ms. Donna G. Wade Mr. Homer W. Watkins Jr. Mr. Montell T. Watkins Mr. John R. Wright Jr. Mr. A.M. Zeidman

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The Grants Committee awarded the following grants in 2006-07: Association of Fundraising Professionals, $2,500 to support year-long training program for development officers. Broadmeadow Methodist Church/Broadmeadow Neighborhood Association, $2,000 to support field trip to New York for 20 underserved youth. Catholic Charities, Inc., $1,500 to provide relief staff for emergency shelter serving run-aways and at-risk youth. Center for Violence Prevention, $1,000 to support web site and printing of informational materials. Central United Methodist Church, $1,500 to provide piano lessons to second grade students at Brown Elementary. Christians in Action Emergency Shelter, $5,000 to support costs to build safety fencing on property. City of Canton-Operation Unlock, $3,000 to support mentoring program for youth of incarcerated parents. Clinton Community Nature Center Association, $1,200 to provide environmental workshops to area teachers. Davis Magnet School, $1,000 to provide arts programming for students kindergarten through fifth grade. Daybreak Shelter, $2,500 to support daily shelter for homeless population. Daylight Ministries, $2,000 to provide operating support for transitional living home for female ex-offenders. Dress for Success, $2,000 to provide salary for p/t staff and purchase plus-size clothing. Grace House, $2,500 to support operations of transitional housing program for HIV/AIDS infected individuals. Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center, $500 to provide art therapy to detainees. Hinds County Sheriff’s Reserves, $10,000 to provide partial salary for special education teacher for GED program. Jackson Free Clinic, $3,000 to purchase medicine for homeless and uninsured patients. Jackson Quilters, $250 to support advertisements for Quilt show. Jackson State University, $3,000 to support lodging expenses to bring musical artists to campus. Lanier High School, $1,500 to assist in purchasing art supplies for student art shows and competitions. Mississippi Children’s Justice Center, $2,500 to fund pilot phase of rural child abuse web-based consultation project. Mississippi Children’s Justice Center, $1,786 to conduct a tele-medicine project meeting. Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, $3,055 to purchase instruments and equipment. Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, $949 to provide scholarships to students and provide staff for the Institute. Provine High School, $5,000 to support students in robotic engineering competitions. Sharing The Vision, $1,000 to support youth life development program. The Little Light House of Central Mississippi, $2,500 to provide partial support of salaries for staff. The Young People’s Project, $2,500 to provide stipends for Lanier student math literacy workers. United Way of the Capital Area, Inc., $2,000 to support community development program for young children. University of Mississippi Medical Center, $9,800 to provide operating support for health-care related summer enrichment program for high school students.

In fiscal year 2006-07, the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson granted $2.3 million from unrestricted, field of interest, donor advised, scholarship and non-profit funds.

The Community Foundation makes three types of grants. Individuals who have established donor-advised funds recommend to the Foundation those charities they wish to help with their personal funds. (See pages 14-15 for a list of those grants.) Scholarship and awards funds are given to those who qualify under the restrictions of the various scholarship and awards funds we hold. (See page 12 for a list of these funds and those who received awards or scholarships.) For all other funds of the Foundation, a committee composed of members of the Board of Trustees and other volunteers read and study grant applications, visit the nonprofits requesting funds, and meet to decide how to distribute those funds. The names of these funds and the grantees are listed to the left. While we are very happy to be able to award these grants, there is always more need than we have funds to address. If you would like to contribute to any of the funds listed on page 7, please contact our office at 601-974-6044 or by e-mail to [email protected].

Gwen Taylor, CFGJ board member and Grants Committee chair, admires the work of campers at the Voice of Calvary summer art program.

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Harrison Clark Scholarship Awards fund Blair Wohlgemuth (Belhaven College), $500 Courtney Murphy (Hinds Community College), $500 Geoffrey Fitzsimmons (Holmes Community College), $500 Rabon Moore (Holmes Community College), $500 William Griffin Sullivan (Mississippi State University), $500 Caryn Rosamond (University of Southern Mississippi), $500

Anthony “Tony” Gobar Juvenile Justice Scholarship Fund Oberlin Newell (Alcorn State University), $1,000

Charles E. (“Chuck”) Griffin, Jr. Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund Roslyn Griffin (Council on Legal Education Opportunity), $1,800 Nephateria McDavid (Council on Legal Education Opportunity), $1,800 Victoria L. Brasher (University of Southern Mississippi), $2,000

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Peggy Mize Fund for the IBC 33 stipends totaling $23,100 to dancers in the USA International Ballet competition

JPS Outstanding Educator Awards Fund Claudette Williams, John Hopkins Elementary, $1,105 Pamela Neese, Pecan Park Elementary, $1,105 Latasha Williams, Blackburn Middle School, $1,105 Jacob Roth, Jim Hill High School, $1,105 Tarasa Brierly, Murrah High School, $1,105

Mississippi Chapter American Public Works Association Scholarship Fund Allen E. Carlisle (Mississippi State University), $1,000

Jackson Public Schools’ Education Foundation Trust 129 grants totaling $107,111 to individual teachers in the Jackson Public Schools.

Bill Minor Journalism Awards Fund (Mississippi Press Association) Anita Lee, The Sun-Herald, $550 The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, $1,650

Mae Meriwether Zifcak Girl Scout Scholarship Fund Arlicia Ollie-Rosa McGhee (University of Southern Mississippi) $750

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Nissan and BankPlus Fund Mini Grants through CFGJ It takes a village to raise a child and the greater community—all working together—to support the education of our children. Nissan North America, BankPlus and the Community Foundation joined forces in early 2007 to create the Nissan/BankPlus Education Mini-Grants Program to provide mini-grants to teachers of grades K-12 in the Canton Public School District and Madison County School District, a total of 25 schools. In its first year, the program gave away $45,000 in 38 grants. “With BankPlus as our plant’s financial institution, it was a natural fit for our companies to form an alliance through the mini-grant partnership and provide an even stronger effect on local education. We’re committed to helping schools develop and nurture successful academic and career programs in the neighborhoods where our employees live and work,” said Dave Boyer, vice president of manufacturing for Nissan North America. Any teacher, counselor, librarian, principal or other school personnel who works directly with students was eligible to apply for a grant. Grant awards ranged from $500 to $1,500 and supported innovative teaching and learning in conjunction with state-mandated curricula. “Giving back to the communities we serve is, and always will be an important part of our culture at BankPlus. Whether it is grade school, middle school or high school, children truly are our future. BankPlus is proud of our partnership with Nissan and the opportunity it gives us to support the Education Mini-Grant Program.” Gene Delcomyn, BankPlus President/Metro Region. Both Nissan and BankPlus recognized that their skills were best used in manufacturing automobiles and in banking, respectively. So they selected the Community Foundation to administer the program. Since 2000, the Foundation has administered the Jackson Public Schools Education Foundation Trust, a similar program. We also administer a variety of other scholarship and award funds. 12

Dave Boyer, vice president of manufacturing of Nissan; Linda Montgomery of the Community Foundation, and Gene Delcomyn, senior executive vice president of BankPlus get ready for the golf tournament that raised funds for the Nissan/BankPlus Mini Grant Program.

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Grants from the Women and Children of Katrina Fund:

Abundance of Blessings Church, $5,000 Back Bay Mission, $10,000 Bethel Lutheran Church, $1,200 Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, $10,000 First Presbyterian Church, $5,000 Foundation Hope, Inc., $5,000 Helping Americans Needing Disaster Support, $5,000 Mercy Housing and Human Development, $11,000 Resurrection Life Ministries, Inc., $5,000 Special Olympics Area 12, $3,000 The Arc of the Gulf Coast, $5,000 United Way of South Mississippi, $11,000 United Way of the Capital Area, Inc., $3,500 Waveland Citizens Fund, $7,842

2nd Chance Organization, $14,004 Community Relief Foundation, $25,000 Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, $25,000 Mississippi Action for Community Education, $25,000 Mississippi Housing Partnership, $25,000 Youth Innovation Movement Solutions, $10,000

Center for Environmental and Economic Justice, $1,500 Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, $2,000 Community Care Network, $10,000 Hope Haven Children’s Shelter, $6,500 Lutheran Episcopal Services of Mississippi, $12,526 Lynn Meadows Discovery Center, $5,000

In the fall of 2006, the Community Foundation sponsored a luncheon at the TelCom Center in Jackson for community leaders to hear news and needs of the Jackson Public Schools. The event was free to the public and was financed through a gift from an anonymous donor.

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Grants from Designated and Nonprofit Funds: Alcorn State University Foundation, Inc., $5,891 Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, $22,288 First United Methodist Church of Laurel, $185 Jackson State University Development Foundation, $3,891 Jones County Chapter American Red Cross, $185 Jones County Community College Foundation, $185 Junior League of Jackson, $39,780 Laurel Little Theatre, $185 Lauren Rogers Museum, $185 Leadership Jackson Alumni Association, $1,818 Millsaps College, $4,967 Mississippi Bar Foundation, $185 Mississippi Museum of Art, $4,674 Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, $60,000 New Stage Theatre, $15,388 St. Patrick Catholic Church, $10,158 Stewpot Community Services, $101,500 University of Mississippi Foundation, $22,287 Vanderbilt University, $22,287

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Creative Missions International, $500 Crossroads Film Festival, $1,150 Davis Magnet School, $1,000 Delta Waterfowl Foundation, $2,000 Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, $2,500 DREAM, $2,500 Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church, $1,000 Educating Africans for Christ, $5,000 Ekklesia Christian Academy, $6,000 Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, $2,000 Episcopal Relief and Development, $200 Eternal Word Television Network, $5,000 Eudora Welty Foundation, $12,700 Family Support Center of Metro Jackson, $100 Fellowship of Christian Athletes, $1,000 First Presbyterian Church, $91,703 First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson, $1,000 Fondren Renaissance Foundation, $2,000 Foundation for Public Broadcasting, $1,950 French Camp Academy, $27,000 Friends of the Jackson Zoo, $750 Fund for the Women and Children of Katrina, $5,000 Georgia Tech Foundation, $5,000 Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, $3,500 Greenwood Leflore Hospital Foundation, $100 Habitat for Humanity, $11,750 Harbor House, $1,000 Harvard Business School, $5,000 Health Net Foundation, $2,000 Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center, $1,000 Here’s Life Mission To Africa, $5,000 Highland Theological College, $81,500 Highlands Institute for American Religious and Philosophical Thought, $500 Hinds CC Development Foundation, $15,100 Hinds County Sheriff’s Reserves, $2,000 Holy Child Jesus School, $7,000 Holy Family Catholic Church, $1,000 Institute of Southern Jewish Life, $5,000 International Ballet Competition, $5,500 International Messengers, $2,000

International Museum of Muslim Cultures, $1,000 International Teams, $2,000 Jackson Academy, $7,500 Jackson Free Clinic, $199 Jackson State University, $1,000 Jackson Zoo Foundation, $2,000 Jane Crater Hiatt Mississippi Invitational and Artist Fellowship Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, $350,000 Jewish Children’s Regional Service, $300 John M. Perkins Foundation, $2,800 John Robert Boswell Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, $1,000 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Mississippi, $17,000 Kairos Ministries, $1,000 Kindness Foundation, $10,000 Lagniappe Presbyterian Church, $100,000 Lawndale Presbyterian Church, $15,000 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, $1,000 M.B. Swayze Educational Foundation, $5,000 MADDRAMA, $1,000 Madison Ark, $2,000 Magnolia Speech School, $12,000

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Mississippi, $1,000 Man In The Mirror, $25,000 Martha Kabbes Burns Memorial Scholarship Fund, $1,000 MATHCOUNTS Foundation, $1,000 Mazon, $300 Miller Avenue Church, $1,000 Millsaps College, $7,200 Mission America, $1,000 Mission Mississippi, $9,700 Mission to North America, $1,000 Mission to the World, $4,000 Mississippi Animal Rescue League, $3,000 Mississippi Arts Commission, $750 Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information, $600 Mississippi Center for Justice, $1,000 Mississippi Center for Nonprofits, $3,700 Mississippi Center for Public Policy, $5,000 Mississippi Children’s Home Services, $13,000 Mississippi Chorus, $1,000 Mississippi College, $13,500 Mississippi Council on Economic Education, $2,000 Mississippi Food Network, $400 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters, $500

CFGJ Trustees listen to Robert Langford at Operation Shoestring during a bus tour of the nonprofit community.

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Mississippi Museum of Art, $265,250 Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, $50,000 Mississippi Opera Association, $3,000 Mississippi Religious Leadership Conference, $150 Mississippi Sports Foundation, $1,000 Mississippi State University Foundation, $7,000 Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, $5,000 Movieguide, $5,000 Mustard Seed, $1,000 National Foundation for Jewish Culture, $2,500 National Kidney Foundation of Mississippi, $2,000 Neighborhood Christian Center, $1,000 New England Amateur Skating Foundation, $500 New Life Ministries, $500 New Stage Theatre, $3,000 Northminster Baptist Church, $42,500 Operation Shoestring, Inc., $2,000 Our Daily Bread, $300 Overseas Missionary Fellowship, $1,000 Palmer Home for Children, $5,000 Parents for Public Schools of Jackson, $18,000

Pascagoula School District, $1,200 Piney Woods School, $5,000 Planned Parenthood, $200 Preserve Sight Mississippi, $1,000 Priests for Life, $5,000 Prison Fellowship Ministries, $20,000 Project Concern International, Inc., $20,000 Public Education Forum, $1,000 REAL Christian Foundation, $1,000 Reformed Theological Seminary, $70,000 Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church, $10,000 SAFECITY INITIATIVE, $2,000 Salt and Light, $10,000 Seeds of Peace, Inc., $1,250 Southern Methodist University, $1,000 Southside Assembly of God, $5,000 Special Olympics of Mississippi, $1,750 Spring Hill College Theology Dept., $5,000 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral, $9,000 St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, $12,500 St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, $1,000 St. James Episcopal Church, $25,500 St. John’s Catholic Church, $500 St. Joseph Catholic School, $28,500 St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, $1,000 St. Martin’s Catholic Church, $500

St. Paul Parish Elementary School, $1,000 St. Paul Presbyterian School, $10,000 St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, $1,000 St. Richard’s Catholic Church, $26,000 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, $19,000 St. Thomas Catholic Church, $5,000 Stewpot Community Services, $2,600 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, $500 The Elijah Parish Lovejoy Society, $500 The Fund for American Studies, $5,000 The Heritage Foundation, $10,000 The Hundred Club of Jackson, $200 The Little Light House of Central Mississippi, $16,000 The Mission Society, $5,000 The Nature Conservancy, $1,000 The Navigators, $1,000 The Salvation Army of Greenville, $200 The UCLA Foundation, $500

Trustee Susan Shands Jones looks at a student’s handmade book at Davis Magnet School, a project funded by the A+ Fund of the Foundation and MMI Hotel Group/MMI Dining Systems Charitable Fund. Trustees take an active role in visiting local nonprofits and reading grant applications.

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The Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, $6,000 Third Millennium Ministries, $20,000 Touched By An Angel Ministries, $500 Trans World Radio, $20,000 United Negro College Fund, $1,000 United Way of the Capital Area, Inc., $10,000 University of Houston, $1,000 University of Mississippi Foundation, 3,000 University of Mississippi Medical Center, $1,000 University of Southern Mississippi, $250 University Press of Mississippi, $5,000 Voice of Calvary Ministries, $5,000 Word at Work, $1,000 Young Business Leaders, $1,000

Members The Community Foundation is dependent on gifts from individuals, corporations and other foundations to supplement its operating budget. We are very appreciative to each donor listed below. An asterisk by a name means that donor has been a Member for ten years or more. We are especially appreciative for this long-term support. Dr. Manisha Sethi, Amber Sukhbaatar, Mary Sue Mitchell, and Monica Harrigill at the Annual Meeting.

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Cornerstone Society The Cornerstone Society is composed of those who have indicated they will support the Foundation on a long-term basis by allowing us to draft a fixed amount from their bank every month. To become a member of the Cornerstone Society, please give us a call at 601-974-6044.

Partner BancorpSouth* BlueCross BlueShield of Mississippi* Medley & Brown, LLC* Trustmark National Bank*

Philanthropist Sara Anderson Mrs. Rebecca H. Boswell Jan Magee Evers Dr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Harris Huffman and Company, CPA, PA Susan and Howard Jones Mr. Andy Lang and Dr. Brannon Aden Linda Boswell Montgomery

Mr. and Mrs. D.G. Fountain* Gertrude C. Ford Foundation Horne LLP Dudley J. Hughes Charitable Fund Irene and Earle Jones* Dan Modisett WLBT

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Nichols Dr. Randall G. Patterson Julie C. Skipper June Stevens The Honorable and Mrs. James C. Sumner Mr. and Mrs. Paul Varner Mr. Cleve J. Whitley and Dr. V.A. Jones Dr. Darilynn W. Wilson

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Members Debby Egger, Roselyne Johnson, Jackie Rollins, Denise Owens and Avery Rollins enjoy the Annual Membership Meeting at the Jackson Zoo in October of 2006.

Jim and Suzanne Almas AmSouth Bank* H. C. and Joan B. Bailey Brown Bottling Group, Inc. Kane and Betsy Ditto* First Commercial Bank Richard M. Fountain* Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fulton Harrigill Jane and Wood Hiatt/Hiatt Ingram Fund* Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hoster II* Betty and Con Maloney* Dr. and Mrs. Don Q. Mitchell Regions* Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm P. Taylor Kelley and Jean Williams Family Fund

Patron Anonymous BankPlus Fred and Pamela Banks Mr. Jerald Beasley Thomas M. Blake Charitable Fund Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. CommuniGroup Toni D. Cooley Mr. James H. Creekmore Dale and Associates Architects Mr. and Mrs. Noel E. Daniels EARNEST Partners EastGroup Properties* Larry W. and Pamela B. Edwards

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Charitable Fund Jan Magee Evers Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Foose David and Kay Grishman Carl Herrin Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Hickson Stuart M. Irby Jackson Iron & Metal Company, Inc. Mr. Jerry Johnson and Ms. Louisa Dixon* JPA Pathology, P.A. Key Constructors KPMG, LLP Mr. Andy Lang and Dr. Brannon Aden Laws Construction Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mattiace Mr. and Mrs. Mike McNames Mr. Paul McNeill Methodist Rehabilitation Center Mid State Construction Company Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James N.C. Moffat, III* Mrs. Ellis Moffitt Dick and Sally Molpus* Linda Boswell Montgomery* David and Allison Nutt Reverends Luther and Janet S. Ott* Denise and Bob Owens Cynthia and Hugh Parker Phelps Dunbar, LLP Porter & Malouf, P.A. Mr. Richard H. Puckett Rodger and Betty Lou Reeves Dr. Vonda Reeves-Darby Mr. and Mrs. Julius M. Ridgway Sr. Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Robinson Jr. Service Printers Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Shackelford Mr. and Mrs. Victor P. Smith Dr. James Q. Sones II J.M. Stahlman Jan and Andrew Townes Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis PA Kathryn L. Wiener *

Builder Gary L. Anderson Matt Ballew

Chip and Melba Bowman LeAnne Brewer John and Lind Bussey Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC William R. and Ann T. Campbell Comcast Spotlight Lisa and Albert Davis* Mr. E. Rhyne Flowers Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Robert and Debra Gibbs Wesley and Dolly Goings Mr. Charles L. Irby Junior League of Jackson L-3 Vertex Aerospace Charles R. and Louise Montjoy Lathem Eason and Ellen Leake Chrissy and Walter Lydick Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Maloney John and Melody Maxey Mr. and Mrs. John W. McGowan Mr. and Mrs. Colin A.P. McNease* Selby and Richard McRae Foundation Nora Frances and Vaughan McRae Michael T. McRee* Mississippi Blood Services Mississippi Health Partners Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Morrison* Navitas, Ltd. Mr. John E. Newhouse II George and Carol Penick* Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Quon Carlton and Lora Reeves Joe T. Scott and Tricia Scott Betty and Tom Scott, Jr. Shornick Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Randall S. Smith Smith, Turner & Reeves, P.A. Asoka and Seetha Srinivasan Flo and Howard Stover Gaines P. Sturdivant Charitable Fund* The Honorable and Mrs. Dennis Sweet Mr. and Mrs. Paul Varner Mike Walker Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Windham * Gov. and Mrs. W.F. Winter* Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A. Judge and Mrs. Swan Yerger

Family Mr. H. M. Addkison, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Barry Aden R. W. Aiken Betty and John Allin Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Anthony James S. and Carey Armstrong Ruth and Carl Black* Dr. Richard and Reverend Martha Blount Rebecca H. Boswell* Mr. W. Parham Bridges Jr. Cecil and Nancy Brown Charitable Fund* Mr. and Mrs. Troy B. Browning Virginia and Minor Buchanan Mr. Robert C. Cannada Sr. Gail Rasmussen and Daniel Caron Mr. James L. Carroll Alveno N. Castilla Dr. and Mrs. Ching J. Chen

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Chism Mr. Holden M. Clarke Dr. and Mrs. Alton Cobb Drs. Timothy and Cheryl Coker Bill and Anne Cook Harold Corbin Tom and Connie Kossen Lynda Ann Costas Dr. and Mrs. James L. Crosthwait Manny and Elaine Crystal Dr. and Mrs. Suman Das Diane and Nicky Drake Ouida and Wayne Drinkwater Lesly Gaynor Murray and Stephen C. Edds Tam and Nora Etheridge John and Eleanor Fontaine Mr. Larry Fortenberry Betty and Glenn Gentry Duane Gordon and Matthew Dixon Lonnie and Patsy Graeber Bobby and Sharon Graham Tim and Robin Gray Mr. Al Green Commissioner and Mrs. Dick Hall David and Peggy Hampton Mr. and Mrs. James A. Harrell Bob and Myriam Harris Alferdteen Harrison * Susan and Macy B. Hart Mr. John Heyman John and Martha Hill Dr. G.H. Holloman Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holman Ellen and Tommy Hontzas Mr. and Mrs. William E. Howard Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joel K. Hudson Huffman and Company, CPA, PA* Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ivison Jr. Peder R. Johnson Elta and Jim Johnston Susan and Howard Jones* Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jordan Mr. J. Henry LaRose Lefoldt & Co., P.A. Dr. and Mrs. Billy W. Long Drs. James N. and Gloria H. Martin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. McCreery Richard and Charlotte McNeel Mrs. Richard L. Miller Mississippi Press Association/Services Mockbee Hall & Drake, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Moore* Hibbett Neel/Neel-Schaffer, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Walter P. Neely Billy and Melissa Neville Mr. and Mrs. James W. O’Mara Don and Becky Potts* Dr. and Mrs. John M. Purvis Bill and Martha Randolph Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Roberts Richard and Ginny Roberts Robin Rockhold Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Rosenblatt Burdette and Scottie Russ Drs. Marcelo and Cookie Ruvinsky Mr. and Mrs. R. David Sanders Mary Elizabeth and George Smith Bill and Carol Sneed Leland and Bessie Speed Maxine and Earl Stegall June C. Stevens*

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stewart Ms. Catherine Carter Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Sullivan Jr. The Honorable and Mrs. James C. Sumner Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Swayze Phillip and Stella Gray Sykes George D. and Mary A. Terry E. Anthony Thomas Sheriff and Mrs. Toby E. Trowbridge Jr. Dorian Turner* Patsy and Dick Turner Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Turner Mr. Jimmy Underwood/National Awards Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Walker Mr. and Mrs. O. Edward Wall Watkins & Young PLLC Dolphus and Rosie Weary Dr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Webb Nell L. Weiss Mr. Cleve J. Whitley and Dr. V.A. Jones Judy and Josh Wiener*

Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Buchanan Mrs. Paul H. Busby Richard and Sarah Campbell Canizaro Cawthon Davis Bob and Beth Canizaro Mrs. Natie Caraway Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carmichael Catholic Charities, Inc. Steven and Erin Chevalier John and Janet Clark Beth C. Clay Reverend and Mrs. Henry C. Clay Jr. Thad Cochran Jim and Pat Coggin Jack and Sigrid Conway Mr. John Cossar Mr. and Mrs. William L. Crim Bishop and Mrs. Ronnie C. Crudup Lynn P. Crystal Mr. Thomas S. Davis Dean & Dean/Associates Architects, P.A.

From left: Members Charles Carmichael, Karen Irby, Sally Carmichael, and Stuart M. Irby. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wilkinson Jr. Dr. Darilynn W. Wilson Mrs. Earl Wilson Dudley and Julie Wooley

Sustaining Robert H. Alexander Jr. Pam and David Allen Mr. and Mrs. Sidney P. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Larry Allison W.B. Allison, Jr. Sara Anderson Anonymous (3) Jim Barfield Dr. Blair E. Batson Carol C. Bergmark Sarah and Jeffrey Blackwood Mr. and Mrs. Steve Blanchard David and Katie Blount David Bowen Mrs. Dudley Bozeman Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Breazeale, CPA

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Mr. Edward A. De Miller Jr. Dick and Claire Dickerson Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Dortch James K. Dossett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Duke Donna and Brad Dye Eddy and Celie Edwards* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Edwards Mrs. John Egger Jr. Jane and Ed Emling Carol and George Evans Fred and Virginia Ezelle Judy and Charles Ferguson* Mr. and Mrs. R. Mark Fields Arty Finkelberg Fowler Buick-GMC G-2 Fitness Institute Jack Garner Dean and Jane Gerber Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gibson Nola Gibson Spencer and Nancy Gilbert

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Ms. Sandra Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Avery Rollins Mr. and Mrs. George Roman Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rooks Dean Jim Rosenblatt and Lauren Rosenblatt Mrs. Abe A. Rotwein Royals & Mayfield PLLC Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Saxon Dr. and Mrs. Pat H. Scanlon Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Scott Manisha Sethi, M.D. Margaret C. Barrett-Simon & Dr. Al Simon St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Sylvia Stewart Stockett & Thomas Agency, LLP Charu Subramony Mr. Wayne and Dr. Barbie Sullivan Floyd and Bean Sulser Sun-Pine Corporation Tom and Charlotte Tabereaux Ms. Evelyn D. Tackett Mrs. Robert E. Taylor Jr. Jan and Zach Taylor Burney Threadgill Dr. and Mrs. A.C. Tipton Jr. David M. Trigiani, FAIA Mrs. John B. Tullos Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Turner Mr. and Mrs. J. Murray Underwood United Way of the Capital Area, Inc. University of Mississippi Medical Center Mr. Ward W. Van Skiver Ms. Winifred Verse-Barry Mr. and Mrs. George B. Vockroth The Reverend Molly McBride Wade Judy and Albert Wahba Kathy M. Wakeland Mr. Donald E. Waller Governor and Mrs. William Waller Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Walters Mr. Christopher Walters Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roy Ward Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wardlaw Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton T. Ware Ms. Doris P. Watson Mr. Julian Watson Mr. and Mrs. Walker L. Watters Dr. W. Glenn Watts Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Weems Dr. and Mrs. W. Lamar Weems Mr. and Mrs. T. Calvin Wells Wilbourn & Rogers, Attorneys at Law Mr. and Mrs. Kelley Williams, Jr. Baiba Wilson Dan and Kathy Woodliff Dr. and Mrs. Allen R. Yates Yazoo Library Assn/BF Ricks Memorial Library Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Yerger

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Roland D. Marble David and Patsy Marsh Dr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Martin Jr. Jim and Lynn McArthur Dr. and Mrs. S. H. McDonnieal Jr. Nancy McGuire Mr. and Mrs. W. Thad McLaurin Dr. Leslie-Burl McLemore Carolyn S. McLendon Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. McMillan David and Lyn McMillin Ms. Neal McQuinn Dr. Wm. C. McQuinn Mr. and Mrs. Bill Minor Thomas “Mack” and Kathleen Mitchell Jennifer Moffitt Val and Nelda Moore Mr. Jerry P. Moorehead Mr. and Mrs. William H. Morris Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Muse Dr. and Mrs. Howard Nichols Brandon and Michele Ogburn Mr. and Mrs. Mark O.J. Olson Beth and Steve Orlansky Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Owen Sherry and Richard Partridge Drs. Ramesh and Bharti Patel Dr. Randall G. Patterson Mr. Jimmy A. Payne James A. Peden, Jr. Anne and Alan Perry Ben and Kathy Piazza Mr. and Mrs. George B. Pickett Jr. Barry and Barbara Plunkett Mr. and Mrs. Barry H. Powell Mr. Fred A. Powell Joe and Linda Powell Mary Largent and Alex Purvis Michael and Linda Raff Drs. Seshadri and Sybil Raju The Ramey Agency Karen and Hugh Redhead Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Ridgway III Ms. Martha J. Rogers

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Max and Scherry Gilliland Bill and Edwina Goodman Jane M. Goodson Bob and Penny Gordon Beatrice Gotthelf Beth and Collier Graham Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Duncan M. Gray Jr. Mr. Joshua Green Dr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Harris Peggy H. Harris Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Gray W. Harrison Jr. Mrs. Lucian A. Harvey Jr. William M. Heller Ms. Ann G. Hendrick Shirley and Ralph Hines Betty and Dan Hise Virginia C. Hogan Mr. Harold and Reverend Jo Hollman Philip and Kim Holman Lynn and Delbert Hosemann Tish and Haden Hughes* Mr. and Mrs. John M. Humphreys Jr. Nellie B. Hutchison Brenda F. Hyde Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Jabaley* Jackson Preparatory School/Crisler Boone Harvey and Kathy Johnson Judge and Mrs. E. Grady Jolly Cathy G. Joyner Mrs. J. M. Kuykendall Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Auburn C. Lambeth Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lane Dr. and Mrs. T.W. Lewis III Susan R. Lindsay Ronald and Rhonda Loeb Mrs. Robert Y. Love Dr. Ivy H. Lovelady John T.C. Low Dr. Frances Lucas Mrs. Walter E. Lydick Dr. and Mrs. William F. Lynch Jr. Andrew and Barbara Mallinson Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Maloney Janie and Steve Maloney

Alex A. Alston, Jr. Brunini Grantham Grower & Hughes Cecil Brown Medley & Brown Financial Advisors Larry H. Bryan Diversified Trust Company James K. Dossett, Jr. Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz Richard M. Fountain Richard M. Fountain, P. A. David B. Grishman Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis Thomas E. Guillot, Jr. Smith Barney Ronald I. Loeb Butler Snow O’Mara Stevens & Cannada Leonard C. Martin Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz Tim Medley Medley & Brown Financial Advisors Roger E. Muns Wealth Management, LLC John Howard Shows Shows Law Firm Jay Travis, III Butler Snow O’Mara Stevens & Cannada Bobby Van Devender Fred T. Neely and Company Pat Vivier New York Life Martin E. Willoughby Willoughby Law Group James E. Wood Eubank & Betts R. James Young Wells Marble & Hurst

The Women’s Fund Through strategic use of local and national resources, the Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation identifies and supports initiatives that will create a better future for women and children in the tri-county area.

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Women’s Fund Grants from funds raised in Fiscal Year 06-07 Camp Caritas, $3,000 for recruiting and stipends for minority counselors Catholic Charities, Inc., $4,000 to support the legal clinic Center for Violence Prevention, $1,706 for general operating support Chastain Middle School, $3,000 for quilting project Christians in Action Emergency Shelter, $2,500 for playground equipment Daylight Ministries, $3,000 for transitional home for female ex-offenders Dress for Success, $3,000 for accessories and salary support Early Start, $2,000 for stipends for teen mothers Family Support Center of Metro Jackson, $3,500 for teen parenting program Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi, $2,800 for day camps for girls Hinds County Sheriff’s Department, $3,000 for art therapist’s salary support Junior Auxiliary of Clinton, $1,580 for preschool readiness camp Mississippi College School of Law, $2,120 for adoption advocacy project Northwest Middle School/Partners in Education Program, $1,000 in general support United Way of the Capital Area, Inc., $4,500 for parent education and literacy project; $4,000 to support operation of legal assistance clinic for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking.

Highlights of the 2006-2007 year: In its fourth full year of operation, the Women’s Fund added significantly to its endowment through gifts from over 400 men and women and through the production of its first tribute book to women, A Celebration of Women. The book was released at a luncheon that featured Connie Payton of Chicago as keynote speaker. The Phil Hardin Foundation of Meridian awarded a challenge grant to the Women’s Fund to raise $250,000 by December of 2008 to match of grant of $125,000 to create the Better Futures Endowment for the Education of Young Children. The Fund continued educating women about the needs of women and children in our community through its series of “Lunch & Learn” programs, free lunch-hour events held throughout the year. Over $40,000 was granted to nonprofit organizations in our area that serve women and children, bringing the total granted by the Women’s Fund to $130,000 in four years. An additional $36,000 was granted this year from the Women and Children of Katrina Fund, funded by the Women’s Funding Network. In recognition of its outstanding growth and commitment to diversity, the Women’s Funding Network awarded the Women’s Fund a grant of $30,000 to assist in raising major gifts and increasing the number of young women and women of color who support the Fund. The Fund adopted Northwest Middle School in Jackson and provided volunteers, training, and financial assistance for various programs at the school.

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Women’s Fund Members Benefactor Joan Brady Bailey Jim and Donna Barksdale Jane Crater Hiatt Founder BankPlus Jill Conner Browne EastGroup/Parkway Foundation Entergy Mississippi Inc. Margot J. Fountain Junior League of Jackson Jean Nicholson Medley St. Dominic Health Services Trustmark Bank Kathryn L. Wiener Special Annual Donor Level Max Contemporary Furnishings AT&T Mississippi D.G. & Margaret Fountain Family Foundation Earle & Irene Jones Sustaining Donor Anonymous (2) Rick and Ann Calhoon ChemFirst/First Mississippi Corporation Charitable Fund Elaine Crystal Jan Magee Evers Peggy Hampton Karen J. Houston Ellen E. Leake H.F. McCarty, Jr. Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mike McNames Barbara Moffitt Sally Molpus Flo Stover

Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A. Nell L. Weiss

Ramelle T. Forman Lesly Gaynor Murray Nancy Cooper Gilbert Monica Harrigill Jane Hearn Susan Hollandsworth Elta Johnston Carolyn M. Jolivette Irene T. Jones Susan Shands Jones Tom & Connie Kossen Harriet Kuykendall Holly Lange Maxine C. Langston Elta Livingston Ivy H. Lovelady Belinda D. Mason Mary Eliza McMillan Susan McNease Diane Morse Luther & Ginnie Munford My Joy Inc., dba McDonald’s Kathryn N. Nester Cynthia B. Parker Melissa Patterson Carol and George Penick Pileum Corporation Gail Pittman Becky Potts Wanda Quon Sara Ray Vonda Reeves-Darby Jackie Rollins Julie C. Skipper Ward W. Sumner Carol Tatum Beth S. Taylor Jan Foster Taylor Olivia S. Thomas Kay Van Skiver Allison Waggoner Miriam Weems Sharon Wheeler Virginia Whitley Judy Wiener Jean P. Williams

Supporting Donor Jean B. Butler Toni D. Cooley Lynn Crystal Shirley Donelson Jane B. Emling Alferdteen Harrison Claudia Hauberg Jessie Vic Jones Betty Maloney Sandy McNeal Linda Boswell Montgomery Kimberly Noel Sweet Rosalie B. Rotwein Jay Shands Seetha Srinivasan Mrs. Jerry M. Sullivan, Jr. Carol B. Taff Dorothy C. Triplett Eleanor B. Weaver Donor Laura Abramson Pritchard Sarah Jane Alston Anonymous (3) Paula Graves Ardelean Jackie P. Bailey Martha Bergmark Miriam Bloom Martha Blount Lisa Wright Boone Rebecca Boswell Geraldine Kearse Brookins Sarah C. Campbell Dr. Gail Rasmussen Caron Becky Conley Betsy S. Creekmore Helen Dalehite Lisa Davis Ouida Drinkwater Cherry Duckworth Emily C. Eberhardt-Vincent John & Eleanor Fontaine

Member Mary O. Adams Linda R. Aldy Dean Morris Alexander Carla Palmer Allen Deborah W. Allen Ivy S. Alley Suzanne Almas Ann L. Anderson Sara W. Anderson Anonymous (2) Mrs. Ron Applewhite Barbara Austin Pam Bach M. Melissa Baltz Pamela G. Banks Lea Barton Esther Baugh Carol Bergmark Carol A. Biedenharn Ann F. Bittick Janice Blumenthal Nicki Martinson Boland Helen Boone Mary Provine Briggs Ann Brock Lindy Brown Robin Browning Donna Bruce Lee Anne Bryan Virginia Buchanan Dawn Buck Cecilia Reese Bullock Virginia D. Busby Jean Bush Kelly A. Butler Helen H. Cabell Joy S. Cannada Jane Z. Carr Angela Carson Catholic Charities, Inc Pat Chambliss Susannah K. Cherney Julie J. Chism Janet Clark Pat Coggin

Tribute Chair Holly Lange, 2007-2008 Women’s Fund Chair Geri Brookins, Connie Payton, and Luncheon Chair Charlotte McNeel at Tribute Luncheon.

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Cheryl Coker Beth Hood Colbert The Rev. Emma Connolly Anne S. Cook Elizabeth Cooper Jan Cragon Sallie Crim Anna Walker Crump Margaret Oertling Cupples Julia Daily Elizabeth T. Dean Jackson MS Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Soroity, Inc. Pamela Downer Downtown Jackson Partners Dress for Success Jackson Susan B. Duke Deborah Egger Janis H. Erikson Lynn Evans Alice Ewing Virginia A. Ezelle Jan Farrington Judy Ferguson Susan Frazier John and Margrit Garner Lori Genous Ginger Germany Nicholas C. Giallourakis Jane H. Gibson Nola Gibson Cris Glick Dolly Goings Beatrice Gotthelf Jan R. Graeber Beth Graham Robin Gray Ruth Spivey Gray Dedria J. Haguewood Lee Harding Rosemary Harrison Mary F. Hendrick Morella K. Henegan Elizabeth Shands Henninger Tianna S. Hill Madalyn Hindman Betty Hise Virginia C. Hogan Cornelia G. Holland Jo Hollman Ellen Hontzas Missy Hoster Liz Hudson LoRose Hunter Natalie S. Hutto Brenda Hyde Karen Ibry Jackson Preparatory School/Crisler M. Boone Levette Kelly Johnson Marsha James Mavis James Cathy Johnson Rita P. Johnson Martha Ferris Kostmayer Linda J. Lambeth Mrs. Ben Lampton Dana Larkin Ann A. Lauman Julia & T.W. Lewis Anna B. Liddell Frances Lucas Janice Luckett Jeanne B. Luckett Donna Lydick Gwendolyn Magee Laura Magee Janie Maloney Carol Mann

Gloria Martin Melody Maxey Lee Ann Mayo Sharon O. McCreery Nancy McGuire Carolyn S. McLendon Cynthia McMillian Kate McNeel Janie McQuinn Neal McQuinn Nora Frances Stone McRae Carolin Miller Mary Sue Mitchell Helen C. Moffat Marilyn H. Moore Nelda B. Moore JoAnne P. Morris Steering Committee members show off the $30,000 grant from the Women’s Frances Morrison Funding Network. Wendy Mullins Virginia T. Munford Maxinne S. Tullos Rhoda Yoder Betsy Nation Adrianne P. Turner National Coalition of Patrice F. Turner Contributor 100 Black Women Inc. Patricia P. Turner Mrs. Robert H. Alexander, Jr. Susan Neel Melanie Twiss Ashley E. Calhoun Frances Jean Neely Mollie Van Devender Effie H. Clay Laurie Neidorf Twila Vantrease Anne Daly Myrna A. Nickens Marcia Vaughey Kelley Fenelon Leonore O’Malley Vernon Commercial Properties Kathleen R. Fewel Beth Orlansky Margaret W. Vise Jan D. Garrick Denise Owens Jane Forster Wacaster Shirley H. Geary Ashley Parker Judy Wahba Gil Ford Photography Kay Patterson Jeanette Waits Jamie Holcomb Virginia J. Payne Cecile Wardlaw Anne Lovelady E. Faye Peterson Betti Watters Vickie Mason Mary Ann Petro Rosie Weary Catharine M. Moore Michelle Petro, MD Karen Redhead Virginia Webb Shelley Simson Plotkin, PhD Jim Rosenblatt Mona Weber Betsey Pryor Helene Rotwein Mary A. Williams Jann W. Puckett Sue Stock Trish Windham Janet M. Purvis Mary Evalyn Thomas Margee Wohner Karen Quay Frances P. Walton Kathy Woodliff Saralyn S. Quinn Sonja Watkins Melanie Wright Mary C. Rawson Betty Lou Reeves Steering Committee for 2007-2008: Front row, bottom to top: Geraldine Brookins, Marita Reitano Sharon Rhoden Chair, Susan Shands Jones, Elta Livingston, Diane Morse, Jane Hiatt, Gwen Taylor. Anne Robertson Middle row, bottom to top: Debby Egger, Sara Ray, Mary Williams, Kimberly Evangeline W. Robinson Sweet, Denise Owens, Karen Livingston-Wilson. Back row, bottom to top: Tianna Judy T. Robinson Rose Lee Robinson Hill, Lori Genous, Holly Lange, LoRose Hunter, Julie Skipper, Jackie Bailey, Jean Martha Rogers Medley, Judy Wiener, Nancy Gilbert. Not pictured: Claudia Hauberg, Patrice Alan S. Rosenberg Harrylyn and W. Charles Sallis Turner, Jan Taylor, Karen Quay, Seetha Srinivasan, Carol Taff and Joan Bailey. Jane Sanders Betty Scott Janet K. Shands Dary Shenefelt Alice M. Skelton Phyllis Skipper Sarah Posey Smith Dr. Sarah Smith Sharolyn Smith Rebecca Starling Ginny Stearns June Stevens Tricia Stevens Carol Borne Stewart Galean Stewart Nancy Studdard Charu Subramony Jimmye Sweat Stella Gray Bryant Sykes Nan Tarlton Lisa Tate Dot Taylor Gwen Taylor Sandy Steel Temple Teresa Tiller Sheryl Wheaton Trim

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Volunteers from Dress for Success with purses and jewelry donated by Women’s Fund members at the Annual Meeting.

2007 Tribute Book, A Celebration of Women Presenting Sponsor Entergy Mississippi Inc. Benefactor Marion & Silber Fine Portraiture VIP Jackson Underwriter Horne LLP St. Dominic Health Services Trustmark National Bank Special Gifts H. C. Bailey Company Cellular South Nandy’s Candy Full-page Tribute Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz PC Bancorp South BankPlus Fred Banks The Book Club Bumpers Drive In of America Butler Snow O’Mara Stevens & Cannada Cooke Douglas Farr Lemons/LTD Joyce Dortch EastGroup Properties Jan Magee Evers Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy, PLLC Theaodis Gary, Jr. Gray-Daniels Auto Family Stuart M. Irby Jackson Symphony League Presidents Maurice & Mavis James Earle F. Jones Holly Lange Maddox Foundation J. Con Maloney Medley & Brown LLC Millsaps College Mississippi Health Partners Ann Myers

Diane Morse, Ellen Collins and Jean Medley at Habitat Women Build.

Neel-Schaffer Inc. Kevin O’Malley and Lenore O’Malley Peters Real Estate Vonda Reeves-Darby Southeast Urogynecology Gwen Taylor Half-page Tribute Jackie P. Bailey The Book Group Nancy Bourn Dr. & Mrs. Bill Cooley Lynn Crystal Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi Debby Egger Fairview Inn of Jackson, LLC Nancy Cooper Gilbert Tommie Goodman Jackson State University Development Foundation, Inc. Jonathan Larkin Elta T. Livingston Looking for Elvis Book Club Jean Nicholson Medley Merrill Lynch MINACT Incorporated Denise Owens Phelps Dunbar LLP Daniel Quon Security Ballew In Memory of Betsy Semko Jay Shands Smith, Turner & Reeves, P.A. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company Seetha Srinivasan Kimberly Noel Sweet Tougaloo College University of Mississippi Medical Center WLBT Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A. Judy Wiener Thomas E. Williams

Women’s Fund Committee at work.

The Better Futures Endowment grant will benefit young children such as those pictured at Bethlehem Center. Left to right: Reverend Allison Dickerson, director, Bethlehem Center; Linda Montgomery, president CFGJ; Tom Wacaster, The Phil Hardin Foundation; and Carol Penick, WF director. Standing: Nita Shavers, program director, Bethlehem Center. 22

Anyone can be a philanthropist. Add your piece to the quilt that is our community. Here’s how. 1.

Become a Member. Every gift, no matter how small, helps us carry out our mission of building permanent funds to benefit our community both now and in the future. As an option, our Cornerstone Society makes it possible to have your gift automatically drafted from your account each month.

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Talk to your financial advisor, accountant or attorney about opening a charitable-giving, donor-advised fund or about making a gift to one of our existing funds. Through a donor-advised fund, you can recommend grants to the charities of your choice and name someone to continue recommending grants from your fund after your death.

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Think about establishing a fund that is designated for one or more charities you care about. If funded before your death, each charity you name will receive an annual check from the Foundation in your name. If established as a bequest, each charity you name prior to your death will receive an annual check, every year…forever.

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Consider a gift now or in the future to our Community Trust Fund. This fund enables our Grants Committee to seek out emerging needs in our community and address them. It is not limited to any charity or field of interest.

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Keep the memory of someone you love alive through a memorial fund or scholarship in that person’s name.

Once a fund is established, the Foundation’s staff becomes your staff. We handle the accounting, paperwork, grant delivery, etc. The minimum size to establish a named fund is $25,000, but gifts to existing funds are accepted and appreciated in any amount. The official registration and financial information of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, Inc. may be obtained from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office by calling 1-888-236-6167. Registration by the Secretary of State does not imply endorsement by the Secretary of State.

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The staff at the Foundation is ready to help you with your charitable giving needs. Please call us at 601-974-6044. Front row, left to right: Administrative Assistant Nelda Moore, Director of Marketing and Assistant to the President Susan Bruckner, President Linda Montgomery, and Director of the Women’s Fund Carol Penick. Back row, Director of Programs Ellen Collins and Director of Finance and Technology Duane Gordon. Contact Us: Tel: 601.974.6044, Fax: 601.974.6045, www.cfgreaterjackson.org, email: [email protected] 23

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Board of Trustees Fred Banks, Chairman Jim Almas Rosemary Barbour Alveno Castilla Noel Daniels Suman Das Kane Ditto Rick Fountain Sonny Fountain Lora Griffin Monica Harrigill Jane Hiatt Janet Hickson David Hoster Earle Jones Susan Shands Jones Ellen Leake Con Maloney Don Mitchell Billy Neville Denise Owens Carlton Reeves Vonda Reeves-Darby Asoka Srinivasan Sylvia Stewart Kimberly Sweet Stella Gray Sykes Gwendolyn Taylor Francine Thomas Jon Turner Paul Varner Kelley Williams Rita Wray

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