THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MISSISSIPPIANS TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR HISTORY. THROUGH THE WILLIAM AND ELISE WINTER EDUCATION ENDOWMENT, THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN TO VISIT THE TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS, WITH A GOAL OF REACHING EVERY STUDENT IN THE STATE. IT ALSO SUPPORTS PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE HISTORY IS LUNCH LECTURE SERIES, JUNETEENTH JUBILEE, AND THE MISSISSIPPI MAKERS FEST. ADDITIONAL EFFORTS INCLUDE TEACHER TRAINING, CLASSROOM MATERIALS, AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS THAT BRING HISTORY DIRECTLY INTO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
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Dates
Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Source
990
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$1.1M
Mississippi Archives and History Support
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (MDAH). THE FOUNDATION RAISED FUNDS FOR THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY AND THE MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM. ONGOING INITIATIVES INCLUDE SUPPORTING A HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRADE SCHOOL AT HISTORIC JEFFERSON COLLEGE, INVESTING IN GREEN SPACE EXPANSION TO COMPLETE THE TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS CAMPUS, UPDATING CURRENT MUSEUM EXHIBITS, ACQUIRING NEW EXHIBITS FOR THE PLANNED VICKSBURG CIVIL WAR INTERPRETIVE CENTER, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT MDAH OPERATED HISTORIC SITES ACROSS THE STATE.