The Academy Place Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 62-6380345

Foundation Overview

Based in Oxford, MS, The Academy Place Foundation has awarded 180 grants totaling $2,336,360 to organizations in Maryland, Tennessee and 12 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $100,000, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$2,336,360
Total Assets
$9,368,514
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
19
Median Grant
$7,500
% Median Grant Decline
-6% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 16%

3 of 19 recipients (16%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Florida

Grants are geographically diversified with 37% in Florida and funding distributed across 14 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Florida, funding concentrates in West Palm Beach (62%), Tallahassee (14%), Boca Raton (12%).

Funding Trajectory
+83%

Strong 83% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Academy Place Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Catholic Relief Services $75,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating 2024
Boys & Girls Clubs-memphis $35,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2024
San Diego Museum Of Art $35,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2024
Meals On Wheels $2,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2024
Jewish Federation Of Palm Beach Cnty $1,800 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2024
Salvation Army Of Memphis $10,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2024
Salvation Army-west Palm Beach $7,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2024
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $12,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2024
Season To Share-palm Beach $10,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2024
Salvation Army Of San Diego $5,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2024
Wikimedia Foundation $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating 2024
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches $1,000 Boys Ranch, FL, US General Operating 2024
Jack Miller Center $40,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US General Operating 2024
Clinca San Lucas Gracias $5,000 Holland, MI, US Gemeral Operating 2024
Boys & Girls Clubs-palm Beach County $7,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2024
Orangutan Foundation $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Operating 2024
Church Health $10,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2024
San Diego Foundation $5,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2024
Brooks Museum $50,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2024
Catholic Relief Services $75,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating 2023
Boys & Girls Clubs-memphis $35,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2023
San Diego Museum Of Art $50,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2023
Meals On Wheels $2,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2023
Jewish Federation Of Palm Beach Cnty $1,800 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2023
Salvation Army Of Memphis $10,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2023
Salvation Army-west Palm Beach $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2023
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $7,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2023
Season To Share-palm Beach $10,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2023
Salvation Army Of San Diego $5,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2023
Wikimedia Foundation $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating 2023
1000 Friends Of Florida $1,000 Tallahassee, FL, US General Operating 2023
Jack Miller Center $40,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US General Operating 2023
Clinca San Lucas Gracias $8,000 Holland, MI, US Gemeral Operating 2023
Boys & Girls Clubs-palm Beach County $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2023
Florida Press Foundation $1,000 Lake Mary, FL, US General Operating 2023
Church Health $10,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2023
Focus $10,000 Coronado, CA, US General Operating 2023
Brooks Museum $50,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2023
Catholic Relief Services $100,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating 2022
National Ms Society $1,000 Canton, MA, US General Operating 2022
Boys & Girls Clubs-memphis $35,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
San Diego Museum Of Art $20,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2022
Meals On Wheels $2,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2022
Jewish Federation Of Palm Beach Cnty $1,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Salvation Army Of Memphis $10,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
Salvation Army-west Palm Beach $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $7,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Season To Share-palm Beach $10,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Salvation Army Of San Diego $5,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2022
Wikimedia Foundation $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating 2022
1000 Friends Of Florida $1,000 Tallahassee, FL, US General Operating 2022
Tri County Animal Rescue $500 Boca Raton, FL, US General Operating 2022
Jack Miller Center $20,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US General Operating 2022
Clinca San Lucas Gracias $10,000 Holland, MI, US Gemeral Operating 2022
Cystic Fibrosis $1,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
Boys & Girls Clubs-palm Beach County $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Volunteer Florida Foundation $10,000 Tallahassee, FL, US General Operating 2022
Church Health $15,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
Ernie Lebarge Bullpen Club $1,000 Oxford, MS, US General Operating 2022
Catholic Relief Services $100,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating 2022
National Ms Society $1,000 Canton, MA, US General Operating 2022
Boys & Girls Clubs-memphis $35,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
San Diego Museum Of Art $20,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2022
Meals On Wheels $2,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2022
Jewish Federation Of Palm Beach Cnty $1,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Salvation Army Of Memphis $10,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
Salvation Army-west Palm Beach $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $7,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Season To Share-palm Beach $10,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Salvation Army Of San Diego $5,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2022
Wikimedia Foundation $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating 2022
1000 Friends Of Florida $1,000 Tallahassee, FL, US General Operating 2022
Tri County Animal Rescue $500 Boca Raton, FL, US General Operating 2022
Jack Miller Center $20,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US General Operating 2022
Clinca San Lucas Gracias $10,000 Holland, MI, US Gemeral Operating 2022
Cystic Fibrosis $1,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
Boys & Girls Clubs-palm Beach County $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Volunteer Florida Foundation $10,000 Tallahassee, FL, US General Operating 2022
Church Health $15,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
Ernie Lebarge Bullpen Club $1,000 Oxford, MS, US General Operating 2022
Catholic Relief Services $100,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating 2022
National Ms Society $1,000 Canton, MA, US General Operating 2022
Boys & Girls Clubs-memphis $35,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
San Diego Museum Of Art $20,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2022
Meals On Wheels $2,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2022
Jewish Federation Of Palm Beach Cnty $1,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Salvation Army Of Memphis $10,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
Salvation Army-west Palm Beach $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $7,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Season To Share-palm Beach $10,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Salvation Army Of San Diego $5,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2022
Wikimedia Foundation $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating 2022
1000 Friends Of Florida $1,000 Tallahassee, FL, US General Operating 2022
Tri County Animal Rescue $500 Boca Raton, FL, US General Operating 2022
Jack Miller Center $20,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US General Operating 2022
Clinca San Lucas Gracias $10,000 Holland, MI, US Gemeral Operating 2022
Cystic Fibrosis $1,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
Boys & Girls Clubs-palm Beach County $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2022
Volunteer Florida Foundation $10,000 Tallahassee, FL, US General Operating 2022
Church Health $15,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2022
Ernie Lebarge Bullpen Club $1,000 Oxford, MS, US General Operating 2022
Catholic Relief Services $100,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating 2021
Church Health $12,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2021
Boys & Girls Clubs-memphis $40,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2021
San Diego Museum Of Art $30,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2021
Meals On Wheels $2,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2021
Jewish Federation Of Palm Beach Cnty $1,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2021
Salvation Army Of Memphis $12,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2021
Salvation Army-west Palm Beach $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2021
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $7,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2021
Season To Share-palm Beach $10,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2021
Salvation Army Of San Diego $5,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2021
Wikimedia Foundation $7,500 Washington, DC, US General Operating 2021
1000 Friends Of Florida $100 Tallahassee, FL, US General Operating 2021
Tri County Animal Rescue $500 Boca Raton, FL, US General Operating 2021
Jack Miller Center $20,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US General Operating 2021
Clinca San Lucas Gracias $10,000 Holland, MI, US Gemeral Operating 2021
Jdrf $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating 2021
Boys & Girls Clubs-palm Beach County $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2021
The Coastal Star $1,000 Ocean Ridge, FL, US General Operating 2021
Catholic Relief Services $90,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating 2020
Church Health $20,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2020
Boys & Girls Clubs-memphis $30,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2020
San Diego Museum Of Art $10,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2020
Meals On Wheels $1,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2020
Jewish Federation Of Palm Beach Cnty $1,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2020
Salvation Army Of Memphis $10,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2020
Salvation Army-west Palm Beach $10,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2020
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $7,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2020
Season To Share-palm Beach $10,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2020
Salvation Army Of San Diego $10,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2020
Wikimedia Foundation $6,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating 2020
1000 Friends Of Florida $100 Tallahassee, FL, US General Operating 2020
Tri County Animal Rescue $500 Boca Raton, FL, US General Operating 2020
Jack Miller Center $20,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US General Operating 2020
Humane Society Of Sedona Inc $1,000 Sedona, AZ, US General Operating 2020
The Independence Fund $32,000 Charlotte, NC, US Genearl Operating 2020
National Ms Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US Genearl Operating 2020
Catholic Relief Services $70,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating 2017
Church Health $40,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2017
Boys & Girls Clubs-memphis $30,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2017
Play For Pink Inc $150 New York, NY, US General Operating 2017
San Diego Museum Of Art $10,740 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2017
Meals On Wheels $1,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2017
Jewish Federation Of Palm Beach Cnty $1,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2017
The Luke Society $5,000 Sioux Falls, SD, US General Operating 2017
National Ms Society $1,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2017
Salvation Army Of Memphis $3,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2017
First Book $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating 2017
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating 2017
Friends Of Jupiter Beach $100 Jupiter, FL, US General Operating 2017
Salvation Army-west Palm Beach $2,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2017
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $2,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2017
Town Of Manalapan-tranquility Park $500 Manalapan, FL, US General Operating 2017
Choices-memphis Center For Reproductive Health $1,500 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2017
Tri County Humane Society $50 Boca Raton, FL, US General Operating 2017
Lebonheur Children's Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2017
The First Tee $200 St Augustine, FL, US General Operating 2017
Tri County Animal Rescue $250 Boca Raton, FL, US General Operating 2017
Season To Share-palm Beach $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2017
Salvation Army Of San Diego $2,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2017
Catholic Relief Services $100,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Operating 2016
Church Health Center $10,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2016
Boys & Girls Clubs-memphis $30,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2016
Play For Pink Inc $500 New York, NY, US General Operating 2016
San Diego Museum Of Art $9,870 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2016
Meals On Wheels $1,000 San Diego, CA, US General Operating 2016
Columbia College Fund $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating 2016
Wikimedia Foundation $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Operating 2016
Jewish Federation Of Palm Beach Cnty $1,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2016
The Luke Society $5,000 Sioux Falls, SD, US General Operating 2016
National Ms Society $1,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2016
Salvation Army Of Memphis $3,000 Memphis, TN, US General Operating 2016
First Book $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating 2016
Alzheimer's Research Foundation $100 Trinity, FL, US General Operating 2016
Friends Of Jupiter Beach $100 Jupiter, FL, US General Operating 2016
Salvation Army-west Palm Beach $2,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2016
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League $2,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Operating 2016
Hillel Of Broward & Palm Beach $500 Boca Raton, FL, US General Operating 2016
Charity Navigator $500 Glen Rock, NJ, US General Operating 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Academy Place Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 62-6380345
Website N/A
Address C/O DONNA WADE CPA 817 BRENTWOOD CO Oxford, MS 38655-0000

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Academy Place Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee Robert J Hunt
Trustee Eileen D Hunt

Forms 990-PF

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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.