Panola County Community Chest Fund
TO AID CIVIC AND COMMUNITY NEEDS PUBLIC SUPPORT ENABLED THIS ORGANIZATION TO DONATE FUNDS TO NEEDY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS (SERIOUS ILLNESS OR DEATH, FIRE DAMAGE, DISASTERS, SCHOLARSHIPS, ETC.)
Source: IRS Filing · 2022
Ideal Applicant
Individual students or scholarship candidates in Mississippi (and nearby Tennessee) or organizations that administer local scholarship awards closely aligned with the foundation's civic/relief priorities.
Good Fit
- • A student applicant from Mississippi or nearby Tennessee seeking a scholarship.
- • Requests explicitly for scholarships, disaster relief, or emergency individual support.
- • Clear local connection to the foundation's community (same towns/counties shown in grants).
- • Applications or nominations made via a known intermediary (local school, guidance counselor, or sponsoring organization).
Geography
Giving in the observed year was regional: grants landed in two states (Mississippi and Tennessee), with about 59% of dollars and most grant counts concentrated in Mississippi.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 12 distinct recipients — a modestly broad recipient set for a small private foundation — but the awards are narrowly focused on individual scholarships, indicating limited mission variety despite multiple beneficiaries.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover is limited to one active grant year, but the foundation explicitly indicates awards go to preselected recipients and no public application channel or contact details were found, making it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant could successfully apply.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
