Mississippi Community Foundation Network
Local foundations. Statewide connection.
In 2017, community foundations across Mississippi came together to ensure every county had access to philanthropic support, especially during times of crisis or disaster.
Today, the Mississippi Community Foundation Network connects regional foundations serving all 82 counties. Members meet regularly to share ideas, learn from one another and work together on opportunities and challenges that reach beyond a single community.
Each foundation remains rooted in the people and places it serves, while the network helps strengthen connections, coordination and support across the state.
Connected Across Mississippi
From the Delta to the Gulf Coast, every Mississippi county is served by a community foundation. The map below shows how the network reaches communities across the state.
CFM's service area includes these counties (in orange):
- Adams
- Attala
- Amite
- Claiborne
- Copiah
- Franklin
- Hinds
- Holmes
- Jefferson
- Lawrence
- Leake
- Lincoln
- Madison
- Pike
- Rankin
- Scott
- Simpson
- Smith
- Walthall
- Warren
- Wilkinson
- Yazoo
Interactive map of Mississippi counties
The county map is an interactive keyboard control. Use Tab to enter the map, then use the Arrow keys to move between counties. Home moves to the first county and End moves to the last county. Enter or Space selects a county. Pressing Enter or Space on the selected county clears the selection. Escape or clicking outside the map also clears the selection.
Press Forward Mississippi
One example of that statewide collaboration is Press Forward Mississippi, the state chapter of a national initiative working to strengthen local news and civic information.
CFM is part of the coalition of Mississippi foundations providing leadership and governance for the initiative. Together, participating foundations help guide statewide efforts, connect resources and strengthen local journalism across Mississippi.
For CFM, that work also includes supporting efforts that expand access to reliable information and strengthen local news across central and southwest Mississippi.