Phil Hardin Foundation

A foundation established in 1964 by a Meridian baker to improve the education of Mississippians, carrying his belief that education is the key to prosperity.

Financial profile

Phil Hardin Foundation · EIN 64-6024940 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$1,261,058$4,671,381$50,695,255Dec 2023
FY2022$9,018,103$5,152,586$54,105,578Dec 2022
FY2021$7,767,111$4,405,868$50,240,061Dec 2021
FY2020$11,670,552$3,806,470$46,878,099Dec 2020
FY2019$3,575,532$4,062,475$39,014,016Dec 2019
FY2015$3,740,017$2,607,511$27,336,958Dec 2015

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Peer societies

Five societies Phil Hardin Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs PHF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

A foundation established in 1964 by a Meridian baker to improve the education of Mississippians, carrying his belief that education is the key to prosperity.

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Republic and The Village.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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