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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UNITED WAY OF EAST MS</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>PO BOX 5376</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>MERIDIAN</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>MS</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>39302</ZIPCd>
        </USAddress>
        <RecipientEIN>640635425</RecipientEIN>
        <CashGrantAmt>21418</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>GENERAL SUPPORT</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>118 COLLEGE DR 5101</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>HATTIESBURG</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>MS</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>39406</ZIPCd>
        </USAddress>
        <RecipientEIN>646001159</RecipientEIN>
        <CashGrantAmt>6000</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>GENERAL SUPPORT</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>UNIVERSITY OF WEST AL</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>118 COLLEGE DR</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>HATTIESBURG</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>MS</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>39406</ZIPCd>
        </USAddress>
        <RecipientEIN>636001100</RecipientEIN>
        <CashGrantAmt>17704</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>GENERAL SUPPORT</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>VIETNAM TRAVELING MEMORIAL WALL</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>3682 N WICKHAM RD B1 209</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>MELBOURNE</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>FL</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>32935</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>592709679</RecipientEIN>
        <CashGrantAmt>6474</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>GENERAL SUPPORT</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <RecipientTable>
        <RecipientBusinessName>
          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>WESLEY HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
        </RecipientBusinessName>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>1520 8TH AVE</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>MERIDIAN</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>MS</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>39301</ZIPCd>
        </USAddress>
        <RecipientEIN>640308403</RecipientEIN>
        <CashGrantAmt>10275</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>GENERAL SUPPORT</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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          <BusinessNameLine1Txt>DAVID BICKHAM</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
        </RecipientBusinessName>
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          <AddressLine1Txt>5950 RAVENTREE COURT</AddressLine1Txt>
          <CityNm>ATLANTA</CityNm>
          <StateAbbreviationCd>GA</StateAbbreviationCd>
          <ZIPCd>30349</ZIPCd>
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        <RecipientEIN>427191041</RecipientEIN>
        <CashGrantAmt>51000</CashGrantAmt>
        <PurposeOfGrantTxt>GENERAL SUPPORT</PurposeOfGrantTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM COMMITTEE REVIEWS GRANT APPLICATIONS AND MAKES RE COMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES FINAL APPRO VAL OR DENIAL OF GRANTS.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
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    <IRS990ScheduleO documentId="RetDoc6">
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST MISSISSIPPI IS A PUBLIC CHARITY DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING, IMPROVING AND ENRICHING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN EAST MISSISSIPPI BY SUPPORTING WORTHY CAUSES, PROVIDING PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES, AND ENCOURAGING AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN RESPONSE TO CHANGING COMMUNITY NEEDS. WE ARE A CATALYST FOR CHARITABLE GIVING WHERE CIVIC-MINDED INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND BUSINESSES CAN MEET THEIR PHILANTHROPIC GOALS. THE FOUNDATION MEETS THIS MISSION BY DEVELOPING AND MANAGING A COMPREHENSIVE BASE OF FUNDS AN EXPANDING POOL OF CHARITABLE DOLLARS, PERMANENTLY COMMITTED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF EAST MISSISSIPPI.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>IMPROVE COMMUNITY FOR ALL.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OFFICE IN MERIDIAN, MS .</ExplanationTxt>
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