The Gulf Coast Community Foundation in Gulfport, Mississippi, has announced a $4 million grant from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to support nonprofit organizations working to provide relief services to people in need in southern Mississippi.
Awarded through the new Fund for Gulf Communities, which was created by RPA with an anonymous donation, the funds will be used to enhance the resiliency of Gulf Coast communities and address the unmet needs of individuals, families, and children affected by last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its aftermath.
Initial grants of $250,000 each will be awarded to the following organizations, which were selected for their hands-on experience in assisting and addressing problems in their communities: Back Bay Mission, the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, the Gulf Coast Women's Center for Nonviolence, and Asian Americans for Change.
"The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is in a unique position to identify and address critical local needs as well as provide technical assistance, guidance, and monitoring to area nonprofit organizations that assist individuals and families affected by the oil spill," said Gulf Coast Community Foundation president Rich Westfall. "We are grateful to be selected by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors for this project."
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