Mississippi — The Riley Foundation Quarterly Community Grants — November 2026 Cycle

FundingThe Riley Foundation does not publish a universal minimum or maximum award on its current guidelines page. Applicants submit a project budget and requested amount in the required Letter of Inquiry.

DeadlineBecause November 15, 2026 falls on a Sunday, the Foundation's published rule moves the quarterly application deadline to Monday, November 16, 2026. The current guidelines do not publish an exact cutoff clock time or deadline-specific time zone.

Last verifiedSeptember 25, 2026

Required next actionKeep on verification hold for deadline clock time/time zone and applicant-specific project allowability. Identify a Lauderdale County 501(c)(3) public charity or governmental agency with a strong healthcare, education, cultural, environmental, economic-development, or community project; confirm Mississippi Secretary of State charity compliance where applicable; prepare the required Letter of Inquiry with project description, budget, and request amount. Before any ORIGINAL outreach, complete Contact/email, Email_Opt_Out, permanent hard-bounce, Deal, Atlas_Email_Queue, authoritative send-history, and cross-lane deduplication.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) public charities that are not private foundations or Section 509(a)(3) supporting organizations, or governmental agencies. Organizations must be located in Lauderdale County, Mississippi and serve Lauderdale County residents. The Foundation does not ordinarily support hospitals or nursing homes, biomedical or clinical research, recurring operations/salaries, daycare centers, endowments, or projects whose principal impact is outside Lauderdale County.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 82/100. Strong Mississippi foundation pathway for qualified Meridian/Lauderdale County charitable or governmental projects, including healthcare and education, with a required Letter of Inquiry as the first step. No fixed mandatory match percentage is published, although the Foundation prefers applicants to commit project funds and seek support from other sources. N9+ Fit 20/100 conditional only for a legitimate applicant-led community health project where equipment or technology is confirmed allowable; QC Healthcare/direct-vendor fit 0/100 because this is an applicant grant, not a vendor solicitation. Do not force N9+ and do not pursue hospitals, nursing homes, or clinical research.

Source verificationReferenced source · www.rileyfoundation.orgAtlas last verified this record September 25, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗