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At CREATE, we believe the future of our region is tied to enhancing the ability of our people to pursue their goals and aspirations. We encourage you to explore the many ways the CREATE Foundation can help you accomplish your charitable giving.
The CREATE Foundation was established in 1972 by George and Anna Keirsey McLean to enhance the ability of people in northeast Mississippi to pursue their goals and aspirations. As CREATE celebrates its 50th anniversary, the organization is what McLeans wanted the CREATE Foundation to be: a vehicle for people and organizations to fulfill their charitable interests. Watch the video to learn more about CREATE and its impact on our region.
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At CREATE, we believe the future of our region is tied to enhancing the ability of our people to pursue their goals and aspirations. We encourage you to explore the many ways the CREATE Foundation can help you accomplish your charitable giving.
The CREATE Foundation was established in 1972 by George and Anna Keirsey McClean to enhance the ability of people in northeast Mississippi to pursue their goals and aspirations. As CREATE celebrates its 50th anniversary, the organization is what McCleans wanted the CREATE Foundation to be: a vehicle for people and organizations to fulfill their charitable interests. Watch the video to learn more about CREATE and its impact on our region.
Community Affiliates
Community Affiliates are led by a local board made up of community leaders. The Affiliate manages its own independent grant cycle and makes local grants determined to be important in improving the quality of life in that county. CREATE's Community Affiliate program brings together the best thinking leadership to meet community concerns.
The Commission
CREATE Foundation has a distinguished history of highly effective community engagement as the leading regional community development organization in northeast Mississippi. Capitalizing on those strengths, in 1995, CREATE formed the Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi to strengthen regional unity and cooperation.
The Commission
Establishing your own named charitable fund does not require great wealth and it isn’t complicated. You can provide ongoing support to your favorite organizations, choose different nonprofit organizations each year during your lifetime, make your own choices, take advantage of our staff’s expertise to help you address the community’s most pressing challenges, and distribute gifts during your lifetime or leave a lasting legacy – or both!
Donors
Establishing your own named charitable fund does not require great wealth and it isn’t complicated. You can provide ongoing support to your favorite organizations, choose different nonprofit organizations each year during your lifetime, make your own choices, take advantage of our staff’s expertise to help you address the community’s most pressing challenges, and distribute gifts during your lifetime or leave a lasting legacy – or both!
A scholarship fund can be designated for any level of education, from preschool to postgraduate work. Donors may designate a particular field of study, select eligibility requirements, and define a fund’s advisory committee. Scholarships may be established as endowments or as “pass through” gifts.
The Imagine the Possibilities Career Expo is a great opportunity for students to take the first steps in planning for their future. Students from seventeen Northeast Mississippi Counties attend this inspiring event.
CREATE Foundation, Inc. can now accept online donations. Click on the button below to see more details and donate online. If you do not see the fund or organization listed, please type the name of the fund in the special instructions field on the following page. Payments will be processed through a secure PayPal account. If you would like to set up an automatic bank draft to donate on a monthly basis, please contact the CREATE office.
Your Act of Generosity, Our Longevity. Lasting impact from your generosity for charitable initiatives in Northeast Mississippi, while enjoying financial advantages of giving.
An endowment is a permanent fund of support for a specific purpose. The principal of your gift is invested, allowing you to build a strong foundation for your area of interest. Annual investment earnings of the endowment support the specified purpose.
Explore the many ways donors have influenced our region.
A scholarship fund can be designated for any level of education, from preschool to postgraduate work. Donors may designate a particular field of study, select eligibility requirements, and define a fund’s advisory committee. Scholarships may be established as endowments or as “pass through” gifts.
The Imagine the Possibilities Career Expo is a great opportunity for students to take the first steps in planning for their future. Students from seventeen Northeast Mississippi Counties attend this inspiring event.
Your Act of Generosity, Our Longevity. Lasting impact from your generosity for charitable initiatives in Northeast Mississippi, while enjoying financial advantages of giving.
CREATE Foundation, Inc. can now accept online donations. Click on the button below to see more details and donate online. If you do not see the fund or organization listed, please type the name of the fund in the special instructions field on the following page. Payments will be processed through a secure PayPal account. If you would like to set up an automatic bank draft to donate on a monthly basis, please contact the CREATE office.
An endowment is a permanent fund of support for a specific purpose. The principal of your gift is invested, allowing you to build a strong foundation for your area of interest. Annual investment earnings of the endowment support the specified purpose.
Explore the many ways donors have influenced our region.
Create's Impact on the Region in 2021
$16 Million
Contributions
$166 Million
Assets
$20 Million
Asset Growth
276
Endowment Funds
Over $700,000 equating to 35% of statewide gifts
Endow MS Gifts
$9.72 Million
Total Affiliate Balance
Why North Mississippians Give
