Congratulations to our 2021 and 2022 Scholarship Awardees!
Featured Image: Macey Lott (L) and Madison Holmes (R), Class of 2022, were selected as Hollie Gonsoulin Memorial Scholarship winners for academic and athletic excellence in dance and cheerleading....
Coast Electric Members Fund Unique Youth Experiences
Featured Image: Young enthusiast helps build community garden and pollinator waystation. The GCCF team celebrated several community projects, including “Project Pollinator” in Poplarville, and “A...
Unfathomed Inspiration Through GCCF Scholarships and Grants
GCCF Controller Patty Hammons (holding check) presents a Jack A. & Gertrude W. Wilson Animal Welfare Fund award to Friends of Jackson County Animal Shelter Pets Now through February 2023, Gulf...
Birds Eye View of GCCF Funds – Aug 2022
In 2021 alone we distributed $ 4.1 Million to inspire young people, create collaborations, and strengthen community infrastructure toward continued growth. Visit here to learn more about charitable...
From the Desk of Rodger Wilder, C.E.O. of Gulf Coast Community Foundation – Aug 2022
Thank you for supporting the Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF) as we serve the community needs of South Mississippi. Your unwavering human compassion and charitable giving have helped us...
Hollie Gonsoulin Memorial Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to Ms. Alex Schmachtenberger, student of D'Iberville High School and Dance Recipient of the Hollie Consoulin Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $5,000. Congratulations to Ms....
2020 Fall Grant Recipients
Anthony Dartez Grant Recipients Lynn Meadows Discovery Center To fund Sensory Sundays on the second Sunday of each month. Sensory Friendly Day is an exclusive event for children with Autism Spectrum...
Gulf Coast Community Foundation establishes the Hurricane Laura Relief Fund
The Gulf Coast Community Foundation (“Community Foundation”) has established the Hurricane Laura Relief Fund to assist people in Louisiana and Texas, who have been impacted by Hurricane Laura. We on...
GCCF Welcomes Paul Guichet
The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Paul Guichet is joining the Foundation as Chief Operating Officer. Paul, a New Orleans native but longtime Gulf Coast resident, has a...
GCCF Partners with Knight Foundation Offering Grants to Local Art Organizations During COVID-19
Many non-profit art groups (galleries, theaters, symphonies) and museums are struggling. In partnership with the Knight Foundation, Gulf Coast Community Foundation reached out to these groups to...