Funders
It takes a lot of support to celebrate Mississippi's vibrant literary landscape!
The Mississippi Book Festival is grateful for funders who are committed to helping us produce a high-quality event and making a positive and lasting difference in the cultural life of our state.
Through the support of longtime donors, media partners, and friends of the festival, we can ensure that the festival is FREE and open to the public and that readers of all ages and backgrounds can connect with visiting authors and each other.
Contact Rebecca Hardy (601-201-3764) to hear about the variety of funder opportunities and packages available this year, or click here to download the 2026 Funder Invitation.
Plus, explore 2026 Funder Benefits, 2026 Funder Opportunities, Exposure & Engagement, 2025 By the Numbers, 2025 KidNote Recap, 2024/25 Turn the Page Recap, and More Than Just a Day.
Welcome 2026 Funders!
AS OF MAY 19
- America250 Mississippi
- Rachel & Joel Bomgar Foundation
- HF McCarty, Jr. Family Foundation
- Pass Books & Cat Island Coffeehouse
- Jordan & Jim Perry
- Jackie Posey Bailey
- Nancy & Cecil Brown
- Wilma Wagner Cleveland
- Crossroads Economic Partnership
- Betsy & Kane Ditto
- Cadence Bank, now a part of Huntington Bank
- Candace L. & John F. Kime
- Louisa Dixon & Jerry Johnson
- Carol & Todd Maibach
- Mississippi Library Commission
- Simmons Farm Raised Catfish
- USM College of Arts & Sciences
- Anonymous
- Beard + Riser Architects
- Julie & Brad Chism
- Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
- Cornerstone Consulting Group, Inc.
- Danny Cupit
- Delta Group
- Friends of the Community Foundation of Washington County
- Rebecca & Ty Hardy
- Gregg Harper
- Susan Shands Jones
- Hon. David Neil McCarty
- Becky & Doug Montague
- Bob Montgomery
- Chip Morgan
- Oxford Conference for the Book
- Ken P’pool
- Peyton Prospere
- Elizabeth & Percy Quinn
- Mary Ellen & Jeff Stancill
- Ross & Yerger
- Story Financial Partners
- Sue Taylor
- U of M Center for the Study of Southern Culture
- USM Dale Center for the Study of War & Society
- Carla & Randy Wall
- The H.T. White Family Fund
- Frankie & Roberts Wilson
- Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A.