University of Mississippi Foundation

The University of Mississippi raised a record $284.6 million in private support during fiscal year 2026, a 32% increase totaling $69 million, that will expand scholarships, cancer care and research, premier facilities and athletics excellence.

This marks a third consecutive year of record fundraising. It sustains the momentum of the historic Now & Ever: The Campaig...

The 25th Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raised $290,315 for Children’s of Mississippi, bringing together Children’s families, radio partners and generous donors to support the specialized care children need close to home.

Since the first Mississippi Miracles Radiothon in 2001, the annual event has raised $9 million to help provide lifesaving care, programs and services...

For Dr. Bob Bennett of Houston, Texas, and Oxford, Mississippi, giving back to the University of Mississippi Medical Center is both an expression of gratitude and an investment in future generations of health care professionals.

Dr. Bob Bennett

Bennett, a retired anesthesiologist who spent over three decades caring for patients and mentoring young people, recently made...

More than three decades after meeting as freshmen at the University of Mississippi, Margaret and John Barker of Nashville, Tennessee, are giving back through support for two areas close to their hearts: the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) and the School of Journalism and New Media.

The couple’s recent gift establishes endowments that honor their childr...

A $1 million gift of appreciated stock to the University of Mississippi Medical Center will bring world-class cancer treatment closer to home for Mississippi families while honoring the donor’s wife.

For more than four decades, Jackson, Mississippi, attorney Ron Yarbrough built a distinguished legal career representing clients in some of the South’s largest commercial ...