MISSION
We help rural, Christian ministries successfully overcome
the challenges of exposure, resources, and structure.
To empower and support non-profit ministries in rural Mississippi by providing financial resources, training, and opportunities for connection, enabling them to effectively address issues of rural poverty, education, nutrition, and healthcare.
VISION
To create thriving rural communities in Mississippi where all non-profit ministries, especially those led by minorities and Christian-based organizations, have the resources and training needed to overcome challenges, foster growth, and make a lasting impact on the lives of individuals and families.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
We award grants annually in the spring to support new and ongoing programs, helping ministries sustain and expand their efforts.
Each summer, we provide scholarships to college and high school boarding students, and tuition stipends to private Christian school students every fall.
We offer leadership development scholarships as needed for community leaders to enroll in training programs, fostering growth and development.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Our annual training workshops in April and September equip non-profit leaders with the skills and knowledge needed to secure and manage funding, and to enhance their organizational effectiveness.
We provide technical support, including equipment, supplies, and access to expert consultants, ensuring ministries have the tools they need to succeed.
NETWORKING AND
COMMUNITY BUILDING
We facilitate networking among community leaders, allowing them to share stories of success and failure, and to support each other as resources.
Our major fundraising event each October spotlights and honors community leaders, fostering a sense of community and recognition for their hard work.
TESTIMONIALS
REAL has been a partner or a “come-alongside” ministry. Ministries do not have the necessary education [or] understanding of how to be successful at running a ministry, and REAL has come along [be]side those small ministries giving them technical assistance [on] how to be successful at operating a ministry. To have a foundation that is willing to give you a monetary gift is good, but sometimes when you are stressed and you need some answers, REAL also fills that gap to come and provide answers on how to accomplish certain things.
Pastor Tony Duckworth
President, Mt. Olive Ministries
REAL Christian Foundation is a unique organization in the sense that we help the rural, Christian ministries which may not have an access to the things that urban ministries [have], so I think that is the greatest importance. We help those that might not normally get help.
Linda Jackson
Financial Administrator/Office Manager
REAL Christian Foundation, Inc.
TESTIMONIALS
REAL has been a partner or a “come-alongside” ministry. Ministries do not have the necessary education [or] understanding of how to be successful at running a ministry, and REAL has come along [be]side those small ministries giving them technical assistance [on] how to be successful at operating a ministry. To have a foundation that is willing to give you a monetary gift is good, but sometimes when you are stressed and you need some answers, REAL also fills that gap to come and provide answers on how to accomplish certain things.
Pastor Tony Duckworth
President, Mt. Olive Ministries
REAL Christian Foundation is a unique organization in the sense that we help the rural, Christian ministries which may not have an access to the things that urban ministries [have], so I think that is the greatest importance. We help those that might not normally get help.
Linda Jackson
Financial Administrator/Office Manager
REAL Christian Foundation, Inc.
© 2019-2025. Rural Education and Leadership Christian Foundation, Inc. (REAL)...A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. All rights reserved.
P. O. Box 180059, Richland, MS 39218
© 2019-2025. Rural Education and Leadership Christian Foundation, Inc. (REAL)...A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. All rights reserved.