The $50 million Toyota Endowment Fund is for the benefit of students and educators in Pontotoc, Union, and Lee Counties. The purpose of the endowment fund is to help raise the education level of the region by providing opportunities for growth and enrichment. After months of study and collaboration with the eight superintendents, an advisory committee has developed a plan for utilizing the funds. The Wellspring Center for Professional Futures (pictures), a high school-level, advanced career center, is the focal initiative. The proposed center will expose students to professional careers through innovative teaching techniques and a hands-on learning environment. 

Author Elaine Dundy came to Tupelo in 1981 to research her book, Elvis & Gladys. Roy Turner, a local Elvis historian, assisted Dundy in her research. The two formed lasting friendship. She said she wanted to five something back to the community that helped saver her life. Upon her death, Turner set up the Elaine Dundy & Roy Turner Endowment for the Arts that supports the arts in Tupelo.   

ENDOWMENT FUNDS  

BOOTH FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND

BILLY & CATHERINE CREWS & SONJA JENKINS EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND

ARLAND A. AND GRACE DIRLAM ENDOWMENT FUND

ELAINE DUNDY AND ROY TURNER ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

EVERGREEN DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND

FPC-CORINTH SPECIAL MISSIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

JOHN PAUL FRERER MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND

THE BERNICE GAMBRELL ENDOWMENT FUND

CAROLINE BRYAN HARRELL EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FUND

INGOMAR ENDOWMENT FOR EXCELLENCE

INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FUND

FRANCES ELKIN JOYNER ENDOWMENT FUND

LQC LAMAR HOUSE ENDOWMENT FUND

ALICE LITTLE  ENDOWMENT FUND

BETH MCAULEY MUSIC  ENDOWMENT FUND

SUSAN N. AND THOMAS J. MCDONALD ENDOWMENT FOR THE TUPELO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SARA FRANCES MITCHELL EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND

MONROE EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FUND

OXFORD ENDOWMENT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION

BENJAMIN AND CORINNE PIERCE FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND

PIRKLE LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND

THE DEAN PROVENCE ENDOWMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

JAMES HUGH RAY MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND

REED FAMILY TRUST FUND

ALICE LYNN ROEBUCK ENDOWMENT FOR UNITED WAY

MORGAN DALE ROEBUCK ENDOWMENT FOR THE SALVATION ARMY

RUTH AND CLAUDE ROEBUCK ENDOWMENT FOR SALTILLO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

TOYOTA EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT ENDOWMENT FUND

TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENDOWMENT FUND

HARRY AND ELLEN WALKER ENDOWMENT FUND

WHITFIELD LEADERSHIP FUND

JIMMY WILLIAMS MEMORIAL EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FUND

(CARE) HARRY LEE WILLIAMS, SR. ENDOWMENT FUND

(CARE) KENNETH AND NANCY ANN WILLIAMS ENDOWMENT FUND