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University of Mississippi Foundation
The UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION is a nonprofit corporation chartered in 1973 by the state of mississippi to operate primarily for the benefit of the university of mississippi. The foundation is responsible for receiving, receipting, investing and distributing all gifts for the benefit of the university of mississippi. It pursues…
- $44M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $37M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $28,056,060
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $28,056,060
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $936M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations University of Mississippi Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $37M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $40M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $38M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $38M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $64M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $26M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $29M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $31M | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mississippi | $238,875,237 | 9 | n/a |
| University of Miss Medical Center | $93,609,969 | 9 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Mississippi Humanities Council Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About University of Mississippi Foundation
- How much does University of Mississippi Foundation give?
- University of Mississippi Foundation reported 2 itemized grants totaling $37,328,497, out of $43,708,724 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does University of Mississippi Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (72%), Health (28%).
- Who are University of Mississippi Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Mississippi ($239M), University of Miss Medical Center ($94M).
- Does University of Mississippi Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as University of Mississippi Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mississippi Humanities Council Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is University of Mississippi Foundation based?
- University of Mississippi Foundation is based in MS.
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