Funding by state · MS
Grantmaking in Mississippi
465 grantmakers are based in Mississippi. Together they granted $622M across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 47th most of any state, and kept 81% of it in Mississippi. Funding here stays close to home, the 1st most in-state of any state.
The short version
- 465 grantmakers are based in Mississippi, granting $622M across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 47th most of any state.
- 81% of grants made by Mississippi funders stayed in Mississippi; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Mississippi is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $426M more from outside funders than Mississippi funders send out.
- Mississippi funds community development more heavily than the country, at 3.14× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Mississippi
Grantmakers headquartered in Mississippi, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Mississippi that draw the most
The nonprofits in Mississippi that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Mississippi from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Mississippi.
What Mississippi funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Mississippi's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Mississippi is most overweight on community development, at 3.14× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Mississippi, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Mississippi sends a larger share to $1M to $10M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Mississippi
Who funds each cause in Mississippi, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Mississippi that reached organizations also located in Mississippi, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Mississippi a major grantmaking state?
- Mississippi ranks 47th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Mississippi?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Mississippi, currently Mississippi State University Foundation and University of Mississippi Foundation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by WK Kellogg Foundation. Mississippi funds community development above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Mississippi grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Mississippi, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.