Funding · Mississippi · Community development
Who funds community development in Mississippi
Most of it comes from outside Mississippi: only 14% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Hope Enterprise Corporation alone draws 65% of every community development grant dollar in Mississippi.
The short version
- 309 funders gave $173M to 194 community development organizations in Mississippi across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 14% of that came from funders also based in Mississippi; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of community development in Mississippi is The Chicago Community Trust, at $38M.
- The community development organization drawing the most is Hope Enterprise Corporation, at $112M.
Largest funders of community development in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Mississippi, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Community development organizations in Mississippi that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in Mississippi
- 1Start with the funders already active in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to community development in Mississippi are The Chicago Community Trust, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, WK Kellogg Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
86% of community development money in Mississippi comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Mississippi.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Mississippi?
- Start with the funders already giving to community development in Mississippi, currently The Chicago Community Trust, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, WK Kellogg Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Mississippi from out of state.
- Who is the largest community development funder in Mississippi?
- The Chicago Community Trust gives the most to community development organizations in Mississippi, $38M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in Mississippi?
- $173M reached 194 community development organizations in Mississippi, from 309 funders. 14% came from funders also based in Mississippi.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.