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Who funds education in Mississippi
$523M reached 403 education organizations in Mississippi, from 1,026 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 1,026 funders gave $523M to 403 education organizations in Mississippi across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 40% of that came from funders also based in Mississippi; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of education in Mississippi is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $55M.
- The education organization drawing the most is University of Mississippi Foundation, at $110M.
Largest funders of education in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to education organizations in Mississippi, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Education organizations in Mississippi that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find education funders in Mississippi
- 1Start with the funders already active in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to education in Mississippi are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Mississippi Common Fund Trust, The Luckyday Foundation Trustmark National Bank Trustee. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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
60% of education money in Mississippi comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Mississippi.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Mississippi?
- Start with the funders already giving to education in Mississippi, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Mississippi Common Fund Trust, The Luckyday Foundation Trustmark National Bank Trustee. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Mississippi from out of state.
- Who is the largest education funder in Mississippi?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to education organizations in Mississippi, $55M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to education in Mississippi?
- $523M reached 403 education organizations in Mississippi, from 1,026 funders. 40% 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.