Funding · Mississippi · Environment
Who funds environment in Mississippi
Most of it comes from outside Mississippi: only 2% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. One funder dominates the giving, National Rural Water Association, at 30% of the total.
The short version
- 94 funders gave $22M to 58 environment organizations in Mississippi across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 2% of that came from funders also based in Mississippi; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of environment in Mississippi is National Rural Water Association, at $7M.
- The environment organization drawing the most is Mississippi Rural Water Association Inc, at $7M.
Largest funders of environment in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Mississippi, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Environment organizations in Mississippi that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find environment funders in Mississippi
- 1Start with the funders already active in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to environment in Mississippi are National Rural Water Association, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Angela J Bowen Conservancy Foundation. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment 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
98% of environment money in Mississippi comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Mississippi.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Mississippi?
- Start with the funders already giving to environment in Mississippi, currently National Rural Water Association, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Angela J Bowen Conservancy Foundation. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Mississippi from out of state.
- Who is the largest environment funder in Mississippi?
- National Rural Water Association gives the most to environment organizations in Mississippi, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to environment in Mississippi?
- $22M reached 58 environment organizations in Mississippi, from 94 funders. 2% 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.