How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Mississippi?

Start with the funders already giving to environment in Mississippi, currently National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Tides Foundation, Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of. 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 Fish and Wildlife Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Mississippi, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Mississippi?

$4M reached 21 environment organizations in Mississippi, from 38 funders. 17% 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.

Funding · Mississippi · Environment

Who funds environment in Mississippi

Most of it comes from outside Mississippi: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. One funder dominates the giving, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, at 46% of the total.

$4M

granted

organizations

17%

from in-state

The short version

38 funders gave $4M to 21 environment organizations in Mississippi across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
17% 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 Fish and Wildlife Foundation, at $2M.
The environment organization drawing the most is Mississippi River Trust, at $1M.

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.

1National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$2M 2Tides Foundation$550k 3Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of$546k 4Direct Relief$175k 5Solutions Project Inc$150k 6The Nature Conservancy$109k 7Telescope Fund$100k 8Dogwood Alliance Inc$67k 9Wilkinson County Industrial Development$59k 10National Academy of Sciences$50k

Environment organizations in Mississippi that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Mississippi River Trust$1M Education Economics Environmental Climate and Heal$962k Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries$588k Lower Ms River Conservation Committ$360k Mississippi Land Trust$284k

Keep Jackson Beautiful$129k Land Trust for the Mississippi$106k

How to find environment funders in Mississippi

1
Start with the funders already active in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to environment in Mississippi are National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Tides Foundation, Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
83% 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 Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Tides Foundation, Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of. 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 Fish and Wildlife Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Mississippi, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Mississippi?: $4M reached 21 environment organizations in Mississippi, from 38 funders. 17% 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.

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.