Funding · Mississippi · Health
Who funds health in Mississippi
It is overwhelmingly local money: 82% comes from funders based in Mississippi. One funder dominates the giving, Rush Medical Foundation, at 30% of the total.
The short version
- 641 funders gave $495M to 346 health organizations in Mississippi across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 82% of that came from funders also based in Mississippi; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of health in Mississippi is Rush Medical Foundation, at $149M.
- The health organization drawing the most is Medical Foundation Inc, at $60M.
Largest funders of health in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to health organizations in Mississippi, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Health organizations in Mississippi that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find health funders in Mississippi
- 1Start with the funders already active in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to health in Mississippi are Rush Medical Foundation, Rush Health Systems Inc, WK Kellogg Foundation. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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
18% of health money in Mississippi comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Mississippi.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Mississippi?
- Start with the funders already giving to health in Mississippi, currently Rush Medical Foundation, Rush Health Systems Inc, WK Kellogg Foundation. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Mississippi from out of state.
- Who is the largest health funder in Mississippi?
- Rush Medical Foundation gives the most to health organizations in Mississippi, $149M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to health in Mississippi?
- $495M reached 346 health organizations in Mississippi, from 641 funders. 82% 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.