Funding · Mississippi · Human services
Who funds human services in Mississippi
Most of it comes from outside Mississippi: only 26% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 483 funders gave $108M to 212 human services organizations in Mississippi across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 26% of that came from funders also based in Mississippi; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in Mississippi is WK Kellogg Foundation, at $8M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Mississippi State University Foundation, at $23M.
Largest funders of human services in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in Mississippi, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in Mississippi that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in Mississippi
- 1Start with the funders already active in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to human services in Mississippi are WK Kellogg Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Mr & Mrs E H Sumners Foundation. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
74% of human services money in Mississippi comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Mississippi.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Mississippi?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in Mississippi, currently WK Kellogg Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Mr & Mrs E H Sumners Foundation. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Mississippi from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in Mississippi?
- WK Kellogg Foundation gives the most to human services organizations in Mississippi, $8M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Mississippi?
- $108M reached 212 human services organizations in Mississippi, from 483 funders. 26% 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
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.