Funding · Mississippi · Public benefit
Who funds public benefit in Mississippi
Most of it comes from outside Mississippi: only 14% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 175 funders gave $30M to 65 public benefit organizations in Mississippi across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 14% of that came from funders also based in Mississippi; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Mississippi is NEO Philanthropy Inc, at $3M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is Mississippi Votes, at $11M.
Largest funders of public benefit in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Mississippi, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Mississippi that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Mississippi
- 1Start with the funders already active in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Mississippi are NEO Philanthropy Inc, WK Kellogg Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
86% of public benefit money in Mississippi comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Mississippi.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Mississippi?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Mississippi, currently NEO Philanthropy Inc, WK Kellogg Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Mississippi from out of state.
- Who is the largest public benefit funder in Mississippi?
- NEO Philanthropy Inc gives the most to public benefit organizations in Mississippi, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Mississippi?
- $30M reached 65 public benefit organizations in Mississippi, from 175 funders. 14% 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.