How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Mississippi?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Mississippi, currently National Rural Water Association, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, WK Kellogg 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.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Mississippi?

$13M reached 15 public benefit organizations in Mississippi, from 70 funders. 6% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Mississippi

Most of it comes from outside Mississippi: only 6% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: One Voice alone draws 67% of every public benefit grant dollar in Mississippi.

$13M

granted

organizations

from in-state

The short version

70 funders gave $13M to 15 public benefit organizations in Mississippi across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
6% 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 National Rural Water Association, at $3M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is One Voice, at $9M.

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.

1National Rural Water Association$3M 2The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$1M 3WK Kellogg Foundation$867k 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$776k 5The Community Foundation for Greater$600k 6Telescope Fund$550k 7Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of$525k 8Tides Foundation$450k 9Public Welfare Foundation Inc$405k 10Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$365k

Public benefit organizations in Mississippi that draw the most

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

One Voice$9M Mississippi Rural Water$3M Trident Foundation$525k JSU Tiger Fund Athletic Foundation$475k

How to find public benefit funders in Mississippi

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Start with the funders already active in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Mississippi are National Rural Water Association, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, WK Kellogg Foundation. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
94% 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 National Rural Water Association, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, WK Kellogg 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?: National Rural Water Association 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?: $13M reached 15 public benefit organizations in Mississippi, from 70 funders. 6% 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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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.