Funding · Mississippi · Religion
Who funds religion in Mississippi
Most of it comes from outside Mississippi: only 19% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 527 funders gave $67M to 178 religion organizations in Mississippi across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 19% of that came from funders also based in Mississippi; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of religion in Mississippi is Lilly Endowment Inc, at $9M.
- The religion organization drawing the most is Reformed Theological Seminary, at $16M.
Largest funders of religion in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to religion organizations in Mississippi, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Religion organizations in Mississippi that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find religion funders in Mississippi
- 1Start with the funders already active in Mississippi
The funders giving the most to religion in Mississippi are Lilly Endowment Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
81% of religion money in Mississippi comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Mississippi.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Mississippi?
- Start with the funders already giving to religion in Mississippi, currently Lilly Endowment Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Mississippi from out of state.
- Who is the largest religion funder in Mississippi?
- Lilly Endowment Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Mississippi, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to religion in Mississippi?
- $67M reached 178 religion organizations in Mississippi, from 527 funders. 19% 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.