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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Mississippi
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 1,922 grantmakers listed 11,662 grants totaling $686.7 million to 4,236 organizations in Mississippi. 1,680 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 242 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 255 are based in Mississippi; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Mississippi organization was $9,000. Hinds County received the most grants (2,360, from 520 funders), followed by Lafayette County (667) and Madison County (575). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (1,722 grants), children & youth (984 grants) and health & mental health (687 grants).
Ergon Foundation Inc (Jackson, MS) funded the most different Mississippi organizations: 164, through 378 grants with a typical size of $30,000.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Mississippi organizations
Ranked by the number of different Mississippi organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to MS organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ergon Foundation Inc Jackson, MS · EIN 64-0656341 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 378 | 164 | $30,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 2 | Mississippi Power Foundation Inc Gulfport, MS · EIN 72-1370746 | 213 | 151 | $6,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 3 | WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI · EIN 38-1359264 | 238 | 118 | $194,532 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 4 | Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX · EIN 13-6066583 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 252 | 114 | $1,200 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 5 | Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc Gulfport, MS · EIN 57-0908490 | 138 | 109 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 6 | Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi Hernando, MS · EIN 94-3421724 | 118 | 96 | $25,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 7 | Phil Hardin Foundation Meridian, MS · EIN 64-6024940 | 187 | 90 | $35,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 8 | Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1262762 | 154 | 87 | $3,000 | 2023 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 9 | Community Foundation for Mississippi Jackson, MS · EIN 64-0845750 | 82 | 82 | $20,439 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 10 | Van Devender Family Foundation William Van Devender Trustee Jackson, MS · EIN 31-1480644 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 129 | 79 | $5,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | Walker Foundation Ridgeland, MS · EIN 23-7279902 | 129 | 76 | $11,930 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 12 | Pinebelt Foundation Hattiesburg, MS · EIN 72-1390352 | 68 | 68 | $12,914 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 13 | Feild Co-Operative Association Ridgeland, MS · EIN 64-0155700 | 102 | 61 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | Leo W Seal Jr Family Foundation Bay St Louis, MS · EIN 72-1373522 | 91 | 59 | $8,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 15 | C Spire Foundation Ridgeland, MS · EIN 20-3426826 | 95 | 55 | $6,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds County | 2,360 | 520 | $216.9 million | Top 5 funders |
| Lafayette County | 667 | 289 | $44.7 million | Top 5 funders |
| Madison County | 575 | 203 | $34.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Oktibbeha County | 413 | 184 | $31.2 million | Top 5 funders |
| Harrison County | 411 | 113 | $32.1 million | Top 5 funders |
| DeSoto County | 377 | 146 | $18.1 million | Top 5 funders |
| Forrest County | 368 | 136 | $44.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Rankin County | 364 | 139 | $11.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Lauderdale County | 267 | 49 | $9.1 million | Top 5 funders |
| Lee County | 200 | 64 | $8.3 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 1,722 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 984 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 687 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 579 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 359 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 328 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 282 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 239 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 239 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 91 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 71 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 60 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 16 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for Mississippi ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.