Mississippi · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Civil Rights & Social Justice in Mississippi

Imperigo has identified 107 funders that made 323 grants totaling $25.6M to 28 civil rights & social justice organizations in Mississippi, with a median grant of $30K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Civil Rights & Social Justice Funding in Mississippi

Total granted $25.6M
Funders 107
Grants 323
Organizations funded 28

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

55. Oxfam America Action Fund IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2021 · 29.3% of their giving
$15K
56. Southern Partners Fund IncRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$145K
57. St Dominic - Jackson Memorial HospitalRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $44K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$146K
58. Panorama GlobalRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$388K
59. The Just Trust for EducationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024
$350K
60. Southern Poverty Law Center IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2021 · 1.5% of their giving
$150K
61. Oxfam-America IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2023 · 1.9% of their giving
$110K
62. Way to RiseRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$200K
63. Mid-South Food BankRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $19K · through 2021 · 8.7% of their giving
$19K
64. Mississippi EngagedRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 10.0% of their giving
$15K
65. Community Catalyst IncRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $168K · through 2024
$338K
66. Trustees of Tufts CollegeRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $335K · through 2024
$501K
67. Bvm Capacity Building Institute IncRegrantor
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $32K · through 2024
$208K
68. Drum Major InstituteRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$20K
69. Center for Empowered PoliticsRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $42K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$85K
70. Groundswell Action FundRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $62K · through 2024
$142K
71. Fair Count IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2023 · 1.2% of their giving
$80K
72. Womens Foundation of the SouthRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 9.6% of their giving
$10K
73. Eight Days of Hope IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2025 · 1.9% of their giving
$50K
74. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2023 · 1.5% of their giving
$60K
75. Alliance for Youth ActionRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024
$100K
76. Pro-Democracy Campaign C/O Verdolino & Lowey PCRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$175K
77. America Works USARegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $180K · through 2023
$180K
78. Southern Coalition for Social JusticeRegrantor
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $20K · through 2023 · 1.6% of their giving
$31K
79. Voter Registration Project Education FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$100K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to civil rights & social justice work in Mississippi, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 8 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering civil rights & social justice work, with an address in Mississippi. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable civil rights & social justice funding in Mississippi, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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