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Foundations That Fund Education in Mississippi

Imperigo has identified 330 funders that made 1,961 grants totaling $434.8M to 189 education organizations in Mississippi, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Mississippi

Total granted $434.8M
Funders 330
Grants 1,961
Organizations funded 189

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Ole Miss Athletic Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $19.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$79.6M
2. Mr & Mrs E H Sumners Foundation
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2025 · 40.0% of their giving
$11.4M
3. The Joseph C Bancroft Charitable and Educational Fund
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2023 · 90.7% of their giving
$4.9M
4. Community Foundation for Mississippi
59 grants to 24 organizations · largest $800K · through 2024 · 17.2% of their giving
$4.3M
5. Mississippi Higher Education Assistance Corporation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $830K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.2M
6. Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
58 grants to 22 organizations · largest $330K · through 2025 · 15.5% of their giving
$3.3M
7. The Mississippi Center for Medically Fragile Children Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2020 · 56.8% of their giving
$1.3M
8. Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc
30 grants to 6 organizations · largest $514K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$8.3M
9. Peach Bowl Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.2M · through 2023 · 5.3% of their giving
$4.3M
10. Institute of International Education Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$7.2M
11. Rts Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $342K · through 2023 · 98.9% of their giving
$583K
12. The Larry Payne Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $149K · through 2025 · 63.4% of their giving
$457K
13. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc
27 grants to 10 organizations · largest $2.2M · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$8.5M
14. United Way of Oxford & Lafayette County
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024 · 44.7% of their giving
$401K
15. North Mississippi Health Services Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $83K · through 2023 · 50.9% of their giving
$374K
16. John Houston Wear Jr Foundation
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $55K · through 2024 · 80.0% of their giving
$329K
17. Southeastern Baptist College Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $162K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$281K
18. French Camp Radio Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $53K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$178K
19. Tom Joyner Foundation Inc
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $78K · through 2021 · 9.3% of their giving
$311K
20. United Way of South Mississippi
14 grants to 2 organizations · largest $45K · through 2024 · 7.9% of their giving
$356K
21. His Way Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $68K · through 2024 · 7.9% of their giving
$323K
22. Lowes Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2023 · 2.0% of their giving
$1.0M
23. Cleveland Empowerment Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2025 · 53.8% of their giving
$100K
24. Pinebelt Foundation
22 grants to 7 organizations · largest $261K · through 2025 · 2.7% of their giving
$697K
25. Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 13.6% of their giving
$138K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 12 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 education 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 education funding in Mississippi, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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