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Foundations That Fund Education in Mississippi

Imperigo has identified 326 funders that made 1,888 grants totaling $427.8M to 186 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 $427.8M
Funders 326
Grants 1,888
Organizations funded 186

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. United Way of Northeast Mississippi Inc
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $18K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$132K
57. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $288K · through 2024
$774K
58. Ernst & Young Foundation
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $131K · through 2024
$390K
59. Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $475K · through 2022
$505K
61. Marin Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2023
$1.0M
63. Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$310K
64. National Collegiate Athletic Association
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $365K · through 2023
$1.5M
65. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
9 grants to 1 organization · largest $284K · through 2025
$1.6M
68. Baton Rouge Area Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2023
$255K
70. Greater Houston Community Foundation
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $320K · through 2024
$765K
72. Charter Fund Inc D/B/a Charter School Growth Fund
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $440K · through 2024
$450K
73. Charities Aid Foundation America
36 grants to 14 organizations · largest $210K · through 2024
$877K
74. Orange County Community Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $200K · through 2023
$426K
80. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024
$500K
83. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
14 grants to 8 organizations · largest $95K · through 2024
$563K
84. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
36 grants to 12 organizations · largest $288K · through 2024
$1.4M
86. East Bay Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2021
$363K
94. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
18 grants to 8 organizations · largest $75K · through 2025
$512K
96. Tides Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$497K
104. The San Francisco Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $175K · through 2023
$225K
160. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
162 grants to 57 organizations · largest $25.0M · through 2024
$49.7M
161. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
30 grants to 14 organizations · largest $590K · through 2024
$3.6M
162. Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundDonor-advised
38 grants to 12 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$1.6M
163. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
38 grants to 13 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024
$6.7M
164. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
77 grants to 29 organizations · largest $563K · through 2024
$4.6M

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.

Other Causes Funded in Mississippi

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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