Mississippi · Grantmakers

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 4 of 4

166. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
37 grants to 14 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$1.6M
167. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
26 grants to 13 organizations · largest $90K · through 2024
$446K
168. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $175K · through 2024
$394K
171. University of Mississippi FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $34.4M · through 2024 · 67.7% of their giving
$139.0M
172. Mississippi First IncRegrantor
10 grants to 7 organizations · largest $517K · through 2024 · 53.6% of their giving
$2.5M
173. Woodson CenterRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 43.4% of their giving
$2.1M
174. United Negro College Fund IncRegrantor
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$11.6M
175. Southeastern ConferenceRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $578K · through 2024 · 7.1% of their giving
$3.2M
176. Woodward Hines Education FoundationRegrantor
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 22.4% of their giving
$949K
177. Kappa Alpha Order Educational FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $801K · through 2024 · 36.8% of their giving
$801K
178. Chi Omega FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $784K · through 2025 · 9.5% of their giving
$1.6M
179. Sigma Nu Educational Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $987K · through 2024 · 14.4% of their giving
$987K
180. Friends of Children's Hospital IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $764K · through 2024 · 13.6% of their giving
$963K
181. Better Schools Better JobsRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $363K · through 2020 · 81.3% of their giving
$390K
182. Women's Foundation of MississippiRegrantor
13 grants to 8 organizations · largest $65K · through 2025 · 17.3% of their giving
$450K
183. The University CorporationRegrantor
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $208K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$890K
184. The Council FoundationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $83K · through 2024 · 76.9% of their giving
$250K
185. Alumni Association of the University of MississippiRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$150K
186. Methodist Foundation of Mississippi IncRegrantor
15 grants to 7 organizations · largest $27K · through 2024 · 11.3% of their giving
$240K
187. Childrens Advocacy Centers of MississippiRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $166K · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$453K
188. My Brother's Keeper IncRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $65K · through 2023 · 10.6% of their giving
$204K
189. Advance Mississippi 2024Regrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$105K
190. University of Southern Mississippi Alumni AssociationRegrantor
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2025 · 27.8% of their giving
$104K
191. The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of EducationRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $130K · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$380K
192. Mississippi Community College FoundationRegrantor
5 grants to 5 organizations · largest $20K · through 2019 · 16.3% of their giving
$100K

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.

Looking for organizations rather than funders? Browse all nonprofits in Mississippi

Research Mississippi funders in depth

Full grant histories, recipient lists, officer compensation, multi-year financials, and exports for every foundation Imperigo tracks.