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Foundations That Fund Religion in Mississippi

Imperigo has identified 81 funders that made 440 grants totaling $18.0M to 90 religion organizations in Mississippi, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in Mississippi

Total granted $18.0M
Funders 81
Grants 440
Organizations funded 90

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. United Way of Oxford & Lafayette County
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $62K · through 2024 · 29.3% of their giving
$263K
2. Freedom Center
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$34K
3. His Way Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $42K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$164K
4. Pinebelt Foundation
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $145K · through 2025 · 1.5% of their giving
$393K
5. Ujima the National Center on Violence Against Women
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $134K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$274K
6. 2222 Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$78K
7. Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
12 grants to 7 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$226K
8. Christian Community Foundation of Memphis
19 grants to 8 organizations · largest $495K · through 2024
$1.1M
9. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
57 grants to 16 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$5.7M
10. Real Christian Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$43K
11. Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2021 · 1.5% of their giving
$59K
12. United Way of Northeast Mississippi Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $16K · through 2022 · 1.0% of their giving
$80K
13. Community Foundation for Mississippi
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $39K · through 2024
$125K
14. Kingdom Development Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$22K
15. In His Steps Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2023
$70K
16. Dallas Seminary Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $21K · through 2024
$74K
17. Love Thy Neighbor Too
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$50K
18. Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2022
$96K
19. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $102K · through 2024
$240K
20. The Signatry Charitable Trust
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $165K · through 2024
$201K
21. United Way of Bergen County
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$55K
22. Christian Community Foundation Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024
$164K
23. Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023
$10K
24. Lutheran Legacy Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2023
$13K
25. Baton Rouge Area Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2023
$60K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to religion 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. 11 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 religion 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 religion funding in Mississippi, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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