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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Mississippi

Imperigo has identified 66 funders that made 259 grants totaling $26.5M to 48 youth development organizations in Mississippi, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Mississippi

Total granted $26.5M
Funders 66
Grants 259
Organizations funded 48

Top Funders — page 1 of 3

1. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
29 grants to 5 organizations · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$10.6M
2. Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $271K · through 2021 · 14.1% of their giving
$562K
3. United Way of Northeast Mississippi Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $125K · through 2024 · 8.7% of their giving
$675K
4. United Way of the Golden Triangle Region
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 15.0% of their giving
$363K
5. The Corps Network
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $299K · through 2023 · 3.2% of their giving
$1.0M
6. Cleveland Empowerment Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2023 · 58.3% of their giving
$70K
7. Community Foundation of East Mississippi
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $42K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$213K
8. Community Foundation for Mississippi
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $308K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$539K
9. United Way of Oxford & Lafayette County
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024 · 8.6% of their giving
$77K
10. Medical Support & Development Organization
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $28K · through 2020 · 11.4% of their giving
$56K
11. United Way of East Mississippiinc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$65K
12. Pinebelt Foundation
11 grants to 5 organizations · largest $70K · through 2025
$193K
13. Whitetails Unlimited Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $31K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$62K
14. His Way Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $48K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$48K
15. Elks National Veterans Service Commission
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024
$49K
16. Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2024
$60K
17. Smiles for Life Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2025
$22K
18. Christian Community Foundation of Memphis
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $275K · through 2024
$289K
19. Elks National Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $62K · through 2024
$175K
20. Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2021
$25K
21. Youth for Christ Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$25K
22. Pga Tour Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2023
$60K
23. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2021
$16K
24. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
6 grants to 5 organizations · largest $21K · through 2022
$71K
25. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $64K · through 2021
$64K

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

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