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Grants and funding in Mississippi

1,972 foundations reported granting into Mississippi on their most recent IRS filings: 5,858 itemized grants worth $548M between them. On top of that, 13 live grant programs and 162 contract opportunities are specific to Mississippi, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
1,972
of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file
in itemized grants into the state
$548M
across 5,858 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Mississippi
13
of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
32
of 483 CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 1,972 foundations granting into Mississippi, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check is thousands, not millions.

55
356
630
558
304
29
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of August 29, 2026.

Who gives the most into Mississippi

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Mississippi on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 1,972 above filtered to funders that accept applications.

Mississippi State University Foundation Inc$50M
The Bulldog Club Inc$39M
The Chicago Community Trust$34M
WK Kellogg Foundation$20M
Ole Miss Athletic Foundation$20M
Itemized grants into Mississippi from each foundation's most recent IRS filing, as of August 29, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the Mississippi-specific grants are for

Of the 13 live grant programs specific to Mississippi, here is who the announcements name. 7 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.

Nonprofits13
Tribal organizations8
Cities and towns7
Researchers1
Small businesses0

Wherever you sit, nonprofits, tribal organizations, cities and towns and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.

The lenders almost nobody checks

32 community development lenders serve Mississippi: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Communities Unlimited, Inc., Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund. Quillify tracks all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Mississippi foundation grants by focus

The foundations above, cut by what they fund and filtered to the ones that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of September 1, 2026 and refresh twice monthly. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022 and move as new filings arrive. Segment counts are programs that explicitly name the segment; programs open to any organization type are reported separately, never double-counted.

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