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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, eight live grant programs and ninety-three contract opportunities are specific to Mississippi, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
1,972
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$548M
across 5,858 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Mississippi
8
of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
32
of 480+ 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 runs in the thousands.

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 October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Mississippi

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Mississippi on their most recent filings.

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 October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the Mississippi-specific grants are for

Of the eight live grant programs specific to Mississippi, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. two more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits8
Tribal organizations4
Cities and towns2

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, tribal organizations and local governments.

The lenders almost nobody checks

Thirty-two 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 480+ 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

Foundations based in Mississippi that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all eighty-threeMississippi foundations that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

See what you are eligible for in Mississippi.

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