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Mississippi public foundations

There are 101 grantmaking public charity foundations in Mississippi. Combined, these Mississippian public foundations employ 159 people, earn more than $336 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $676 million.
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Types of public foundations in Mississippi

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
101
 
$335,899,826
Community foundations
 
36
 
$70,949,715
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Public foundations by major Mississippi cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Jackson, MS
 
20
 
$20,556,793
Memphis, TN
 
11
 
$10,189,053
Gulfport
 
11
 
$7,877,423
Hattiesburg
 
9
 
$28,482,410
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Job trends for Mississippi public foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
20
1-10
 
12
11-25
 
4
26-100
 
1
101 to 1,000
 
0
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of public foundations in Mississippi

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
25
$250k to $1M
 
8
$1M to $5M
 
7
$5M to $25M
 
3
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
1
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Directory of public foundations in Mississippi

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1-20 of 101

Pinebelt Foundation

The Foundation is organization designed to support charitable activities to benefit The residents of The pine belt area of South Mississippi. To build better communities through philanthropy.
Revenue
$28.5m
Assets
$61.9m
Employees
6
EIN
72-1390352
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Create Foundation

CREATE Foundation is the regions premier philanthropic resource regarding comprehensive charitable planning for individuals, nonprofits, communities, and businesses. The Foundation is a powerful catalyst for building charitable resources for their region.
Revenue
$23.6m
Assets
$199.8m
Employees
10
EIN
23-7248582
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi

Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi connects donors with community needs, manages charitable funds, awards grants, strengthens nonprofits, develops leaders, and supports food security initiatives.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$48.6m
Employees
11
EIN
94-3421724
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation for Mississippi

Community Foundation for Mississippi is a nonprofit that assists charitable donors in establishing permanent giving funds and provides philanthropic leadership.
Revenue
$15.1m
Assets
$90.3m
Employees
7
EIN
64-0845750
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Medical Foundation

The Medical Foundation is an organization with a mission to provide healthcare services, medical services and health care awareness to the community of Meridian, MS, including both general public patients as well as medicare and medicaid patients.
Revenue
$43.1m
Assets
$10.2m
Employees
0
EIN
64-0834532
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ochsner Rush Medical Center

Rush Medical Foundation provides acute, emergency and outpatient health care in Meridian, MS and the surrounding area through Rush Foundation hospital.
Revenue
$192.6m
Assets
$121.2m
Employees
57
EIN
64-0345119
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gulf Coast Community Foundation

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is a public charity dedicated to the progressive development of worthy causes, providing donor services, and promoting and providing leadership in response to changing Community needs.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$37.8m
Employees
9
EIN
57-0908490
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of Northeast Mississippi

United Way of Northeast Mississippi is a community foundation in Tupelo, MS whose mission is: To create opportunities to improve lives in the communities we serve.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$3.4m
Employees
15
EIN
64-0392972
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bacot Foundation of South Mississippi

The Foundation's primary mission is to increase philanthropy by making grants to worthy causes with a continued focus on youth, education and the cultural arts, providing donor services; while promoting and providing leadership in response to the gulf coa....
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$3.1m
Employees
1
EIN
64-0620054
IRS type
501(c)(3)

St Dominic Health Services Foundation

Christian foundation supporting St. Dominic Health Services through fundraising and community building, with programs in education and healthcare.
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$26.1m
Employees
0
EIN
43-1992975
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of East Mississippi

We are dedicated to maintaining, improving and enriching the quality of life in East Mississippi by supporting worthy causes, providing philanthropic services, and encouraging and providing leadership in response to changing community needs.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$10.7m
Employees
3
EIN
64-0702225
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of Washington County

Washington County's Community Foundation supports local non-profits and governmental agencies to improve education, health, arts and quality of life.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
2
EIN
46-1176207
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of South Mississippi

United Way leads positive change that transforms our community and improves people's lives in our impact area. We advance the common good by investing in our greatest asset - our children and their families - to create a better tommorrow today.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
8
EIN
64-0826356
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Foundation for the Mid South

The Foundation for the Mid South invests in people and strategies that build philanthropy and promote racial, social and economic equity in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Revenue
$693.6k
Assets
$22.4m
Employees
17
EIN
72-1151070
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Real Christian Foundation

The Real Christian Foundation provides grants and technical assistance to 501(c)(3) organizations that help the rural poor through community redevelopment, in order to fulfill its mission.
Revenue
$752.6k
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
5
EIN
64-0885750
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University is a grantmaking public charity foundation in MS State, MS that was founded in 1960.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
64-6000819
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Charles R and Karen P Stephenson Family Foundation

Supports Tulsa Community Foundation and other publicly supported organizations by making distributions.
Revenue
$97.7k
Assets
$1.9m
Employees
0
EIN
20-1687422
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jefferson Village

Jefferson Village is a grantmaking public charity foundation in Greenville, MS that was founded in 2025.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
39-4724369
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Desoto Central Elementary Pto

Desoto Central Elementary Pto offers programs such as Technology and Instructional Supplies, as well as Teacher Appreciation and Hospitality. The organization operates as public foundations from its location in Southaven, MS.
Revenue
$56.3k
Assets
$28.4k
Employees
N/A
EIN
36-4320351
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sundown in the City

Sundown in the City is a community foundation in Picayune, MS that was founded in 2019.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
84-2190339
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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