Mississippi is home to 15k nonprofit organizations. In aggregate, these organizations account for $12b in revenue and employ 91.1k individuals.
Where Do Mississippi
Nonprofits Focus?
The IRS classifies nonprofits along 25 different categories or NTEE classifications.
*Remaining NTEE categories account for 0 organizations.
City | Organization Count | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Hattiesburg | 418 | 3,707 | $1,233,915,748 | $97,908,506 |
Gulfport | 383 | 1,929 | $116,617,108 | $65,013,676 |
Meridian | 361 | 5,565 | $770,976,677 | $239,564,654 |
Tupelo | 289 | 12,506 | $1,530,671,918 | $136,929,366 |
Madison | 278 | 768 | $93,635,186 | $49,998,238 |
Brandon | 273 | 298 | $28,483,597 | $0 |
Ridgeland | 272 | 1,916 | $230,973,285 | $392,970,259 |
Oxford | 263 | 2,727 | $565,744,300 | $433,901,926 |
Columbus | 257 | 2,123 | $432,214,463 | $28,427,158 |
Vicksburg | 242 | 460 | $49,186,514 | $140,254,224 |
Biloxi | 242 | 718 | $73,563,354 | $5,488,044 |
Starkville | 203 | 720 | $40,489,858 | $4,033,013 |
Olive Branch | 191 | 182 | $158,708,288 | $13,112,061 |
Southaven | 190 | 2,579 | $328,088,403 | $2,490 |
Laurel | 184 | 747 | $167,889,334 | $61,781,253 |
Natchez | 180 | 200 | $28,067,150 | $5,631,819 |
Greenville | 174 | 682 | $53,725,791 | $7,600,938 |
Clinton | 161 | 1,936 | $142,441,074 | $75,375,386 |
Ocean Springs | 161 | 474 | $17,642,111 | $14,410,621 |
Greenwood | 126 | 697 | $117,481,798 | $5,255,604 |
Jackson, MS
Assets: $921k
Revenue: $24k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the private foundations that make grants based on charitable endowments. Because of their endowments, they are focused primarily on grantmaking and generally do not actively raise funds or seek public financial support. These are the most common type of private foundation. They are generally endowed, usually from a single individual or family. Private foundations are considered family foundations if relatives or the original donor are still active on the board of trustees or in the operation of the foundation.
Bay Saint Louis, MS
Assets: $919k
Revenue: $1m
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE FREE FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT MEET LOW-INCOME CRITERIA AS DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Jackson, MS
Assets: $917k
Revenue: $90k
MISSION:
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MISSISSIPPI FOR PERSONS WITH LOW INCOME
Gulfport, MS
Assets: $916k
Revenue: $440k
Employees: 4
MISSION:
TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL BUSINESS AND WELFARE OF THE UNION AND ITS MEMBERS.
Gulfport, MS
Assets: $913k
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 17
MISSION:
OPEN DOORS MISSION IS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOWARD THE PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS AND THE CREATION OF LASTING SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESS AND AT-RISK FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.
McComb, MS
Assets: $910k
Revenue: $-61k
MISSION:
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES
Columbia, MS
Assets: $907k
Revenue: $-539
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations within the Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations major group area.
Pass Christian, MS
Assets: $907k
Revenue: $382k
Employees: 14
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to serve the interests of the community as a whole and provide services which meet the needs of people who own or rent apartments, condominiums, townhomes, mobile home parks or other housing complexes who are their members.
Jackson, MS
Assets: $906k
Revenue: $67k
MISSION:
TO ENCOURAGE OR DISCOURAGE ADOPTION OF BALLOTED MEASURES AFFECTING MEMBERS.
Hattiesburg, MS
Assets: $906k
Revenue: $950k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide technical assistance, loans, loan guarantees or other forms of management support to help impoverished urban communities create local jobs, sustain local services and build healthier local economies.
Water Valley, MS
Assets: $905k
Revenue: $200k
Employees: 1
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide gas, electricity, water and sanitary services including the hook-up of services and the installation, maintenance and repair of necessary equipment.
Hazlehurst, MS
Assets: $902k
Revenue: $42k
MISSION:
TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF COPIAH COUNTY BY PRESERVING ITS HISTORIC SITES AND BUILDINGS AND PROMOTING ITS CULTURE.
Fulton, MS
Assets: $902k
Revenue: $225k
Employees: 13
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to make available to members and their guests and facilities for recreational activities, sports and games. Also included are social clubs that provide opportunities for people to meet and socialize with their peers at dances, parties, picnics, barbecues and other companionable events; and special interest clubs which enable people to share hobbies or other interests with individuals with those same interests.
Jackson, MS
Assets: $898k
Revenue: $577k
Employees: 3
MISSION:
PROVIDE LOW INCOME HOUSING THROUGH THE OPERATION OF 50 APARTMENT UNITS TO THE ELDERLY AND/OR HANDICAPPED UNDER SECTION 202 OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.
Belzoni, MS
Assets: $896k
Revenue: $931k
Employees: 35
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADES PREKINDERGARDEN THROUGH GRADE 12.
Brandon, MS
Assets: $894k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the organizations whose members are followers of the religious philosophy that originated on the Indian subcontinent and is marked by an outlook that tends to view all forms and theories as aspects of one eternal being and truth; a belief in ahimsa, karma, dharma, samsara and moksha; and the practice of the way of works, the way of knowledge or the way of devotion as the means of release from the round of rebirths.
Pascagoula, MS
Assets: $894k
Revenue: $616k
Employees: 3
MISSION:
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 COAST REGION'S CHANGING NEEDS.
French Camp, MS
Assets: $893k
Revenue: $253k
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER TO THE FRENCH CAMP COMMUNITY
Florence, MS
Assets: $891k
Revenue: $131k
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT TO ENJOY THE SPORT OF SHOOTING FIREARMS.
Port Gibson, MS
Assets: $890k
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 40
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF CCFHC IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AVAILABLE, AFFORDABLE, MANAGED PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES.