Auditor launches Non-Profit Spending website showing Mississippi has paid non-profits over $4.2 billion since 2020

Auditor launches Non-Profit Spending.

Key points

• Auditor launches Non-Profit Spending website showing Mississippi has paid non-profits over $4.2 billion since 2020.
• State Auditor Shad White confirmed Monday that his office had rolled out a new online Non-Profit Spending Dashboard showing where Mississippi tax dollars are being spent.
• Since July 2020, the Auditor's office notes Mississippi state agencies have paid non-profit organizations over $4.2 billion in taxpayer dollars.
• Almost 93%, or $3.92 billion, of the expenditures listed remained in Mississippi.
• The Auditor's office gathered data from the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration's transparency website.

Auditor launches Non-Profit Spending website showing Mississippi has paid non-profits over $4.2 billion since 2020. By: Frank Corder – October 20, 2026. (Image from Non-Profit Spending Dashboard).

Almost 93%, or $3.92 billion, of the expenditures listed remained in Mississippi. As shown on the Auditor's dashboard, nevertheless, non-profits in every state except Hawaii received funds from Mississippi.

Meanwhile, the dashboard includes a searchable database by state agency or non-profit as well as a map showing where the monies are being sent, with one expenditure listed as far away as Alaska.

Since July 2020, the Auditor's office notes Mississippi state agencies have paid non-profit organizations over $4.2 billion in taxpayer dollars. Mississippi state agencies paid non-profits over $650 million in Fiscal Year 2026, representing an growth from the previous fiscal year.

As shown on the Auditor's dashboard, the highest spending funneled to other states included, while non-profits in every state except Hawaii received funds from Mississippi.

"Before we started working on this project, no one in state government could tell us how much money was given to non-profits, " Auditor White remarked in an official note. "Mississippians have every right to know exactly where their hard-earned tax dollars are sent, and now they can see it for themselves."

"State government spends more of your money on non-profits than paying off the state's debt, " continued White.

Notably, the Auditor's office gathered data from the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration's transparency website. According to It was, that data did not include expenditures to Mississippi public universities, community colleges, public school districts, or MPACT tuition payments.

According to It was further, that the Auditor's office supplemented missing DFA records with IRS records when needed and available.

For context, the state agencies with the highest spending with non-profits since 2020 were. The public can review the Non-Profit Spending Dashboard here. Regarding the Author(s).

Frank Corder is a native of Pascagoula. For almost two decades, he has noted and offered analysis on administration, public policy, business and matters of faith. Frank's interviews, articles, and columns have been shared throughout Mississippi as well as in national publications. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, providing insight and commentary on the inner workings of the Magnolia State. Frank has served his community in both elected and appointed public office, hosted his own local radio and television programs, and managed private businesses all while being an engaged husband and father. Email Frank: [email protected].

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