Mississippi Center for Justice

Analysis

Mississippi Center for Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mississippi Center for Justice reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.6m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $4.2m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Mississippi Center for Justice sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Counsel for Youth and Children ($4.2m), Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc ($4.2m) and Center for the Study of Democratic Institution ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $859k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $11.3m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $10.2m. It reported 40 employees.