Museum of the Mississippi Delta

Analysis

Museum of the Mississippi Delta is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenwood, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 September 2023, Museum of the Mississippi Delta reported income of $217k and spending of $247k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $243k to $217k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum of the Mississippi Delta sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dance Canvas Inc ($217k), Knickerbocker Cotillion Inc ($217k) and Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation Ltd ($217k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $818k against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $749k. It reported 3 employees.