Womens Foundation of Mississippi

Analysis

Womens Foundation of Mississippi is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Womens Foundation of Mississippi reported income of $1.3m and spending of $887k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.3m (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Womens Foundation of Mississippi sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forjando UN Nuevo Comienzo Corp ($1.3m), Second Mile Development Inc ($1.3m) and Richmond Interagency Transportation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $188k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 4 employees.