Shape Up Mississippi

Analysis

Shape Up Mississippi is a registered charity in United States, based in Vicksburg, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 February 2024, Shape Up Mississippi reported income of $195k and spending of $98k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2024, income grew from $66k to $195k (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 225%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shape Up Mississippi sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charitable Solutions Inc ($195k), Eei Ecumenical Enterprises Foundation ($195k) and Down Syndrome Association of Central California ($195k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $972k against liabilities of $124k, net assets of $848k.