Missouri Southern Foundation

Analysis

Missouri Southern Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Joplin, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Missouri Southern Foundation reported income of $9.4m and spending of $4.6m, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $9.4m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Missouri Southern Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Horizon School Irvine ($9.3m), Rabbinical College of America ($9.4m) and Pinellas Preparatory Academy Inc ($9.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $50.8m against liabilities of $190k, net assets of $50.6m.