Mississippi Public Health Institute

Analysis

Mississippi Public Health Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 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 December 2023, Mississippi Public Health Institute reported income of $8.9m and spending of $9.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $8.9m (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mississippi Public Health Institute sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Shore Advanced Life Support Services Inc ($8.9m), Prevent Cancer Foundation ($8.9m) and Rescue Inc ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $543k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $841k. It reported 50 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.