Mississippi River Marathon

Analysis

Mississippi River Marathon is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending April 2024, Mississippi River Marathon reported income of $67k and spending of $75k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2024, income grew from $51k to $67k (+33%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mississippi River Marathon sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oklahoma Alliance for Healthy Families ($67k), Touch of Grace ($67k) and Amanda Styles Cirelli Foundation for Cancer Research Inc ($67k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $11k.