Mississippi River TR

Analysis

Mississippi River TR is a registered charity in United States, based in Stoneville, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 River TR reported income of $19.4m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.2m to $19.4m (+212%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1418%. Over the whole period it spent 24% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mississippi River TR sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc ($19.4m), Water Foundation ($19.5m) and Solutions Project Inc ($19.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 4.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $138k. At year end it held assets of $61.8m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $61.8m.