Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation

Analysis

Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $476k to $1.4m (+204%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 814%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sme Foundation ($1.4m), Colorado Water Trust Inc ($1.4m) and Friends of the Lower Appomattox River Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $425k, net assets of $987k. It reported 4 employees.