Mental Health Association of South Mississippi

Analysis

Mental Health Association of South Mississippi is a registered charity in United States, based in Gulfport, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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, Mental Health Association of South Mississippi reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $760k to $1.3m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mental Health Association of South Mississippi sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Siegel Rare Neuroimmune Association ($1.3m), Peer 360 Recovery Alliance ($1.3m) and A Step Forward Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $399k. At year end it held assets of $957k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $946k. It reported 20 employees.