Community Action of South Mississippi

Analysis

Community Action of South Mississippi is a registered charity in United States, based in Moss Point, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Community Action of South Mississippi reported income of $13.3m and spending of $13.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $9.7m to $13.3m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Action of South Mississippi sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mend-Meet Each Need with Dignity ($13.3m), Pomperaug Woods Inc ($13.3m) and Plummer Youth Promise Inc ($13.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.0m. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $640k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 200 employees.