Mississippi Wildlife Federation

Analysis

Mississippi Wildlife Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 December 2023, Mississippi Wildlife Federation reported income of $438k and spending of $457k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $720k to $438k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Mississippi Wildlife Federation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Williamson Animal Services Inc ($438k), Humane Society of Angelina County Texas ($438k) and Humane Society of Sandusky County ($438k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $45k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $32k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.