Southwest Mississippi Planning and Development District Inc

Analysis

Southwest Mississippi Planning and Development District Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Natchez, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Southwest Mississippi Planning and Development District Inc reported income of $9.3m and spending of $9.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $8.1m to $9.3m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Southwest Mississippi Planning and Development District Inc 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Lawndale Employment Network ($9.3m), Aspiration ($9.3m) and Westerville Industry and Commerce Corpor ($9.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $583k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $13.8m. It reported 73 employees.