Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation

Analysis

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation 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 arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation reported income of $199k and spending of $219k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $239k to $199k (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation Inc ($199k), Puerto Ricans United Inc ($199k) and Musical Theater Village Inc a Nevada Corp ($199k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $674k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $674k.