The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Inc

Analysis

The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Meridian, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2025. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a private operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2021, The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Inc reported income of $146k and spending of $59k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2021, income grew from $36k to $146k (+304%), an average of +304% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Inc sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John Singers Inc ($146k), Midwestern Braille Volunteers Inc ($146k) and Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable TR ($146k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $96k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $72k.