The Arc Southeast Mississippi

Analysis

The Arc Southeast Mississippi is a registered charity in United States, based in Hattiesburg, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 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 December 2023, The Arc Southeast Mississippi reported income of $1.2m and spending of $905k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $681k to $1.2m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Arc Southeast Mississippi sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pathways of Southwestern Pennsylvania Inc ($1.2m), Friends of Kiryas Joel Community Room Inc ($1.2m) and Guam Legal Services Corporation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $536k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $4,285, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 61 employees.