Mother Goose Incorporated

Analysis

Mother Goose Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1985, 41 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mother Goose Incorporated reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $826k to $1.3m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mother Goose Incorporated sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Center for Human Growth ($1.3m), Roseland Senior Housing Corporation ($1.3m) and Elizabeth Ballard Community Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $506k. At year end it held assets of $335k against liabilities of $3,988, net assets of $331k.