The Mississippi Mass Choir Ministries Inc

Analysis

The Mississippi Mass Choir Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1991, 35 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Mississippi Mass Choir Ministries Inc reported income of $198k and spending of $202k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $122k to $198k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 577%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Mississippi Mass Choir Ministries Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% 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 New England Statistical Society ($198k), New City Players ($199k) and Arizona Tamil Sangam ($198k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $32k (16% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $23k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $23k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.