Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee

Analysis

Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee is a registered charity in United States, based in Vicksburg, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee reported income of $543k and spending of $566k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $84k to $543k (+549%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Santiam Watershed Council ($543k), Montanas Outdoor Legacy Foundation ($543k) and Save the Whales Inc ($543k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $25k. At year end it held assets of $171k against liabilities of $526, net assets of $170k. It reported 2 employees.

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.