Mississippi Operation Lifesaver Inc

Analysis

Mississippi Operation Lifesaver Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Mississippi Operation Lifesaver Inc reported income of $59k and spending of $61k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $63k to $59k (-5.8%), an average of -5.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Mississippi Operation Lifesaver Inc sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 24th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southport Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($59k), Good Will Fire Department Inc C/O President ($59k) and Stanley Volunteer Fire Department ($59k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $77k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $77k.