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Foundation for the Mid South

EIN 72-1151070Community Development Mississippi Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Three states, one community, one vision

Created in 1990, the Foundation for the Mid South (FMS) is a regional development foundation serving Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. We seek to strengthen the capacities and resources of institutions and communities to improve the quality of life for all Mid Southerners. The FMS invests in people and strategies that build philanthropy and promote racial, social, and economic equity in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. FMS is in the business of creating long-term sustainable change in the Mid South. To ensure success in all aspects of our work, FMS emphasizes the importance of: community engagement, inclusion, community philanthropy, partnerships, leadership and public policy improvement.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.19Overall score
out of 100

86.72Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$919,852

Total expenses · USD$2,079,629

Program expenses

$1,711,534.67 recorded amount

82.3%

Fundraising expenses

$12,477.77 recorded amount

0.6%

Administrative expenses

$351,457.30 recorded amount

16.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ivye L Allen
Recorded compensation: $185,951.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.94%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Foundation for the Mid South
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Created in 1990, the Foundation for the Mid South (FMS) is a regional development foundation serving Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. We seek to strengthen the capacities and resources of institutions and communities to improve the quality of life for all Mid Southerners. The FMS invests in people and strategies that build philanthropy and promote racial, social, and economic equity in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. FMS is in the business of creating long-term sustainable change in the Mid South. To ensure success in all aspects of our work, FMS emphasizes the importance of: community engagement, inclusion, community philanthropy, partnerships, leadership and public policy improvement.
`ein` EIN	72-1151070
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2079629.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16899999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.006
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.823
`fscore` Financial score	86.72
`leader` Recorded leader	Ivye L Allen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	185951.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0894
`motto` Tagline	Three states, one community, one vision
`name` Charity name	Foundation for the Mid South
`tot_rev` Total revenue	919852.0
`score` Overall score	90.19
`state` State code	MS
`subcategory` Subcategory	Housing and Neighborhood Development
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1711534.667
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	12477.774
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	351457.301

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-1151070
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Housing and Neighborhood Development
Recorded location: Mississippi (MS)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.