Mississippi · Nonprofit
EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC
EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC (Mississippi) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $457,872 to it, the largest being BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION ($438,872). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.5M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $458k
- Net assets
- $1.6M
What East Ms Center for Educational Development Inc does
Mission
The center provides training and materials for continuing professional education for educators and administrators for area k-12 school districts of east central mississippi.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Scott county bcbs grant - playground: the center entered into an agreement as a fiscal intermediary on behalf of the sebastopol attendance center - scott county school district with the blue cross & blue shield of mississippi foundation for the sole purpose to receive grant funds and pay those grant funds to a determined vendor for playground equipment.
$423,871 spent$438,872 earned by the program48% of program spendingProfessional development - consultants: the center provides training and materials for continuing professional education for educators and administrators for area k-12 school districts of east central mississippi.
$172,889 spent20% of program spendingSalaries & employee benefits: all employees of the center work for the betterment of the organization to provide training and materials for continuing professional education for educators and administrators for area k-12 school districts of east central mississippi.
$172,032 spent20% of program spendingEast ms center for educational development (emced), inc. Is a regional educational service agency (resa) committed to assuming a strong leadership role in supporting public educators' efforts to develop quality learning environments in which all children can learn and all children can obtain a quality education. Emced partners with central mississippi school districts to promote high-quality instruction in the classroom and overall school improvement by ehancing the personal and professional effectiveness of educators. This is accomplished through high-quality accessible professional development opportunities and support services provided in an efficient and affordable format.
$111,439 spent13% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $880,231.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.3M to $1.5M (+17%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 38% · 2025 44%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
62% of EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC's grant income comes from Mississippi funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Mississippi
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
98% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC?
- EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC (Mississippi) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $457,872 to it, the largest being BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION ($438,872). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $457,872 in grants to EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC?
- BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $438,872 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EAST MS CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Mississippi. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing