Mississippi · Nonprofit
MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES
MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES (Mississippi) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $294,614 to it, the largest being ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ($245,320). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $81k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $295k
- Net assets
- $405k
What Mississippi Elks Charities does
Mission
Making a positive impact in the lives of children, inside the State of MS and surrounding area, through teaching Activities, Leadership and Life Skills.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
Childrens Activities, Leadership and Life Skills Camps held at the Elks Youth Camp Property.
$62,992 spent$80,627 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $62,992.
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.
Board chair
Michele Little
Major project chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $8k → $61k.
From the IRS filings of MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES’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
MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES leans on a few funders — its largest provides 83% 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
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 84% — diversifying over time.
“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
MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Mississippi, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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
MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 4,682 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,682 youth development nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES
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
5% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES?
- MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES (Mississippi) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $294,614 to it, the largest being ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ($245,320). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $294,614 in grants to MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES?
- ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $245,320 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MISSISSIPPI ELKS CHARITIES 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 FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), 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