Mississippi · Nonprofit
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC (Mississippi) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $100,000 to it, the largest being ENGELSTAD FAMILY FOUNDATION ($95,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $100k
- Net assets
- $2.1M
What Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Inc does
Mission
Mississippi gulf coast chamber of commerce, inc., a mississippi non-profit corporation (the "chamber") connects, informs, advocates and develops. The chamber is a membership organization that fosters leadership and the advancement of the community vision and interests of its members and strives to improve the business climate through facilitating, advocating, and providing information on behalf of the region. The chamber shall observe all local, state and federal laws which apply to non-profit organizations as defined in section 501 (c)(6) of the internal revenue code.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The organization held its annual biloxi seafood festival which celebrates biloxi's rich culture, heritage, and connection to the seafood industry. The one-day festival includes live entertainement, an array of seafood, cooking competitions, arts & crafts, and activities for children.
$72,972 spent$114,535 earned by the program7% of program spendingThe organization has a program designed to develop leaders along the mississippi gulf coast by connecting its network of diverse and dynamic young professionals throughout the region. The program offers developmental opportunities that include implementing programs, community service projects, and special events that are valuable tot the growth and development of young professionals from all industries.
$41,468 spent$35,019 earned by the program4% of program spendingThe organization has a program designed to prepare the area's current and potential leaders for the future. The program's goal is to understand real problems and opportunities in our community, and to create a communication network between the present and emerging leaders dedicated to the improvement of the mississippi gulf coast.
$53,569 spent$54,450 earned by the program5% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$835,178 spent$395,505 earned by the program83% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,003,187.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $1.9M to $2.1M (+10%).
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: 2018 4% · 2019 3% · 2020 5% · 2021 3% · 2022 1% · 2023 1% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Adele Lyons
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $35k → $30k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $7k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC raised.
From the IRS filings of MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 95% 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: 2019 100% · 2020 86% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“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 GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC draws 95% of its grant income from funders outside Mississippi, across 2 states 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.
Organizations like MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
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In Mississippi
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC (Mississippi) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $100,000 to it, the largest being ENGELSTAD FAMILY FOUNDATION ($95,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $100,000 in grants to MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- ENGELSTAD FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $95,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), 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