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4-County Foundation INC

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Collects member funds to improve quality of life and benefit members. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $312K in revenue, $394K in expenses, and $221K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2014
Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Columbus, MS
Website
www.4county.org/4-county-foundation
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$312KFY2024
Expenses
$394K
Net assets
$221K
People
9
Filings
4
Updates
0
More identity details & actions ⌄
EIN  47-2032228 Public foundation / grantmaker Columbus, MS Founded 2014
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Collects member funds to improve quality of life and benefit members.
Leadership
Columbus Jones · President
Money in and out
$312K revenue, $394K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency
Grants paid & assets · FY2024
Total revenue
$312K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$394K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$221K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$82K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -80% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-26%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -148% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$312K
FY2024▼ -4%
Expenses
$394K
FY2024▲ +168%
Total assets
$226K
FY2024▼ -26%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2024
Total revenue
$312K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$394K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$221K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$82K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$226K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item C4-County Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D47-2032228
Principal addressHdr · item CColumbus, MS
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.4county.org/4-county-foundation
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMS
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deanie Graves
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gale Griggs
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathy Howell
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sue Cooper
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $378K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Funds are disbursed for charitable purposes that improve the quality of life in the service territory of 4-COUNTY electric power association and have a direct or indirect benefit to the membership of 4-COUNTY electric power association.

$378Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$312K
Total revenueLn 12$312K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$378K
Management & general4%$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$150K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$221K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $150K · Operating expenses/yr $394K
4.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $378K · Total expenses $394K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $17K · Total expenses $394K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $394K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $307K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $312K · Total revenue $312K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $312K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $312K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $312K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $394K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $312K · Prior year $326K
-4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $260K · FY2024 $312K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $221K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $312K · Expenses $394K
-26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $226K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $221K · Total assets $226K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $226K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Columbus Jones · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $394K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $394K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%——
Overhead ratio 4%——
Revenue growth -4%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 110 grants · $955K · 2020–2024
Golden Triangle TheaterFY2024$20,000
United Way of Lowndes and Noxubee CFY2024$10,000
Una Volunteer Fire Department INCFY2024$10,000
Town of Mathiston Police DepartmentFY2024$10,000
The Mission INCFY2024$10,000
The Create Foundation Forge FoundaFY2024$10,000
Prairie Darrocott Fire and RescueFY2024$10,000
Pheba Area Volunteer Fire DepartmenFY2024$10,000
Lowndes County Supervisors VolunteeFY2024$10,000
City of Starkville MississippiFY2024$10,000
Choctaw County High SchoolFY2024$10,000
Central Clay Volunteer Fire DepartmFY2024$10,000
American National Red CrossFY2024$10,000
Bywy Volunteer Fire DepartmentFY2024$9,998
Ackerman Police DepartmentFY2024$9,900
West Point Consolidated School DistFY2024$9,715
City of West Point MississippiFY2024$9,690
Lowndes County School District NewFY2024$9,163
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$326K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$284K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$269K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$260K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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