Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation EIN 52-2377622

Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation

EIN  52-2377622 Supporting organization Jackson, MS
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Broadcasts weekly radio programs about Mississippi's wildlife, fisheries, and parks to inform the public about ongoing activities and programs.
Leadership
Clark Gordin · Executive Di · $94K
Money in and out
$926K revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
-24% net inflow

Broadcasts weekly radio programs about Mississippi's wildlife, fisheries, and parks to inform the public about ongoing activities and programs. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $926K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $768K in net assets.Pt I

Money in and out · FY2024
Total revenue
$926K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$768K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$219K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.42
Net inflow
-24%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -243% vs prior filing year
Pass-through gifts
54%
of revenue from contributions▼ -12% vs prior filing year
Program spending
58%
of expenses reach stated programs▼ -20% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$926K
FY2024▼ -36%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -26%
Total assets
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -27%
Total liabilities
$268K
FY2024▼ -37%
Total revenue
$926K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$768K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$219K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B58%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $269K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Wildlife and Fisheries

Consists of multiple programs which have been designed and implemented in order to further the organization's mission. Following are some of the organization's current programs: (1)"BLACK bear project" which funds the purchase of radio telemetry equipment and fly-over air time in order to track the movement and population of black bears…

$187Kprogram expense
02

Mississippi Archery in the Schools

This program brings the sport of archery to over 350 public and private schools and accepts children age 12 and above for participation. It is now listed as a sport by the mississippi high school activities association, which oversees the sports and extracurricular activities in which 35,000 mississippi school students participate.

$72Kprogram expense
03

Mississippi Outdoors Radio

This weekly radio program furthers the mission of the organization by broadcasting news and updates relating to ongoing activities and programs of the bureaus operated by the mississippi department of wildlife, fisheries and parks. The "mississippi outdoors" program airs on multiple stations throughout the state of mississippi.

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation
EINHdr · item D52-2377622
Principal addressHdr · item CJackson, MS
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.foundationmwfp.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMS
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C27)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$93,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clark Gordin’s $94K as Executive Di is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donald C Brazil$84,525$144,900$140,175$126,000
Clark Gordin$93,750

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$496K · 54%
Program service revenue$356K · 38%
Other revenue$56K · 6%
Investment income$18K · 2%
Contributions & grants54%$496K
Program service revenue38%$356K
Other revenue6%$56K
Investment income2%$18K
— government grantsLn 1e$2K
Total revenueLn 12$926K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.42
Program services58%$661K
Management & general42%$483K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$998K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$268K
Total net assetsLn 32$768K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $998K · Operating expenses/yr $1.1M
10.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $661K · Total expenses $1.1M
58%
Management & General
Management & general $483K · Total expenses $1.1M
42%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.1M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $659K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $496K · Total revenue $926K
54%
Government reliance
Government grants $2K · Total revenue $926K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $356K · Total revenue $926K
38%
Investment reliance
Investment income $18K · Total revenue $926K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $356K · Total expenses $1.1M
31%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $926K · Prior year $1.4M
-36%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $442K · FY2024 $926K
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $768K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $926K · Expenses $1.1M
-24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $768K · Total assets $1.0M
74%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Clark Gordin · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $94K · Total expenses $1.1M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $224K · Total expenses $1.1M
20%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 58%
Overhead ratio 42%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -36%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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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 (Latest)$926K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$4.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$442K 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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