West Jackson Community Development EIN 58-1947657 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

West Jackson Community Development FY2023 filing

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Rebuilds the area around Jackson, Mississippi through community-based development. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $719K in revenue, $719K in expenses, and $113K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Housing
Location
Jackson, MS
Filings
5 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$719KFY2023
Expenses
$719K
Net assets
$113K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  58-1947657 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Jackson, MS
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Rebuilds the area around Jackson, Mississippi through community-based development.
Leadership
Linda Carter · Executive Dir · $78K
Money in and out
$719K revenue, $719K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$719K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$719K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$113K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $0
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$719K
FY2023▲ +21%
Expenses
$719K
FY2023▲ +19%
Total assets
$113K
FY2023▼ -51%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$719K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$719K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$113K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$0
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$113K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $719K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Community base organization to revitalize the area surrounding the

$719Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWest Jackson Community Development
EINHdr · item D58-1947657
Principal addressHdr · item CJackson, MS
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMS
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L21)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir
$77,692Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Carter’s $95K as Exective Dir is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 849 $100K–1M housing 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Linda Carter$95,385$77,692$74,885

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 & grants100%$719K
— government grantsLn 1e$706K
Total revenueLn 12$719K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.02
Program services92%$660K
Management & general6%$46K
Fundraising2%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$719K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$30K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$113K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $30K · Operating expenses/yr $719K
0.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $660K · Total expenses $719K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $46K · Total expenses $719K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $719K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $5K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $719K · Total revenue $719K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $706K · Total revenue $719K
98%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $719K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $719K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $719K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $719K · Prior year $596K
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $113K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $719K · Expenses $719K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $113K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $113K · Total assets $113K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $113K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Linda Carter · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIR · Highest reported compensation $78K · Total expenses $719K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $474K · Total expenses $719K
66%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 21%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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$7K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$686K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$719K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$596K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$700K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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