Coahoma County Conservation League

Not tax-deductible

Clarksdale, MS501(c)(7)Since 1958Recreation & Sports EIN 64-0358095Revenue $533K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 14, 2026

On file with the IRSClarksdale, MSTax-exempt since May 2003

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The organization was created to provide recreational opportunities for its members through the Conservation of wildlife and forestry resources and the preservation of natural habitat.

501(c)(7) social or recreational club; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$11K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(7)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$529K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 15 voting members
Concern: none of 15 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$533K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$459K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$12.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$533K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$513K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$453K
FY2024$539K
FY2025$533K
Expenses
$459K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$402K
FY2023$362K
FY2024$474K
FY2025$459K
Net assets
$12.1M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$11.8M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$11.9M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2025$12.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $459K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Philip C Clegg’s $9K as Treasurer is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Philip C Clegg$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000
Brian Billingsley$2,000—————
Barry Corso—$1,200$1,200$1,200$1,200$1,200

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Conserves wildlife and habitats to provide members with recreational opportunities.

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1 program · $459K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

As part of their mission, the league contracts a game warden to prevent poaching and other encroachments within the property. It maintains a dam in order to retain water & create a natural wetland. This creates a habitat for numerous waterfowl species and other aquatic wildlife and requires continuous maintenance.

$459Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$533K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Investment incomeLn 3$823
Money outPt IX
$459K
Ln 25
Programscol B$459K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$529K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Investment incomeLn 3$823
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Total revenueLn 12$533K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$54K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$529K
Net assetsLn 32$12.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$54K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.7M$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$341K$529K
Net assetsLn 32$12.0M$12.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$11K$11K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$256$256$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$63K$63K$0$0
InterestLn 20$33K$33K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$246K$246K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$54K$54K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$459K$459K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 14, 2026 $533K$459K$74K$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 5, 2025 $539K$474K$65K$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2024 $453K$362K$91K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 10, 2023 $426K$402K$24K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 22, 2022 $409K$290K$120K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2021 $513K$325K$188K$11.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $532,894 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $442,669$446,625
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,215$823
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $95,056$85,446
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $538,940$532,894
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,200$11,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $464,029$448,068
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $474,229$459,068
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $64,711$73,826
Part VI · Governance 0 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $532,894 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$446,625
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,625
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$823
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $85,446 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$85,446
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,269 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$532,894
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $459,068 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,430 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,430
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $256 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$256
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,804 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$62,804
IX-20 InterestPrograms $33,366 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,366
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,692 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,692
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,899 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,899
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $245,578 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$245,578
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $53,793 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$53,793
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $459,068 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$459,068
Part X · Balance sheet $12,591,090 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $116,336$54,375
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,708,584$9,032,211
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $3,504,504$3,504,504
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,329,424$12,591,090
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $420$580
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $340,880$528,560
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $341,300$529,140
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $8,340,000$8,340,000
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $3,648,124$3,721,950
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,988,124$12,061,950
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,329,424$12,591,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,061,950 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$532,894
XI-2 Total expenses$459,068
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,988,124
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,061,950

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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