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Singing River Educational Association INC FY2024 filing

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Lucedale, MS501(c)(3)Education EIN 64-0438336Revenue $1.7M in FY2024Latest return filed Feb 3, 2026

On file with the IRSPo Box 594, 39452-0594 · Lucedale, MSTax-exempt since Jan 1967School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Provide child care services to disadvantaged children in george county, mississippi.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$182K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$803K
FY2021$730K
FY2022$859K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$999K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending April 2024) · 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 Jan 1967.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.5M Management & general 16% · $274K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Tanya Beech
Executive Director
$87,803Pt VII · Sec A
Lori Breland
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brandon Stanford
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Al Jones JR
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tanya Beech’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tanya Beech$87,640$87,803$85,756$82,569$76,362$33,351
Terri Nyman—————$30,314

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers childcare to disadvantaged children in George County, Mississippi.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Singing River Head Start Program Accomplishments 2023-2024

1. 2023-2024 was the first year in the new facility, magnolia center, which is closer to the city of lucedale. Community assessment showed a need for a facility closer to TOWN.2. Community assessment showed the need for more early head start classrooms.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Apr 2025 · $1.6M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$1.5M
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through Mississippi Deparment of Health$109K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Apr 2024 · $1.6M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$1.5M
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through State of Mississippi$99K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Apr 2023 · $1.9M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$1.7M
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through State of Mississippi$122K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Apr 2022 · $1.4M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$1.3M
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through Mississippi Department of Health$68K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$274K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$395K
SavingsLn 2$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$418K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$797K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$422K$418K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$805K$797K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K$182K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$72K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$847K$711K$136K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$4K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$90K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$16K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$29K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$38K$32K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$161K$127K$35K
TravelLn 17$18K$15K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$142K$119K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$31K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$204K$188K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.5M$274K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 3, 2026 $1.7M$1.9M−$183K$999K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 5, 2025 $1.7M$1.7M−$34K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2024 $2.0M$1.7M$357K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 14, 2023 $1.7M$1.5M$129K$859K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 14, 2022 $1.5M$1.5M−$73K$730K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 12, 2021 $1.4M$1.5M−$73K$803K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,697,293 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,015,153$1,700,923
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6−$3,630
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,716$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,038,875$1,697,293
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,017,684$1,052,484
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $664,382$678,473
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,682,066$1,730,957
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $356,809−$33,664
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,697,293 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,690,968
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,955
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,391
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,700,923
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,638−$3,638
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$3,630$1,697,293
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,730,957 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,633 · Management $13,754$85,387
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $710,904 · Management $136,496$847,400
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,469 · Management $2,685$7,154
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,213 · Management $1,490$8,703
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $89,856 · Management $13,984$103,840
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,552 · Management $9,298$24,850
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,119$18,119
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,779 · Management $5,789$34,568
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,863 · Management $6,582$38,445
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $126,912 · Management $34,568$161,480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,737 · Management $2,902$17,639
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $118,945 · Management $23,429$142,374
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,743 · Management $6,350$37,093
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187,701 · Management $16,204$203,905
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,457,426 · Management $273,531 · Fundraising $0$1,730,957
Part X · Balance sheet $1,364,511 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $405,212$395,119
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,528$22,752
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $103,290$149,479
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $514$514
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $805,065$796,647
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,330,609$1,364,511
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $114,908$182,474
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $114,908$182,474
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $887,133$930,497
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $328,568$251,540
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,215,701$1,182,037
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,330,609$1,364,511
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,182,037 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,697,293
XI-2 Total expenses$1,730,957
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,664
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,215,701
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,182,037

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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