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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,160
Total expenses
$569,596
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,160
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$248,560
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,969
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$240,591
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$434,726
Management and general expenses
$123,671
Fundraising expenses
$11,199
Program service expenses (Part III)
$434,726

Program services were 76.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,160 · excluded $3,160

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $99,725 · program services $69,807 · management and general $19,945 · fundraising $9,973

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,154 · program services $2,908 · management and general $831 · fundraising $415

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,112 · program services $5,679 · management and general $1,622 · fundraising $811

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,900 · management and general $17,900

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $380,050 · program services $299,180 · management and general $80,870

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,213 · program services $5,567 · management and general $1,646

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $134 · program services $67 · management and general $67

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,318 · program services $32,528 · management and general $790

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $18,990 · program services $18,990

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $826,148 · end of year $248,560

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,121 · end of year $7,969

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $807,027 · end of year $240,591

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION DRIVES THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THROUGH SCHOOL SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND OUTREACH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO DEVELOP AND GROW HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THROUGH SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND OUTREACH.

  • OVERVIEW:THE MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (MCSA) HAS MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES FOR EACH CHARTER SCHOOL. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES FOR THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR, REFLECTING THE IMPACT OF MCSA'S FOCUSED EFFORTS ON DATA COACHING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT RESOURCES, AND DIRECT STUDENT SUPPORT. ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES:- SIX OUT OF SEVEN SCHOOLS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASED IN THEIR LETTER GRADE. - TWO SCHOOLS, AMBITION PREP AND SMILOW PREP, DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL PROGRESS BY INCREASING THEIR GRADES BY TWO LETTERS. - THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE SCORES ARE A CLEAR REFLECTION OF THE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS MADE IN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND STUDENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS. CONTINUING THE GAINS:AS A RESULT OF THE IMPRESSIVE GAINS REFLECTED IN THIS YEAR'S DATA, ALL MEANS ALL CONSULTING, LLC. HAS BEEN RETAINED TO SUSTAIN AND BUILD UPON THESE ACHIEVEMENTS. IN THE FIRST MONTH (AUGUST 2024) OF THE NEW CONTRACT, MCSA HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED SEVERAL CRITICAL TASKS TO ENSURE CONTINUED PROGRESS:1. DATA ANALYSIS AND VERIFICATION: MCSA COMPLETED A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF THE DATA PRIOR TO THE STATE'S OFFICIAL LETTER GRADE RELEASE. THIS INVOLVED VERIFYING STATE ACCOUNTABILITY FILES AND SCHOOL LEVEL PROJECTIONS TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND ALIGNMENT. 2. DATA SYSTEM ALIGNMENT: MCSA HAS SUCCESSFULLY ALIGNED DATA SYSTEMS ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS TO STREAMLINE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING PROCESSES. 3. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: BI-MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED, FOCUSING ON ENHANCING INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. 4. DATA PROTOCOLS FOR LEADERSHIP: MCSA ESTABLISHED DATA PROTOCOLS FOR THE QUARTERLY ALL-SCHOOLS DATA MEETINGS, ENSURING THAT SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS ARE EQUIPPED TO MAKE INFORMED, DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS. CONCLUSION: THE 2023-2024 ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE PROGRESS MADE IS A RESULT OF THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF THE CHARTER LEADERS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS, SUPPORTED BY STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS OF ALL MEANS ALL CONSULTING, LLC. THESE RESULTS SERVE AS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE SUCCESS AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION. MCSA CONDUCTED A DETAILED SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL ANALYSIS OF THE INTERIM DATA FROM THE FIRST WEEKS OF SCHOOL AND MONITORED PROGRESS OF THE LEADERS AT THE OCTOBER 17TH FIRST IN-PERSON ALL SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP MEETING.

    Expenses $434,726

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nic Lott

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Naomi Rubin Deveaux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlie Bufalino

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Canter

    FORMER PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonas Crenshaw

    FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $108,000
    From this org
    $103,846
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,154
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523179349310327

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