Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,020,327

Total expenses

$2,136,888

Contributions and grants received

$1,827,631

Grants paid

$905,758

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$26,938

Other revenue

$165,758

Total assets, end of year

$1,194,237

Total liabilities, end of year

$141,466

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,052,771

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,758,211

Management and general expenses

$208,719

Fundraising expenses

$169,958

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,758,211

Program services were 82.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• UNITED WAY OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, WHICH SERVES HANCOCK, HARRISON, PEARL RIVER AND STONE COUNTIES, AWARDED $905,758 IN GRANTS IN FY 2023. GRANTS INCLUDED MULTI-YEAR COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS TO TWELVE LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES CAREFULLY SELECTED BY A VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TEAM; EMERGENCY AND EMERGING NEEDS GRANTS, WHICH ADDRESSED COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT ARISE FROM CRISES OR TIME-SENSITIVE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH IMPACT; PASS-THROUGH DISTRIBUTIONS; AND FUNDERS' GRANTS. ADDITIONAL IMPACT INITIATIVES INCLUDED THE SINGLECARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS CARD, WHICH SAVED SOUTH MISSISSIPPIANS $386,465 AND THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) PROGRAM, WHICH RETURNED $5,704,347 TO THE AREA THROUGH FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES. DONORS WERE ALSO FREE TO DESIGNATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANY 501(C)(3) OR 509(A) ORGANIZATION.

  Expenses $905,758 · Grants $905,758

• DURING FY 2023, UNITED WAY OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI WORKED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS SCHOOL READINESS AND GRADE-LEVEL READING. ACCORDING TO THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION 2020 KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK, 48% OF 3 AND 4 YEAR- OLDS IN MISSISSIPPI ARE NOT ENROLLED IN A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE SAME STUDY INDICATES THAT 68% OF FOURTH GRADERS ARE NOT AT GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY IN READING. UWSM BELIEVES THE COMMUNITY'S MOST CRITICAL RESOURCES ARE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND THE ORGANIZATION INVESTED IN THOSE RESOURCES THROUGH SEVERAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES. INITIATIVES INCLUDED DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY, WHICH DISTRIBUTED 24,668 FREE BOOKS TO OUR AREA'S CHILDREN; UNITED WAY READERS, WHICH PAIRED ADULT VOLUNTEERS WITH CHILDREN TO PROVIDE READING PRACTICE; THE LITTLE LIBRARY PROGRAM, WHICH PROMOTED NEIGHBORHOOD BOOK EXCHANGES THROUGH FREE, PUBLIC BOOKCASES; AND PREK4WARD, WHICH OFFERED FREE PRESCHOOL TO 180 AREA CHILDREN ACROSS NINE CLASSROOMS. ADDITIONALLY, UWSM FUNDS THE NOURISHING PLACE'S ENHANCE AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED 147 AREA CHILDREN WITH NEEDED TUTORING SERVICES.

  Expenses $598,341

• IN FY 2023, UNITED WAY OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI PROVIDED, THROUGH VOLUNTEERS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS, CRITICAL COMMUNITY SERVICES. VOLUNTEERS SIGNED UP FOR OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND WERE FIELDED IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EVENTS LIKE THE ANNUAL DAY OF ACTION. VOLUNTEERS LOGGED A TOTAL OF 4,190 HOURS WITH A MONETARY IMPACT OF $133,242. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE GULF COAST HUB FOR VOLUNTEERS AND NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR VOLUNTEERS. UWSM ALSO DIRECTED A DIAPER DRIVE AND "FILL THE BUS" SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE, WHICH GENERATED MUCH-NEEDED DONATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN.

  Expenses $163,104

• Expenses $91,008

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

• CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTH MS

  $628,287

  UTILITY ASSISTANCE FOR LOW INCOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY

• CASA OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI

  $38,035

  EDUCATION ADVOCACY & SUPPORT, GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION

  $34,933

  BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 0 - 5 YRS OLD

• HANCOCK COUNTY HRA

  $25,100

  CHILD DEVELOPMENT, GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• HANCOCK RESOURCE CENTER

  $25,100

  FAMILY ADVOCACY COLLABORATIVE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• MOORE COMMUNITY HOUSE

  $25,100

  EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM, GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• THE NOURSHING PLACE

  $20,225

  AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• MANNA MINISTRIES

  $18,035

  HEAD & HEART PROGRAM, GENERAL ASSISTANCE

• ST VINCENT DE PAUL PHARMACY

  $15,535

  DIABETIC CARE PROGRAM, GENERAL ASSITANCE

• CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTH MS

  $15,100

  CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, GENERAL ASSISTANCE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

27 January 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202530319349301773

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