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← MISSISSIPPI EARLY LEARNING ALLIANCE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MISSISSIPPI EARLY LEARNING ALLIANCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$625,193
Total expenses
$481,952
Contributions and grants received
$589,871
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$35,322
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$942,806
Total liabilities, end of year
$91,312
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$851,494
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$349,292
Management and general expenses
$84,827
Fundraising expenses
$47,833
Program service expenses (Part III)
$349,292

Program services were 72.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $589,871

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $35,322 · excluded $35,322

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $104,999 · program services $77,151 · management and general $16,868 · fundraising $10,980

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $221,941 · program services $163,076 · management and general $35,655 · fundraising $23,210

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,811 · program services $16,089 · management and general $3,532 · fundraising $2,190

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,835 · program services $20,523 · management and general $4,959 · fundraising $3,353

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,525 · management and general $12,525

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,943 · program services $1,976 · management and general $1,867 · fundraising $8,100

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,842 · program services $14,463 · management and general $379

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $636 · program services $45 · management and general $591

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $38,987 · program services $34,100 · management and general $4,887

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $22,050 · program services $20,483 · management and general $1,567

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,287 · management and general $1,287

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT

    total $2,096 · program services $1,386 · management and general $710

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $68,986 · end of year $23,968

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $642,011 · end of year $918,838

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,744 · end of year $1,312

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $90,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $583,253 · end of year $843,994

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $125,000 · end of year $7,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO BUILD, STRENGTHEN, AND SUPPORT COALITIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE TO IMPROVE EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES IN OUR STATE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE TO IMPROVE EARLY LEARNING & CHILD DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES IN OUR STATE.

  • THE MISSISSIPPI EARLY LEARNING ALLIANCE (MELA) INTRODUCED A THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IN JANUARY 2024, ALONG WITH CLARITY OF VISION AND OVERALL STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE.MELA HOSTED THE FIFTH ANNUAL CAPITOL DAY, WHERE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS, ADVOCATES, PARENTS, LEGISLATORS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS GATHERED TO ADVANCE CRITICAL PUBLIC-POLICY PRIORITIES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND WELFARE. THE ALLIANCE RELEASED A NEW REPORT, TITLED "CHILD CARE: A CRITICAL PIECE OF MISSISSIPPI'S LABOR FORCE PUZZLE," TO SHED LIGHT ON AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE CHALLENGES OF CHILD CARE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY.MELA LAUNCHED THE MISSISSIPPI FORUM FOR THE FUTURE WEBSITE THAT WILL SERVE AS A COMMUNICATIONS HUB FOR ALL EARLY CHILDHOOD INFORMATION. THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE ESTABLISHED THE SECOND STEERING COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL INFANT AND TODDLER HEALTH AND ECONOMIC SECURITY PRIORITIES.THE ALLIANCE CREATED A NEW WORKING GROUP, BUILT FOR BABIES, TO CREATE A MESSAGING TOOLKIT THAT THE COALITION CAN USE TO INFORM MISSISSIPPI DECISIONMAKERS AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ISSUES. THE ALLIANCE ALSO LAUNCHED THE MISSISSIPPI EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVOCACY COUNCIL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

    Expenses $349,292

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Devon Brenner

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ross Weems

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Alexander Washington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Suzette Matthews

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mandy Mahoney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Richard Long

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Jameshyia Ballard

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Andrew Wilhelm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kimberly Leroy Washington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Casey Butts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Neil Tullos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Buster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Harris

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $101,051
    From this org
    $92,717
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,334
    Hours/week
    40

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
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349307867

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