Central Mississippi Chapter of the Msu Alumni Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264263370
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Ridgeland, MS, USA
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alumni Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,820
Expenses
$11,165
Assets
$34,350

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • La'Kitha Bledsoe Hughes (President)
  • Casonja Thompson (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • La'Kitha Bledsoe Hughes (President)
  • Casonja Thompson (Vice President)
  • Jacqueline Quinn (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Educational Scholarships

What it reported doing in 2025

Our Alumni Chapter provides scholarships to local students attending Mississippi State University MSU. We provided 8 scholarships this year by using the funds held in our endowment accounts at MSU that totaled 14,000 in scholarships. This 14,000 was used to award 5 2,000 scholarships to Senior high school students who attend high schools within the Hinds Madison and Rankin County areas. We also awarded 2 1,000 scholarships to Junior College transfer students. In addition we awarded one student the Carlie Nichols Scholarship in the amount of 2,000. Our scholarships are meant to aid deserving students who want to attend MSU but are in need of financial assistance. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need grades ACT scores leadership ability and character. The majority of monies raised by our Chapter are used to fund scholarships. Our long-term goal is to be able to raise more funds through donations contribution and fundraising to provide additional scholarship

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 11
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 17.2%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.5%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.08; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.6% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 17.2% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.