Mississippians Against Human Trafficking

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831753827
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Brandon, MS, USA
Phone
6012787387
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$638,274
Expenses
$460,521
Assets
$554,483
Liabilities
$6,240

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LINDSEY SIMMONS (PRESIDENT)
  • SANDY MIDDLETON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LORI HILL (FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • AMANDA DOLLAR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • AMANDA DOLLAR (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $55,351 total reported compensation
  • LORI HILL (FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $36,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Mississippians against human trafficking has been formed to facilitate collaboration with regional task forces, law enforcement, victim service providers, state agencies, schools, houses of worship, medical professionals, and individuals who work with victims or potential victims, who are actively engaged in the fight against trafficking, or who are interested in learning how to prevent this crime and protect victims. Mississippians against human trafficking will be a source of information, support, and resources for members of the coalition, victims, law enforcement, and individuals around the state. Our state will not be able to tackle this problem until we genuinely come together.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Mississippi coalition against human trafficking's independent living assistance (ila) program supports survivors of human trafficking as they work toward safety, stability, and long-term independence. Independent living assistance is available to survivors in all 82 counties of Mississippi, and mcaht continues to expand program outreach to increase awareness and access to these vital resources statewide. As outreach efforts grow, the ila program continues to reach more survivors and respond to needs across diverse communities.number of survivors served & requests fulfilled: from december 1, 2024, through december 10, 2025, the Mississippi coalition against human trafficking's independent living assistance (ila) program provided support to 113 individual survivors of human trafficking across the state. During this reporting period, the programfulfilled 229 requests for assistance, reflecting both the depth of need among survivors and the program's ongoing commitment to removing barriers to safety, stability, and independence.types of services provided: the ila program continued to offer critical non-shelter services designed to support survivors as they work toward independent living. Assistance provided during this time included rent/utility deposits, rental assistance, utility payments, groceries, car payments, and car insurance, as well as limited medical and dental assistance. These supports play an essential role in helping survivors maintain stable housing, secure reliable transportation, and access necessary healthcare. These are fundamental components of long-term recovery and self-sufficiency.counties served: survivors from 17 counties across Mississippi received services through the ila program, demonstrating its broad reach and statewide impact. Counties served included harrison, hinds, forrest, lee, monroe, madison, lafayette, scott, rankin, jackson, bolivar, desoto, lamar, alcorn, marshall, prentiss, and lauderdale. This geographic diversity highlights the persistent need for trafficking-related resources throughout rural, suburban, and urbancommunities alike.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 92% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.5%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 79.7%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $41.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.8%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.2; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.8%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 46.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.5% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.5% of revenue deployed · 79.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $367K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $55K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.