South Delta Planning & Development District

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
640466158
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Greenville, MS, USA
Phone
6623783831
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,422,606
Expenses
$19,479,061
Assets
$31,389,152
Liabilities
$3,409,290

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

31 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HENRY REED JR (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • THOMAS L GOODWIN (EXECUTIVE DI): $249,204 total reported compensation
  • HEATHER N MOORE (CHIEF FINANC): $172,883 total reported compensation
  • MITZI WOODS (WORKFORCE DI): $164,757 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Planning and development districts were created to address the diverse needs of the residents in rural areas. South delta planning and development district, inc. Is a non-profit organization serving six counties and thirty-five municipalities. It's major purpose is to apply for, receive and administer a wide range of programs which can positively affect the lives of the residents of the delta area as well as improve the economy of the area.

What it reported doing in 2024

Medical assistance program is a state wide program designed to offer assistance to qualified medicaid beneficiaries. This program allows qualified individuals to remain in a home or community-based setting as an alternative to nursing facility care or other institutional care.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 97% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 64% for direct work, and 36% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 73
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.6%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.3%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.61; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.6% of revenue deployed · 99.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 24 of 24 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $19.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $249K · 31 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 38 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 10 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.