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Mid-South Public Communications Foundation
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Mid-South Public Communications Foundation reported $11.2 million in revenue and $5.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $72.64 went to program services, $9.71 to management and general costs and $17.65 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 48.7% of the total. Government grants made up 14.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $133,764 (Board Treasurer). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 93% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.6MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 72.6% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.7% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 17.6% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.18 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 48.7% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 14.5% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $133,764 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.37% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 44.1 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFM Radio - Produced and acquired programs for radio broadcast for the purpose of providing non-commercial classical music, local news programs, and national news services. We also provide air-time for local community and cultural organizations to discuss and promote their community programs and services
Television Broadcasting - Produced and acquired programs for non-commercial, educational public television broadcasting, coordinated instructional literacy programs, and provided community information for the purposes of enhancing educational and cultural opportunities
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board Treasurer Officer, key employee, highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week | $120,278 | $0 | $13,486 | $133,764 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mid-South Public Communications Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $160K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 547
- Volunteers Part I, line 635
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Mid-South Public Communications Foundation totaling $845 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Mid-South Public Communications Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Mid-South Public Communications Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Mid-South Public Communications Foundation spent in FY2025, $72.64 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Mid-South Public Communications Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mid-South Public Communications Foundation reported that 72.6% of its $5.6 million in expenses went to program services, 9.7% to management and general and 17.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Mid-South Public Communications Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Mid-South Public Communications Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $133,764, for the role of Board Treasurer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Mid-South Public Communications Foundation get its money?
Of $11.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 48.7% came from contributions and grants (including 14.5% from government grants) and 0.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Mid-South Public Communications Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-0525567 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202523569349301022 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202412979349301966 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343199349328319 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202203609349300600 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349317857 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043219349310909 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-0525567: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.