Public Charity

MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC

MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC, of JACKSON, MS, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.5M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $1.5M in total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $517K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 640561264 JACKSON, MS Humanities NTEE: A70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$1.5M
Grant Records12
Funding Total$517K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL (MHC) SEEKS TO CREATE AND FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AND TO PLACE THEIR LIVES IN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. IN THE BELIEF THAT LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST AND INTERPRETING THE PRESENT WILL ALLOW OUR SOCIETY TO PROVIDE A BETTER FUTURE FOR EVERYONE. THE MHC WILL USE THE PROCESSES AND DISCIPLINES OF THE HUMANITIES TO FOCUS ON FOUR AREAS: BOOKS AND READING, MISSISSIPPI HISTORY AND CULTURE, CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

Where $100 goes at Mississippi Humanities Council Inc

How Mississippi Humanities Council Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$43
The Mississippi Humanities Council (mhc) offers grants to nonprofit organizations to support free, public humanities programs
51% of program spending
$37
Prison education initiative
43% of program spending
$5
Mississippi freedom trail
6% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS
2025
MELLON FOUNDATION SUBGRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$250,000
FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS
2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR 'BY THE PEOPLE: CONVERSATIONS BEYOND 250' CIVIC DIALOGUE INITIATIVE
$21,250
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$55,820
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$30,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
2023
GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
$5,500

Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Betty Lou Jones
BOARD MEMBER Brian Perry
BOARD MEMBER Carla Sorrells Wall
BOARD MEMBER Dr Blake Thompson
BOARD MEMBER Dr Deanne Stephens
BOARD MEMBER Dr Donald Shaffer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$401,770 8 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$59,000 2 grants
Education
$6,668 1 grant
Unspecified
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.5M $1.5M $1.5M
2024 $1.3M $1.6M $2.5M
2023 $2.3M $1.4M $2.8M
2022 $1.0M $1.1M $2.0M
2021 $2.2M $1.6M $2.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.2M to $1.5M (-30%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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