Public Charity

OPERATION SHOESTRING INC

Based in JACKSON, MS, OPERATION SHOESTRING INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.0M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, $7.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 47 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.9M.

EIN: 640471554 JACKSON, MS Human Service Organizations NTEE: P20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$7.0M
Grant Records47
Funding Total$3.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO INVEST IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND FAITHFULLY EXTEND THE HAND OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY TO EMPOWER THE NEEDY, UPLIFT OUR TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY, AND BRIGHTEN THE FUTURE FOR US ALL.

Where $100 goes at Operation Shoestring Inc

How Operation Shoestring Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$48
Project rise afterschool and summer program:Operation Shoestring's project rise afterschool and summer program provided engaging educational, artistic, and social-emotional development activities for 185 pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students…
64% of program spending
$20
Community outreachoperation shoestring depends on partnerships with people and organizations throughout our community to provide resources and expertise in support of our services, including those focused on mental…
27% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 350 volunteers
$7
Parent and family initiatives:Operation Shoestring's parent and family initiatives included workshops designed to help the 126 households in our 2024-2025 academic programming year and 137 households during our…
9% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 126 households; 137 households
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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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Alicia Netterville
TREASURER Deidra Bell
BOARD MEMBER Demondes Haynes
BOARD MEMBER Doug Boone
BOARD MEMBER Frank Lenior
BOARD MEMBER Jeff Stancill

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Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$2,038,350 3 grants
General Support
$876,613 29 grants
Education
$287,000 6 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$152,676 1 grant
Unspecified
$517,901 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.0M $2.0M $7.0M
2024 $3.7M $2.6M $7.3M
2023 $1.3M $2.1M $5.8M
2022 $2.2M $1.6M $6.7M
2021 $2.6M $1.5M $6.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.6M to $2.0M (-25%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.0M.

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