MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATIONAL INC

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2022 · Form 990EZ · revenue $6K · expenses $15K · assets $4K

Also known as
EDUCATION
EIN
64-0812905
Address
8211 EAGLE POINTE DR, MERIDIAN, MS 39305-9143
Website
MSARTSALLIANCE.COM
NTEE code
A25 Arts Education (Arts, Culture and Humanities) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.85; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 1992 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Heather R LaCoste (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SEE ATTACHED

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Shannon Frost FINANCIAL OF2020-2022 $7,000$23,800 1
Heather Lacoste EXECUTIVE DI2020-2022 $8,400$17,500 1
Dr Penny Wallin (former) EXECUTIVE DI2020 $8,400$8,400 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

22 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Travis Coakley PRESIDENT EL2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Win Maxey-Shumate PAST PRESIDE2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Dr Stephanie Busbea DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Selina Coakley DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Anthony Difatta DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Olivia Dunwoody DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Brittani Emerson DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Rori Eddie Herbison DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Stacy Howell DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Brandi Hoxie DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Toney Keeler DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Mark Lafrancis DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Dr Rosalind Operton DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Terrence Roberts DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Brittany Swindoll DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Erick Weeks DIRECTOR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Judy Duncan (former) PAST PRESIDE2020 1 $0 reported 1
Jerry Jenkins (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Amanda Koonlaba (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Stacy Mcinnis-Blalock (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Laura Reinstatler (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Word (former) DIRECTOR2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2022 · 18 people listed · 2 paid, $15K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HEATHER LACOSTE EXECUTIVE DI7 $8,400-- $8,4001
SHANNON FROST FINANCIAL OF7 $7,000-- $7,0001
TRAVIS COAKLEY PRESIDENT EL2 $0-- $01
WIN MAXEY-SHUMATE PAST PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
DR STEPHANIE BUSBEA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
SELINA COAKLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ANTHONY DIFATTA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
OLIVIA DUNWOODY DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BRITTANI EMERSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
RORI EDDIE HERBISON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
STACY HOWELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BRANDI HOXIE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TONEY KEELER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
MARK LAFRANCIS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
DR ROSALIND OPERTON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TERRENCE ROBERTS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BRITTANY SWINDOLL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ERICK WEEKS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2021 · 18 people listed · 2 paid, $17K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HEATHER LACOSTE EXECUTIVE DI7 $8,400-- $8,4001
SHANNON FROST FINANCIAL OF7 $8,400-- $8,4001
TRAVIS COAKLEY PRESIDENT EL1 $0-- $01
WIN MAXEY-SHUMATE PAST PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
DR STEPHANIE BUSBEA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
SELINA COAKLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ANTHONY DIFATTA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
OLIVIA DUNWOODY DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BRITTANI EMERSON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
RORI EDDIE HERBISON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
STACY HOWELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BRANDI HOXIE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TONEY KEELER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
MARK LAFRANCIS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
DR ROSALIND OPERTON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TERRENCE ROBERTS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BRITTANY SWINDOLL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ERICK WEEKS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2020 · 22 people listed · 3 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR PENNY WALLIN EXECUTIVE DI7 $8,400-- $8,4001
SHANNON FROST FINANCIAL OF7 $8,400-- $8,4001
HEATHER LACOSTE DIRECTOR1 $700-- $7001
WIN MAXEY-SHUMATE PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JUDY DUNCAN PAST PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
TRAVIS COAKLEY PRESIDENT EL1 $0-- $01
SELINA COAKLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ANTHONY DIFATTA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
OLIVIA DUNWOODY DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JERRY JENKINS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
RORI EDDIE HERBISON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
STACY HOWELL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BRANDI HOXIE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
AMANDA KOONLABA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
MARK LAFRANCIS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
STACY MCINNIS-BLALOCK DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
DR ROSALIND OPERTON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
LAURA REINSTATLER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
TERRENCE ROBERTS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BRITTANY SWINDOLL DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ERICK WEEKS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CHRIS WORD DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,575$14,759 $3,841$3,841 $5,575- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,704$27,873 $13,026$13,026 $20,704- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,871$27,907 $20,195$20,195 $11,871- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $62,250 in all, tax years 2009 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS $31,2502 $12,5002010 2009-2010 Public charity Exact
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SOUTH ARTS INC $25,0001 $25,0002024 2024 Public charity Exact
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MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC $6,0001 $6,0002016 2016 Public charity Exact
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Who funds organizations like this

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COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES $98,2031 1DAF sponsor2022–2022 ALEX BROWN FOUNDATION INC
E H A FOUNDATION INC $80,0003 1Private foundation2013–2016 TIME IN CHILDRENS ARTS INITIATIVE
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $59,5446 1DAF sponsor2010–2015 YOUNG ARTISTS AWARDS INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $46,7812 1DAF sponsor2020–2021 SOCIETY FOR ARTS AND CULTURE OF SOUTH ASIA
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC $46,2053 1DAF sponsor2015–2017 FATVILLAGE ARTS DISTRICT INC
PI FOUNDATION INC $45,0001 1DAF sponsor2017–2017 HERITAGE ARTS FOUNDATION
TANG FUND $33,0004 1Private foundation2017–2023 TIME IN CHILDRENS ARTS INITIATIVE
JOHN P KAVOORAS CHARITABLE TR $28,2502 1Private foundation2015–2016 FATVILLAGE ARTS DISTRICT INC
NANCY AND RANDY BEST FOUNDATION $25,0001 1Private foundation2015–2015 Leland Best Fine Arts Academy Inc
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2022 · Form 990EZ · $14,759 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $13,105 88.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,577 10.7%
Printing, publications, postage $77 0.5%
Total$14,759100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $27,873 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $23,800 85.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,746 9.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,250 4.5%
Printing, publications, postage $77 0.3%
Total$27,873100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $27,907 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $26,525 95.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,124 4.0%
Printing, publications, postage $258 0.9%
Total$27,907100%

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