Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$706k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$719k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$106k
$3k liabilities
Net assets
$104k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
5.5 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
3
27% of the board
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance Inc's network
11 people8 organisationsi11 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Grisham | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Bob Gregory | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Christy Burns | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Deborah Tubb | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Elizabeth Behm | Secretary/Tr | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jill Smith | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kinney Ferris | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nancy Carpenter | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paige Hunt | Vice Preside | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stephanie Coomer | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tyrisha Battle | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Cate Williams | Director | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Cate Williams | Director | 40 | $99k | $18k | |
| Tyrisha Battle | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Behm | Secretary/Tr | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christy Burns | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Carpenter | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Coomer | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kinney Ferris | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bob Gregory | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beth Grisham | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paige Hunt | Vice Preside | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jill Smith | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Tubb | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance Inc
- EIN
- 201103191
- Address
- 850 Insight Park Avenue Ste 222, University, MS, 38677
- State
- Mississippi
- Mission
- The mission of the mississippi hills heritage area alliance is to preserve, enhance, interpret, and promote the cultural and heritage assets of the hills region. Its key objectives are to increase jobs and visitation to the area and to develop and support projects and programs that sustain the heritage tourism industry within the region. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S32 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Mary Cate Williams (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChristy Burns
≥8years on the filingsJill Smith
≥8years on the filingsNancy Carpenter
≥8years on the filingsTyrisha Battle
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $106k
- Total liabilities
- $3k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $104k
- Contributions and grants received
- $706k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $407k
- Employees
- 3
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $566k | $543k | $23k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
12 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Mississippi | 3d preserve/faulkner | $100k |
| Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundati | Repairs, sculpture | $90k |
| Mississippi Main Street Assn | Economic impact | $50k |
| Chickasaw County Historical and Gen | $20k | |
| Friends of Siege & Battle of Corint | Renovation guest | $20k |
| Mississippi Presenters Network | Podcast series | $20k |
| Starkville CVB | Develop exhibit | $20k |
| Tippah County Historical Museum | Funding for center | $18k |
| The Rosa Foundation | Enhancements | $15k |
| Yoknapatawpha Arts Council | Preserve field recor | $15k |
| Visit Oxford | Information kiosks | $13k |
| Booneville Main Street Association | $6k |