Mississippi Professional Educators Inc
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What it says it does
MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS (MPE) IS DEDICATED TO MASTERING THE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF TEACHING WITH CONSTANT AWARENESS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, TRENDS, AND BEST PRACTICES THAT WILL ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE COLLEAGUES. MPE DOES THIS TO PROVIDE MISSISSIPPI STUDENTS A QUALITY EDUCATION IN A SAFE AND RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $134,766, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $871,626 spent. MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS (MPE) HOSTED 14 REGIONAL TRAININGS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. TRAINING TOPICS INCLUDED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, EFFECTIVE CONFERENCING, AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. OF THE 246 EDUCATORS WHO ATTENDED, 197 EARNED CEUS AND 23 EARNED SEMIS. MPE AWARDED MORE THAN $135,000 IN GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR MEMBERS: - NBCT SCHOLARSHIPS: MPE AWARDED $475 SCHOLARSHIPS TO SIX MEMBERS PURSUING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION. - CLASSROOM GRANTS: MPE AWARDED 41 CLASSROOM GRANTS TOTALING $39,398 TO ENHANCE CLASSROOM TEACHERS' INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS OR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR STUDENTS. - ADMINISTRATOR SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM: MPE AWARDED 40 GRANTS TOTALING $39,342 TO ADMINISTRATORS FOR PROJECTS THAT BOOST MORALE AND CELEBRATE THEIR EDUCATORS AND STAFF. - FIRST-YEAR PROFESSIONAL STUDENT LOAN CONTEST: DANDRA HAWKINS, A FIRST-YEAR PROFESSIONAL MEMBER AT QUITMAN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, WON THIS YEAR'S STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT CONTEST. MPE PAID $3,000 OF HER STUDENT LOANS. - NBCT MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIPS: MPE AWARDED $570 SCHOLARSHIPS TO 10 MEMBERS PURSUING MAINTENANCE OF THEIR NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION. - GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: MPE AWARDED $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO 19 MEMBERS PURSUING GRADUATE STUDIES. - LINDA ANGLIN TEACHER PREPARATION SCHOLARSHIPS: MPE HONORED 13 STUDENT MEMBERS WITH A $500 SCHOLARSHIP FOR THEIR TEACHER PREPARATION STUDIES. - HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS: MPE AWARDED $500 SCHOLARSHIPS TO 40 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARENT WHO IS A MEMBER OF MPE. MPE ATTORNEYS PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO FIVE MEMBERS AND CONSULTATION TO FIVE MEMBERS. TWO MPE MEMBERS HAVE SUBMITTED CRIMINAL-RELATED CLAIMS UNDER OUR PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY POLICY. MPE'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE OVER THE PHONE TO 201 MEMBERS.MPE SHARED THE LATEST EDUCATION AND LEGISLATIVE NEWS VIA 47 "MPE NEWS AND "LEGISLATIVE UPDATE" EMAILS. OUR THREE ISSUES OF THE MPE JOURNAL SPOTLIGHTED THE MISSISSIPPI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK (MAIN), CONSIDERATIONS FOR SCHOOL CHOICE, AND OUR 2025 BEST PRACTICES SYMPOSIUM.MPE WELCOMED 1,590 NEW MEMBERS WHO JOINED OR REACTIVATED THEIR MEMBERSHIP SINCE JULY 1, 2024, AND 12 MEMBERS EARNED A FREE MEMBERSHIP FOR 2025-26 FOR RECRUITING AT LEAST FIVE NEW MEMBERS SINCE JULY 1, 2024. MPE HONORED 26 MEMBERS WHO RETIRED AFTER 20 OR MORE YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP IN OUR ASSOCIATION. MPE MADE A $50 HONORARIUM TO A BENEFICIARY OF EACH RETIREE'S CHOICE. AT THE END OF JUNE, MPE WILL HAVE BEEN AN EXHIBITOR AT 10 CONFERENCES AND SERVED AS A SPONSOR OR ADVERTISER AT EIGHT OTHER EVENTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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