2026-06-15T18:15:21-04:00 2025-12-31 640744038 LYLE WALKER & CO PA PO BOX 2596 RIDGELAND MS 39158 990 2025-01-01 991357286 MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE FOR INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES MISS 6016448858 PO BOX 718 FLORA MS 39071 JASON S DEAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8778295500 2026-06-03 true CINDY HOLLINGSWORTH CPA P00288259 6019810207 2026-06-03 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JASON S DEAN 168500 false X X 2024 MS THE MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF PRIVATE, NONPROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE STATE. AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, MAICU'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS BY PROMOTING POLICIES THAT SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY WHILE SECURING RESOURCES TO ENHANCE STUDENT SUCCESS. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, THE MAICU WILL AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, ENSURING THEY REMAIN VITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF MISSISSIPPI. THIS COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION AND ADVOCACY WILL HELP TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, REINFORCING THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF INDEPENDENT HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE MISSISSIPPI'S FUTURE. 7 7 0 0 5972 0 149250 168500 0 0 155222 168500 0 0 25000 22917 0 0 128221 73803 153221 96720 2001 71780 2001 73781 0 2001 73781 X THE MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF PRIVATE, NONPROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE STATE. AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, MAICU'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS BY PROMOTING POLICIES THAT SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY WHILE SECURING RESOURCES TO ENHANCE STUDENT SUCCESS. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, THE MAICU WILL AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, ENSURING THEY REMAIN VITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF MISSISSIPPI. THIS COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION AND ADVOCACY WILL HELP TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, REINFORCING THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF INDEPENDENT HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE MISSISSIPPI'S FUTURE. false false 93328 168500 THE MAICU STRIVES TO SERVE AS A VOICE FOR ITS SEVEN MEMBER PRIVATE COLLEGES FOR ANY COMMITTEE WORK OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT REQUIRE US TO PARTICIPATE (E.G., THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON COLLEGE ACCREDITATION AND THE "ASCENT TO 55%" PROGRAM). IN 2025, THE MAICU WAS THE FISCAL AGENT AND ORGANIZER FOR THE MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CONFERENCE HELD IN JULY 2025 IN JACKSON, MS. THIS RESPONSIBILITY ROTATES AMONG COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. MAICU COORDINATES THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY SCHOLARSHIPS AND STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING IT RECEIVES TO THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF MAICU. IN 2025 MAICU RECEIVED AN UNSOLICITED CONTRIBUTION FROM PACCAR FOUNDATION (91-6030638)IN THE AMOUNT OF 70,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SEVEN MEMBERS OF MAICU IN EQUAL AMOUNTS OF 10,000 EACH. THE PACCAR FOUNDATION PLAYED NO ROLE IN THE SELECTION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. NO ACTIVE FUNDRAISING OF ANY KIND WAS PERFORMED BY MAICU IN 2025. COORDINATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY FINANCIAL PASS THROUGHS INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING (E.G., PACCAR SCHOLARSHIP AND ARPA FUNDS). CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIES OF SCALE INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN PURCHASING CONSORTIA. 93328 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false false false true false false X JASON DEAN 6016648858 PO BOX 718 FLORA MS 39071 JASON S DEAN EXECUTIVE DI 5.00 X 22917 0 0 BLAKE THOMPSON MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DONZELL LEE TOUGALOO COLLEGE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 FRANK NEVILLE MILLSAPS COLLEGE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JOHNNY MOORE RUST COLLEGE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BARBARA MCMILLIN BLUE MOUNTAIN UNIV DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BEN BURNETT WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSIT DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ROGER PARROTT BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 22917 false false false SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 140000 140000 MEMBERSHIP DUES 28500 28500 168500 168500 168500 22917 20625 2292 1100 1100 105 105 SCHOLARSHIPS 70000 70000 NAICU MEMBERSHIP DUES 2350 2350 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 248 248 96720 93328 3392 0 2001 73781 2001 73781 0 0 X 2001 73781 2001 73781 2001 73781 71780 X false false X 5972 5972 149250 168500 317750 155222 168500 323722 323722 155222 168500 323722 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF PRIVATE, NONPROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE STATE. AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, MAICU'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS BY PROMOTING POLICIES THAT SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY WHILE SECURING RESOURCES TO ENHANCE STUDENT SUCCESS. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, THE MAICU WILL AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, ENSURING THEY REMAIN VITAL CONTRIBUTORS TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF MISSISSIPPI. THIS COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION AND ADVOCACY WILL HELP TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, REINFORCING THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF INDEPENDENT HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE MISSISSIPPI'S FUTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE MAICU STRIVES TO SERVE AS A VOICE FOR ITS SEVEN MEMBER PRIVATE COLLEGES FOR ANY COMMITTEE WORK OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT REQUIRE US TO PARTICIPATE (E.G., THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON COLLEGE ACCREDITATION AND THE "ASCENT TO 55%" PROGRAM). IN 2025, THE MAICU WAS THE FISCAL AGENT AND ORGANIZER FOR THE MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CONFERENCE HELD IN JULY 2025 IN JACKSON, MS. THIS RESPONSIBILITY ROTATES AMONG COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. MAICU COORDINATES THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY SCHOLARSHIPS AND STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING IT RECEIVES TO THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF MAICU. IN 2025 MAICU RECEIVED AN UNSOLICITED CONTRIBUTION FROM PACCAR FOUNDATION (91-6030638)IN THE AMOUNT OF 70,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SEVEN MEMBERS OF MAICU IN EQUAL AMOUNTS OF 10,000 EACH. THE PACCAR FOUNDATION PLAYED NO ROLE IN THE SELECTION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. NO ACTIVE FUNDRAISING OF ANY KIND WAS PERFORMED BY MAICU IN 2025. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY APPOINTMENT.