2017-11-14T10:19:10-06:00 2016-12-31 201941244 HORNE LLP 1020 Highland Colony Pkwy Ste 400 Ridgeland MS 39157 990 2016-01-01 472158741 Mississippi News and Information Corp MISS 6015334860 750 Woodlands Parkway Suite 100 Ridgeland MS 39157 Mandy M Pope Chief Operating Officer 6015334860 2017-11-13 1 Angela Beasley Phyfer CPA P00439128 6013261000 2017-11-13 66.175.140.26 2017-11-13 13:37:22 CS P D27A7CC110C4FA5A367D931E1F529B1DD65FC52C FFB7BA2F8EC326D5D7B47D1AD3F682A95A6BBBB6 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z MISSISSIPPI TODAY Mandy M Pope 750 Woodlands Parkway Suite 100 Ridgeland MS 39157 1213832 0 X http://mississippitoday.org X 2014 MS See Schedule O 9 9 16 9 11750 685 2858549 1202081 0 11750 641 1 0 -35028 2859190 1178804 0 0 0 0 116420 771223 0 0 101912 41221 395730 157641 1166953 2701549 11851 2730205 2759819 28656 46419 2701549 2713400 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 957126 0 Online nonpartisan news and information resource for Mississippi (free to the public) covering state and local government affairs and community issues, including education, health, economic development, poverty and race, as well as Mississippi's social culture. 23373 Policy events and panels open free to the public covering issues of importance to the state and where community members can directly interact with public officials and newsmakers who will shape Mississippi's future. 980499 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR FL MS NY X X Mandy M Pope 6015334860 750 Woodlands Parkway Suite 100 Ridgeland MS 39157 Andrew Lack Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Overby Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Barksdale EXECUTIVE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Barksdale Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tiffany Graves Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Pittman Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Toni Cooley Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tray Hairston Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Will Norton Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS MOORE CO-CHIEF EDITORIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 114616 0 15905 FRED ANKLAM JR CO-CHIEF EDITORIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 98498 0 29257 Mandy Pope Chief Operating Officer 30.00 X 70233 0 21344 283347 0 66506 1 0 0 0 0 35173 1166908 1202081 ADVERTISING 541800 11750 11750 11750 1 1 0 35173 35028 -35028 -35028 1178804 0 11750 -35027 X 283347 248231 28093 7023 335418 299496 11594 24328 15454 13621 952 881 88507 75564 6852 6091 48497 42789 3200 2508 13090 7515 5575 12500 12500 161177 103677 5750 51750 23817 23817 67979 65874 2105 28369 27628 484 257 1448 1448 14415 13435 865 115 11330 9521 1809 TAXES 1000 1000 SUPPLIES 26719 17558 1745 7416 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 9198 8573 625 TELEPHONE 8006 7159 528 319 16682 14593 865 1224 1166953 980499 84542 101912 517431 517884 2208549 2156048 4081 1200 144 7218 90754 14414 0 76340 0 1129 2730205 2759819 28656 41882 3250 0 1287 28656 46419 X 654417 565028 2047132 2148372 2701549 2713400 2730205 2759819 11851 0 X X 0 1 X 0 0 X 2858549 1202081 4060630 2858549 1202081 4060630 3294889 765741 641 1 642 555 555 4061827 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 90754 14414 76340 76340 DEFERRED RENT 1287 1287 1213832 0 1213832 -35028 -35028 1178804 1201981 0 1201981 -35028 -35028 1166953 Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH FUNDRAISING REVENUES ON FORM 990, PART VIII Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH FUNDRAISING REVENUES ON FORM 990, PART VIII X X X X X X 1 GALLAGHER GROUP LLC 750 COLUMNUS AVE 11K NEW YORK NY 10025 CONSULTING ON FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY FOR NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS 0 0 47500 -47500 47500 -47500 INAUGURAL LAUNCH EVENT 15173 15173 10710 4191 DELTA LAUNCH EVENT 20000 20000 18942 1185 35173 35173 29652 5376 35028 -35028 JAMES BARKSDALE DIRECTOR 55452 MISSISSIPPI NEWS AND INFORMATION CORP RENTS OFFICE SPACE FROM THE WOODLANDS OFFICE PARK, LLC WHICH IS MAJORITY OWNED BY JAMES BARKSDALE, DIRECTOR. 0 JAMES BARKSDALE DIRECTOR 20000 EDGETHEORY, LLC PROVIDED TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING DURING THE TAX YEAR FOR MISSISSIPPI NEWS AND INFORMATION CORP. JAMES BARKSDALE, DIRECTOR, HAS A DIRECT OWNERSHIP IN EDGETHEORY, LLC. 0 Form 990, Part I, Line 1 - Description of Organization Mission: MISSISSIPPI NEWS AND INFORMATION CORPORATION, OPERATING AS MISSISSIPPI TODAY, IS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT DIGITAL NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCE THAT AGGRESIVELY AND OBJECTIVELY COVERS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY ISSUES, INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY AND RACE, AS WELL AS MISSISSIPPI'S SOCIAL CULTURE. THE STAFF PRODUCES HIGH-QUALITY REPORTING TO ACT AS A GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG, SUPPORT THE FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY AND HELPING SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE STATE. INCREASING CITIZEN AWARENESS, INCLUDING HOW GOVERNMENT ACTION AFFECTS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES, MAY LEAD TO GREATER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. MISSISSIPPI TODAY HELPS CREATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF DISTINGUISHED JOURNALISTS BY RECRUITING EXCEPTIONAL GRADUATES OF JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND WORKING WITH CURRENT STUDENTS AT THE STATE'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR PRODUCTIVE CAREERS. Form 990, Part I, Line 6 - Total number of volunteers Total volunteers in 2016 represent the nine board members that do not receive any compensation. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 - Description of Organization Mission: MISSISSIPPI NEWS AND INFORMATION CORPORATION, OPERATING AS MISSISSIPPI TODAY, IS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT DIGITAL NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCE THAT AGGRESIVELY AND OBJECTIVELY COVERS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY ISSUES, INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY AND RACE, AS WELL AS MISSISSIPPI SOCIAL CULTURE. THE STAFF WILL PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY REPORTING TO ACT AS A GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG, SUPPORT THE FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY AND HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE STATE. INCREASING CITIZEN AWARENESS, INCLUDING HOW GOVERNMENT ACTION AFFECTS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES, MAY LEAD TO GREATER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. MISSISSIPPI TODAY WILL HELP CREATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF DISTINGUISHED JOURNALISTS WHO REFLECT THE STATE'S DIVERSITY BY RECRUITING EXCEPTIONAL GRADUATES OF JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND WORKING WITH CURRENT STUDENTS AT THE STATE'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR PRODUCTIVE CAREERS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Donna Barksdale, Executive Chair, and Jim Barksdale, Director, have a family relationship - husband and wife. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The completed Form 990 and audited financial statements were provided to all members of the governing body and were reviewed at a regularly scheduled Board Meeting on October 15, 2017. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The conflict of interest policy covers all members of the Board. Each Board Member is supplied with a copy of the policy each year and signs an annual statement which affirms that the Director has received a copy of the policy, has read and understands the policy, has complied with the policy and understands that the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax exempt purposes. Board Members have a duty to disclose potential or actual conflicts to the Executive Chair and the remaining Board Members decide if a potential or actual conflict exists. If applicable, identified conflicts of interest and appropriate recusals are documented in the Board Minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The process for determining compensation for the Chief Executives includes a review and approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Comparability data used in the review process is obtained through review of compensation of positions of comparable organizations. The decisions are documented in Committee Meeting and/or Board Meeting Minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The audited financial statements and tax returns are available on the organization's website (www.mississippitoday.org). Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g CONSULTING FEES: Program service expenses 103,677. Management and general expenses 5,750. Fundraising expenses 51,750. Total expenses 161,177. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The organization did not have an audit committee in 2016. Currently the Board of Directors approves selection of the independent accountant and approves the audited financial statements.