EMPOWER MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
EMPOWER MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION (EIN 46-4565274)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201513209349314381
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-11-16T17:22:48-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN640501200PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BREAZEALE SAUNDERS & O'NEIL LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 80AddressLine1Txt
CityJACKSONCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP392050080ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464565274EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EMPOWER MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEMPOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6019801897PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 4028AddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP391304028ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGRANT CALLENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6019801897PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL V BREAZEALEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00087926PTIN
Phone6019697440PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-16PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerGRANT CALLENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1741 AVIGNON DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39157ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$212,809GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization TrustYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON PUBLIC POLICY AND LEGISLATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent0VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$212,809CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$212,809CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$106,386CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$14,598CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$39,586CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$145,972CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$66,837CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets EOY$105,451TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$38,614TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$66,837NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT KEY PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES VIA WEBSITE BLOG, SOCIAL MEDIA, SPEECHES, RADIO INTERVIEWS, AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS AROUND THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$86,578ExpenseAmt
DescEDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON IMPORTANT POLICY AND LEGISLATION ISSUESDesc

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Expense$1,004ExpenseAmt
DescCAMPAIGN SCHOOL - PROVIDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO TEACH THE DYNAMICS OF RUNNING A CAMPAIGN AND THE RULES RELATED THERETO. THIS EVENT WAS EDUCATIONAL, UNBIASED, AND NONPARTISAN. NO ONE ATTENDING THIS EVENT WAS A DECLARED CANDIDATE AT THE TIME.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$87,582TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee3EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member0IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1GRANT CALLENBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone6019801897PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1741 AVIGNON DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39157ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
GERARD GIBERT
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL BILLINGSLEY
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL LATINO III
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRANT CALLEN
DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$72,933$19,868$4,074
ROMAN GALEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCIS C LEE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$99,843TotalAmt
Program Services$59,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,984FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$3,691ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,846ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$616FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$390TotalAmt
Program Services$234ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$1,873ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$624FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$542TotalAmt
Program Services$542ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$271TotalAmt
Program Services$163ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$121TotalAmt
Program Services$73ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$7,042TotalAmt
Program Services$4,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$704FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$727TotalAmt
Program Services$436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$218ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES$12,238$7,343$3,671$1,224
RENT$4,512$2,707$1,354$451
PRINTING AND GRAPHIC$1,569$941$471$157
TELEPHONE$1,477$886$443$148

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$5,387TotalAmt
Program Services$3,232ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$539FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,972TotalAmt
Program Services$87,582ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,792ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,598FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$105,451EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$105,451EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$38,614EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$38,614EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$66,837EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$105,451EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$66,837ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$212,809CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$212,809TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$212,809CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$212,809TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$212,809PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$212,809TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BOARD REVIEWS PRELIMARY DRAFT BEFORE FILING THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S PHYSICAL LOCATION.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EMPOWER MISSISSIPPIBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1741 AVIGNON DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityRIDGELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39157ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464253610EIN
Primary ActivitiesENGAGING CITIZENS IN UNDERSTANDING ELECTED LEADERS AND PUBLIC POLICY PROCESSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMSLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(4)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
EMPOWER MISSISSIPPI
E$38,614YEAR END BALANCE
EMPOWER MISSISSIPPI
P$145,972AMOUNT PAID/ACCRUED

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