MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY (EIN 64-0797905)
Tax period: 2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed: 2014-06-05
IRS object ID: 201401569349300325
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-06-05T14:06:41-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FORTENBERRY & BALLARD PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1929 SPILLWAY ROAD	AddressLine1
City	BRANDON	City
State	MS	State
ZIP Code	39047	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	640797905	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR PUBLIC	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	POLICY	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MISS	NameControl
Phone	6019691300	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	520 GEORGE STREET	AddressLine1
City	JACKSON	City
State	MS	State
ZIP Code	39202	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	FOREST THIGPEN	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	6019691300	Phone
Date Signed	2014-05-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	false	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	R JEFF ADCOCK CPA	Name
Phone	6019925292	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-06-05	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	FOREST THIGPEN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	520 GEORGE STREET	AddressLine1
City	JACKSON	City
State	MS	State
ZIP Code	39202	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	860621	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.MSPOLICY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1991	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MS	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO ADVANCE THE IDEALS OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT, FREE MARKETS, AND STRONG TRADITIONAL FAMILIES BY INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY, INFORMING THE MEDIA, AND EQUIPPING THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION AND PERSPECTIVE TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND AND DEFEND THEIR LIBERTY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	9	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	3	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	6869	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	714455	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	819160	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	482	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	101	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-5047	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	6869	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	709890	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	826130	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	430778	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	406746	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	9515	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	139683	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	292857	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	289286	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	723635	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	705547	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-13745	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	120583	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	468181	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	515712	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	124616	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	77187	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	343565	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	438525	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	TO ADVANCE THE IDEALS OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT, FREE MARKETS, AND STRONG TRADITIONAL FAMILIES BY INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY, INFORMING THE MEDIA, AND EQUIPPING THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION AND PERSPECTIVE TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND AND DEFEND THEIR LIBERTY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	473598	Expense
Description	THE CENTER HAS RESEARCHED PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES & DISPENSED THIS INFORMATION TO POLICY MAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	THE CENTER HAS RESEARCHED PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES & DISPENSED THIS INFORMATION TO POLICY MAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	473598	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	true	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	13	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	13	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	9	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	FOREST THIGPEN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6019691300	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	520 GEORGE STREET	AddressLine1
City	JACKSON	City
State	MS	State
ZIP Code	39202	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (15 entries)

TitleTitle	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	OfficerOfficer
GLORIA WALKER
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
MARK SMITH
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0	0.00
JIMMY MORTON
TREASURER	X	0	0	0	1.00	X
JOEL BOMGAR
VICE CHAIRMA	X	0	0	0	1.00	X
WILLIAM STONE
CHAIRMAN	X	0	0	0	1.00	X
JIM HERRING
SECRETARY	X	0	0	0	1.00	X
SANDRA GARRETSON
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
RICK CAVETT
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
BOB HOLLIMAN
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
KATHERINE HOLLIMAN
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
DWIGHT DYESS
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
GEORGE HESTER
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
FOREST THIGPEN
PRESIDENT		93494	0	0	40.00	X
JASON ANDERSON
VICE PRES -		66263	0	0	40.00	X
JAMESON TAYLOR
VICE PRESIDE		64627	0	0	40.00	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	224384	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	819160	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	819160	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	101	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$101	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	41360	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	34491	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	6869	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	6869	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	6869	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	826130	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	6869	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$101	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	349926	Total
Program Services	244136	ProgramServices
Management And General	49488	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	56302	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	29354	Total
Program Services	19892	ProgramServices
Management And General	4426	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5036	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27466	Total
Program Services	19513	ProgramServices
Management And General	3710	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4243	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4550	Total
Management And General	4550	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9515	Total
Fundraising	9515	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	928	Total
Program Services	928	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	103293	Total
Program Services	59559	ProgramServices
Management And General	9646	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	34088	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21147	Total
Program Services	14207	ProgramServices
Management And General	3149	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3791	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6133	Total
Program Services	3186	ProgramServices
Management And General	114	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2833	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	576	Total
Management And General	576	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1813	Total
Program Services	1813	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2450	Total
Management And General	2450	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
SPECIAL EVENTS	52336	52336
RADIO COMMENTARY	29080	29080
AUDIO, GRAPHICS, & VIDEO	14507	4094	723	9690
DIRECT MAIL COUNSEL	14101	4371		9730

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	38372	Total
Program Services	20483	ProgramServices
Management And General	13434	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4455	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	705547	Total
Program Services	473598	ProgramServices
Management And General	92266	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	139683	Fundraising

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCosts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	105682	Total
Program Services	69451	ProgramServices
Fundraising	36231	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25409	BOY
EOY	110050	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	127437	BOY
EOY	126302	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25623	BOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	558994	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	283179	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	286167	BOY
EOY	275815	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3545	BOY
EOY	3545	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	468181	BOY
EOY	515712	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15748	BOY
EOY	8292	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	108592	BOY
EOY	68895	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	276	BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	124616	BOY
EOY	77187	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	197502	BOY
EOY	325574	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	146063	BOY
EOY	112951	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	343565	BOY
EOY	438525	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	468181	BOY
EOY	515712	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	120583	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Prior Adjustment	-25623	ReconcilationPriorAdjustment
Method Of Accounting Other	X	MethodOfAccountingOther
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	473479	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	655168	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	598928	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	714455	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	819160	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3261190	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	473479	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	655168	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	598928	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	714455	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	819160	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3261190	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	324015	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	2937175	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	63801	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	62137	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	29303	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	26105	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	41461	CurrentTaxYear
Total	222807	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	3483997	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	219702	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.84300	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.81970	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	20170	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	20170	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	685377	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	705547	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	130832	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	32708	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	126421	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	140414	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	144482	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	130832	CurrentYear
Total	542149	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$813,224	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	4000	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	2125	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	42243	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	20170	CurrentYear
Total	68538	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	31605	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	35104	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	36121	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	32708	CurrentYear
Total	135538	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$203,307	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	35000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	35000	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	426178	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	189161	Depreciation
Book Value	237017	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	97816	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	94018	Depreciation
Book Value	3798	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	275815	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	826130	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	826130	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	826130	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	731170	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Prior Year Adjustments	25623	PriorYearAdjustments
Expenses Not Rptd F990	25623	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	705547	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	705547	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	CLAYTON THIGPEN	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	SON	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	3000	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	VIDEO PRODUCTION	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TO ADVANCE THE IDEALS OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT, FREE MARKETS, AND STRONG TRADITIONAL FAMILIES BY INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY, INFORMING THE MEDIA, AND EQUIPPING THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION AND PERSPECTIVE TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND AND DEFEND THEIR LIBERTY.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	THE CENTER HAS RESEARCHED PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES & DISPENSED THIS INFORMATION TO POLICY MAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2	ROBERT HOLLIMAN KATHERINE HOLLIMAN DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SPOUSE
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS WILL REVIEW FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETNESS. THEN, THOSE OFFICERS WILL MEET WITH THE TREASURER AND THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT FOR A SECOND REVIEW. ONCE ALL ISSUES ARE RESOLVED AND THE ORGANIZATION IS SATISFIED THAT THE RETURN IS CORRECT, THE FORM WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY EMAIL TO BOARD MEMBERS AND WILL BE FILED. FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AT THE NEXT MEETING.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A: THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING FAIR AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTONB, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.