MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY: Form 990, tax year 2009
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- Organization
- MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY (EIN 64-0797905)
- Tax period
- 2009-10-01 to 2010-09-30
- Filed
- 2011-08-15
- IRS object ID
- 201122279349304582
- Schema version
- 2009v1.7
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2011-08-15T18:32:58-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2010-09-30 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | HADDOX REID BURKES & CALHOUN PLLC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1100 REGIONS PLAZA | AddressLine1 |
| City | JACKSON | City |
| State | MS | State |
| ZIP Code | 39201 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2009-10-01 | 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 POLICY | BusinessNameLine1 |
| 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 | 2011-08-15 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Paul W Calhoun CPA | Name |
| Phone | 6019482924 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2009 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | X | AddressChange |
| 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 | 717305 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| 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 | 7 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 7 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 4 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 2 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 3497 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 7983 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 473479 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 655168 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 3321 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 1657 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 73336 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 3497 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 550136 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 660322 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 209983 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 287994 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 9575 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 61115 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 261240 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 331165 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 480798 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 619159 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 69338 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 41163 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 610553 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 631401 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 157584 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 137269 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 452969 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 494132 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| 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 | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 451398 | Expense |
| Description | THE CENTER HAS RESEARCHED PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES & DISPENSED THIS INFORMATION TO POLICY MAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. | Description |
| Total Program Service Expense | 451398 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | 1 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 1 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 0 | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | 1 | LobbyingActivities |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Balance Sheet Amounts Reported | 1 | BalanceSheetAmountsReported |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 1 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 0 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 0 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 0 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 0 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 0 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 0 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | 0 | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 10 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 4 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 1 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 1 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | 1 | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | 1 | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Disclosure | 1 | QuidProQuoDisclosure |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | 0 | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | 0 | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | 0 | PremiumsPaid |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 7 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 7 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 0 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 0 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 0 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 0 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 1 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 1 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 0 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Whistleblower Policy | 0 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 0 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 0 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | FOREST THIGPEN | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (8 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST THIGPEN | ||||||
| PRESIDENT | 40.00 | X | 79390 | 0 | 0 | |
| WILLIAM O STONE | ||||||
| CHAIRMAN | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| JOHN ERVIN | ||||||
| VICE CHAIRMAN | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| JIMMY MORTON | ||||||
| TREASURER | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| ARTHUR JOHNSTON | ||||||
| SECRETARY | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| JAMES ARCHER | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| JOEL BOMGAARS | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| SHARON ROSS | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 79390 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 0 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 0 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 0 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 0 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 0 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| All Other Contributions | 655168 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 655168 | TotalContributions |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 1657 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $1,657 | ExclusionAmount |
Gross Rents GrossRents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | 60480 | Real |
Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | 56983 | Real |
Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | 3497 | Real |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 3497 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 3497 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 660322 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 0 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 3497 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $1,657 | ExclusionAmount |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 76000 | Total |
| Program Services | 64000 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4000 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 8000 | Fundraising |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 159128 | Total |
| Program Services | 107672 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 41494 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 9962 | Fundraising |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 35104 | Total |
| Program Services | 25594 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 6237 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 3273 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 17762 | Total |
| Program Services | 12910 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3479 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 1373 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4500 | Total |
| Management And General | 4500 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 16500 | Total |
| Program Services | 12375 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 4125 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3333 | Total |
| Management And General | 3333 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3539 | Total |
| Management And General | 3539 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 40467 | Total |
| Program Services | 40467 | ProgramServices |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 19229 | Total |
| Program Services | 14039 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3721 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 1469 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18366 | Total |
| Program Services | 15713 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1648 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 1005 | Fundraising |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3665 | Total |
| Management And General | 3665 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9516 | Total |
| Program Services | 9516 | ProgramServices |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2280 | Total |
| Management And General | 2280 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral | FundraisingFundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| postage & freight | 114967 | 87690 | 2267 | 25010 |
| printing & publication | 33060 | 24594 | 3274 | 5192 |
| RADIO COMMENTARY | 22431 | 22431 | ||
| telephone | 8055 | 8055 | ||
| repair & maintenance | 7339 | 7339 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 23918 | Total |
| Program Services | 14397 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 7815 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 1706 | Fundraising |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 619159 | Total |
| Program Services | 451398 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 106646 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 61115 | Fundraising |
Total Joint Costs TotalJointCosts
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 214959 | Total |
| Program Services | 111269 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 74018 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 29672 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 21975 | BOY |
| EOY | 25829 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 246164 | BOY |
| EOY | 281090 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 570541 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 259455 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 332259 | BOY |
| EOY | 311086 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 10155 | BOY |
| EOY | 13396 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 610553 | BOY |
| EOY | 631401 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 939 | BOY |
| EOY | 4311 | EOY |
Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 151858 | BOY |
| EOY | 125953 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 4788 | BOY |
| EOY | 7005 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 157584 | BOY |
| EOY | 137269 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 232692 | BOY |
| EOY | 191206 | EOY |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 220277 | BOY |
| EOY | 302926 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 452969 | BOY |
| EOY | 494132 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 610553 | BOY |
| EOY | 631401 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Other | X | MethodOfAccountingOther |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 1 | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | 0 | AuditCommittee |
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | 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 | 216332 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 203147 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 496247 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 473479 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 655168 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 2044373 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 216332 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 203147 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 496247 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 473479 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 655168 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 2044373 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 269362 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 1775011 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 58002 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 60526 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 62290 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 63801 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 62137 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 306756 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 2351129 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 87037 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.75500 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.62020 | 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 | 4000 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 4000 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 672142 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 676142 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 126421 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 31605 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 0 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Filing Organizations Totals | 0 | FilingOrganizationsTotals |
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | 70557 | CurrentYearMinus3 |
| Current Year Minus2 | 82186 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 97651 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Current Year | 126421 | CurrentYear |
| Total | 376815 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Lobbying Ceiling | $565,223 | LobbyingCeilingAmount |
Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | 2825 | CurrentYearMinus3 |
| Current Year Minus2 | 2825 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 2825 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Current Year | 4000 | CurrentYear |
| Total | 12475 | Total |
Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | 17639 | CurrentYearMinus3 |
| Current Year Minus2 | 20547 | CurrentYearMinus2 |
| Current Year Minus1 | 24413 | CurrentYearMinus1 |
| Current Year | 31605 | CurrentYear |
| Total | 94204 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Grassroots Ceiling | $141,306 | 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 | 162051 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 264127 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 39014 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 32817 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 6197 | BookValue |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 70349 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 64587 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 5762 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 311086 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | AmountAmount |
|---|---|
| FEDERAL INCOME TAX W/H | $2,612 |
| FICA W/H | $552 |
| STATE INCOME TAX W/H | $1,449 |
| PAYROLL LIABILITIES | $2,392 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 7005 | TotalOfAmounts |
| Total Revenue | 660322 | TotalRevenue |
| Total Expenses | 619159 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 41163 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Total Adjustments | 0 | TotalAdjustments |
| Excess Or Deficit Per FS | 41163 | ExcessOrDeficitPerFS |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 634656 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Other Revenues | 56983 | OtherRevenues |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 56983 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 577673 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Other Revenues Not Included | 82649 | OtherRevenuesNotIncluded |
| Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 82649 | RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 660322 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 676142 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Other Expenses Included | 56983 | OtherExpensesIncluded |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 56983 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 619159 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 0 | ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 619159 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Part X: | Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: | The Center adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 (formerly FIN 48) on January 1, 2009. Management of the Organization believes it has no material uncertain tax positions and, accordingly, it will not recognize any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. |
| Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: | RENTAL EXPENSES: 56983. | |
| Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: | INCREASE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ASSETS: 82649. | |
| Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: | RENTAL EXPENSES: 56983. |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Solicitations | X | MailSolicitations |
| Email Solicitations | X | EmailSolicitations |
| Phone Solicitations | X | PhoneSolicitations |
| In Person Solicitations | X | InPersonSolicitations |
| Agreement Ref Fundraising | 1 | AgreementRefFundraising |
Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation
Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | CLEARWORD | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activity | DIRECT MAIL SERVICES | Activity |
| Fundraiser Control Of Funds | 0 | FundraiserControlOfFunds |
| Gross Receipts | 0 | GrossReceipts |
| Amount Retained By Contractor | 0 | AmountRetainedByContractor |
| Net To Organization | 16500 | NetToOrganization |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Net To Organization | 16500 | TotalNetToOrganization |
| Licensed States | MS | LicensedStates |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS WILL REVIEW FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. 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 FILED. A COPY OF THE FILED FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG BOARD MEMBERS AT THE NEXT MEETING. |
| 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. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 1: | The Organization's policy is to maintain its books and records on the modified cash basis of accounting. Under this method, expenses are recorded when paid rather than when incurred. Cash support and revenue are recorded when deposited in the Organization's bank account rather than earned or pledged. Non-cash support and revenue are recorded when received rather than earned or pledged. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 17 SCHEDULE G INCLUSION SCHEDULE G WAS COMPLETED IN ORDER TO DISCLOSE $16,500 IN PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES. FORM 990 PART IV, LINE 17 IS MARKED YES, HOWEVER, PART IX, COLUMN (A), LINES 6 AND 11E DO NOT HAVE ANY AMOUNTS INCLUDED. THE $16,500 WAS ACTUALLY INCLUDED ON PART IX, LINE 11G IN ORDER TO AGREE TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
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