Form 990 for tax year 2023

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 25 April 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue

$3,923,456 →changed to $4,638,995

Total expenses

$1,025,498 →changed to $1,445,334

Contributions and grants received

$3,906,600 →changed to $4,616,199

Grants paid

$0 →changed to $370,818

Program service revenue

$15,961 →changed to $15,962

Investment income

$77,901 →changed to $77,902

Other revenue

-$77,006 →changed to -$71,068

Total assets, end of year

$3,519,441 →changed to $8,316,912

Total liabilities, end of year

$0 →changed to $46,222

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,519,441 →changed to $8,270,690

Program services expenses

$625,261 →changed to $960,389

Management and general expenses

$273,996 →changed to $379,945

Fundraising expenses

$126,241 →changed to $105,000

Program service expenses (Part III)

$625,261 →changed to $960,389

Totals

Total revenue

$4,638,995

Total expenses

$1,445,334

Contributions and grants received

$4,616,199

Grants paid

$370,818

Program service revenue

$15,962

Investment income

$77,902

Other revenue

-$71,068

Total assets, end of year

$8,316,912

Total liabilities, end of year

$46,222

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,270,690

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$960,389

Management and general expenses

$379,945

Fundraising expenses

$105,000

Program service expenses (Part III)

$960,389

Program services were 66.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST KNOWN CELEBRATION TO RECOGNIZE THE END OF SLAVERY. IT WAS ON JUNE 19, 1865, WHEN UNION OFFICER MAJOR GENERAL GORDON GRANGER ARRIVED AT GALVESTON, TEXAS WITH NEWS THAT THE WAR HAD ENDED AND ALL SLAVES WERE NOW FREE. HMFP HOSTS ITS ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IN HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK. THIS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE PARK AND FEATURES STAGE PERFORMANCES AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING THAT GIVES VISITORS A UNIQUE LOOK AT HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE.

  Expenses $79,783 · Revenue $10,579

• GRIOT'S CORNERGRIOT'S CORNER IS A PROGRAM TAILORED FOR PRE-K -THROUGH 3RD GRADE THAT USES STORYTELLERS AND CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES TO HIGHLIGHT FREEDOM, ACCEPTANCE, MULTICULTURALISM AND CITIZENSHIP. THE "GRIOT" IS A WEST AFRICAN STORYTELLER, HISTORIAN AND/OR MUSICIAN. THE GRIOT'S ROLE WAS TO PRESERVE THE GENEALOGIES AND ORAL TRADITIONS OF THE RESPECTIVE TRIBE. GRIOT'S CORNER USES THE SPIRIT OF STORYTELLING TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND TO HELP YOUNG STUDENTS BUILD STRONG CHARACTER TRAITS. THIS SERIES IS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED TO ENGAGE YOUNG LEARNERS WITH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE READING, CREATIVE DRAMATICS, ART AND MUSIC. THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES IN THE REGION AND SEEKS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN BY CONNECTING THEM TO THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ENCOURAGING LIFELONG LEARNING.

  Expenses $13,289

• THE PROJECTTHE ORGANIZAITON IS ENGAGEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE FACILILITES AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS TO HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK. THE LOCATION OF THE PARK IS LAND OWNED BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ARRNAGEMENT WITH THE TOWN TO CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES ON THE PARK LAND. EACH YEAR ANY VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COST TO CONSTRUCT THE FACILITIES ARE NONCASH DONATIONS TO THE TOWN BECAUSE THE TOWN OWNS THE LAND AND ANY FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED ON THE LAND.

  Expenses $370,818 · Grants $370,818

• HMFP OFFERS A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-FOCUSED PROGRAMS THAT CELEBRATE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND TOGETHERNESS. THESE INCLUDE THE FREEDOM DAY EVENT, WHICH HONORS THE CONCEPT OF "FREEDOM" THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, AND GUIDED PARK TOURS; THE BLUES AND BBQ EVENT, A LIVELY "EDUTAINMENT" EXPERIENCE BLENDING SOUTHERN CUISINE AND MUSIC WITH THEMES OF LIBERTY; THE MITCHELVILLE ANNIVERSARY FORUM, A ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM EXPLORING THE HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE OF THE MITCHELVILLE STORY; AND THE HOLIDAY KICKOFF, A FESTIVE FAMILY EVENT FEATURING ENTERTAINMENT AND REFRESHMENTS BENEATH THE PARK'S ICONIC BIG OAK TREE TO USHER IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

  Expenses $496,499 · Revenue $5,838

• HOW'ELL DO YOU KNOW HILTON HEAD HISTORY HIKETHE HOW'ELL DO YOU KNOW HILTON HEAD HISTORY HIKE IS AN IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO CONNECT MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE HISTORICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF MITCHELVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING LOWCOUNTRY. ROOTED IN THE LEGACY OF LAND OWNERSHIP AND SELF-GOVERNANCE BY NEWLY FREED AFRICAN AMERICANS, THE PROGRAM COMBINES ADVENTURE-BASED LEARNING WITH CULTURAL STORYTELLING, ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION, AND TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO FOSTER LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING, CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, WHILE ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THE ORIGINS OF THE GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURE AND THE PORT ROYAL EXPERIMENT. THIS PROGRAM ENSURES A TRANSFORMATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE IMPACT ON YOUTH ACROSS BEAUFORT, JASPER, AND HAMPTON COUNTIES.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• TOWN OF HILTON HEAD

  $0

  TO ESTABLISH AND BUILD A CULTURAL ATTRACTION IN THE HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE AREA.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

14 November 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202503189349308615

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