Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $532,246
- Total expenses
- $504,539
- Contributions and grants received
- $519,383
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $12,863
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $636,425
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $69,553
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $566,872
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $417,160
- Management and general expenses
- $62,670
- Fundraising expenses
- $24,709
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $417,160
Program services were 82.7% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$9,277
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$199,196
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$310,910
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3 · Investment income
total $13,254 · excluded $13,254
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $66,813
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $67,204
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$391
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$391 · excluded -$391
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$9,310
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$9,277
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$9,310
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $121,707 · program services $106,891 · management and general $7,412 · fundraising $7,404
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $176,434 · program services $154,955 · management and general $10,745 · fundraising $10,734
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $25,390 · program services $22,299 · management and general $1,546 · fundraising $1,545
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $21,345 · program services $18,747 · management and general $1,300 · fundraising $1,298
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $32,050 · management and general $32,050
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11g · Fees: other
total $21,895 · program services $21,895
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,928 · program services $2,928
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13 · Office expenses
total $22,442 · program services $20,466 · management and general $989 · fundraising $987
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16 · Occupancy
total $40,186 · program services $35,296 · management and general $2,447 · fundraising $2,443
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17 · Travel
total $12,011 · program services $12,011
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,264 · program services $2,127 · fundraising $137
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23 · Insurance
total $5,200 · program services $1,749 · management and general $3,451
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24a · Other expenses: LITIGATION COSTS
total $11,937 · program services $11,937
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24b · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS AND SUBSCR
total $7,779 · program services $4,988 · management and general $2,630 · fundraising $161
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24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA
total $871 · program services $871
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24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
total $100 · management and general $100
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $273,946 · end of year $272,499
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $61,713 · end of year $65,928
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $5,178 · end of year $5,639
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$41,460
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$31,888
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,453 · end of year $9,572
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $224,996 · end of year $235,776
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $87,143 · end of year $47,011
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $67,713 · end of year $60,274
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $47,012 · end of year $9,279
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $539,704 · end of year $566,872
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT ENABLES VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR MISSISSIPPIANS OF LOW INCOME AND LIMITED MEANS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ENABLES ATTORNEYS TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME/LIMITED MISSISSIPPIANS.
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT (MVLP) DURING 2024: - SECURED MAJOR FUNDING: SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED GRANTS TOTALING $205,000, INCLUDING $125,000 AND $80,000, TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AND INITIATIVES. - ENHANCED OPERATIONS: MOVED INTO A NEW SPACE, PROVIDING A STRONGER FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH AND IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY. - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: HOSTED A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARTY TO PROMOTE INVOLVEMENT WITH MVLP, WHILE ALIGNING ALL EFFORTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO SET THE STAGE FOR AN IMPACTFUL 2025. - LEGAL SERVICES: HOSTED 28 CLINICS, SERVING 321 INDIVIDUALS. SERVED 502 INDIVIDUALS WITH FINAL RESOLUTION OF THEIR MATTERS.
Expenses $417,160
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Ahmad SmithAHMAD SMITH
PARLIAMENTARIAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alicia HallALICIA HALL
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anna K RushANNA K RUSH
PARLIAMENTARIAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ben ColeBEN COLE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bobby J MorrowBOBBY J MORROW
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carnelia FondrenCARNELIA FONDREN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Colleen WelchCOLLEEN WELCH
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Danielle E AshleyDANIELLE E ASHLEY
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erica Shontell HaymerERICA SHONTELL HAYMER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joshua TomJOSHUA TOM
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Josie Mayfield HudsonJOSIE MAYFIELD HUDSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Megan BennettMEGAN BENNETT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mildred LesureMILDRED LESURE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Neshondria EllerbyNESHONDRIA ELLERBY
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Randall SaxtonRANDALL SAXTON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ratoya GilmerRATOYA GILMER
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sam BuchananSAM BUCHANAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Seth ShannonSETH SHANNON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Valera VollorVALERA VOLLOR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gayla Carpenter-SandersGAYLA CARPENTER-SANDERS
EXEC DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUN
- Total calculated
- $127,315
- From this org
- $121,707
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,608
- Hours/week
- 40
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 11 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513189349314141
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