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← MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,347,926
Total expenses
$1,621,501
Contributions and grants received
$1,268,176
Grants paid
$487,154
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$53,376
Other revenue
$26,374
Total assets, end of year
$2,515,656
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,159,494
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,356,162
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,391,142
Management and general expenses
$199,897
Fundraising expenses
$30,462
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,391,142

Program services were 85.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $9,100

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,104,238

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $154,838

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $40,598 · excluded $40,598

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $12,778

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $12,778

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $12,778 · excluded $12,778

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $9,100

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $26,374 · excluded $26,374

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $26,374

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $476,754 · program services $476,754

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,400 · program services $10,400

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $128,368 · program services $110,150 · management and general $15,808 · fundraising $2,410

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $355,630 · program services $301,248 · management and general $47,112 · fundraising $7,270

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $80,952 · program services $68,809 · management and general $10,524 · fundraising $1,619

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $42,824 · program services $36,401 · management and general $5,567 · fundraising $856

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $36,350 · program services $30,897 · management and general $4,726 · fundraising $727

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $85,436 · management and general $85,436

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $120,659 · program services $120,092 · management and general $491 · fundraising $76

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,686 · program services $1,489 · management and general $38 · fundraising $4,159

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $66,964 · program services $53,159 · management and general $1,849 · fundraising $11,956

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,272 · program services $16,310 · management and general $1,700 · fundraising $262

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,214 · program services $23,678 · management and general $3,064 · fundraising $472

  • 17 · Travel

    total $72,858 · program services $72,288 · management and general $494 · fundraising $76

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,020 · program services $3,023 · management and general $1,926 · fundraising $71

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $46,481 · program services $45,838 · management and general $542 · fundraising $101

  • 24b · Other expenses: BOARD AND STAFF DEVELOP

    total $22,421 · program services $4,271 · management and general $18,126 · fundraising $24

  • 24c · Other expenses: PARTICIPATION FEE

    total $18,216 · program services $15,484 · management and general $2,368 · fundraising $364

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $996 · program services $851 · management and general $126 · fundraising $19

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $713,092 · end of year $1,156,919

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,872,129 · end of year $1,116,484

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,642 · end of year $13,836

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $183,534 · end of year $228,417

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $182,925 · end of year $221,750

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $900,887

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $36,857 · end of year $36,857

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $401,194 · end of year $525,266

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,161,421 · end of year $830,896

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL (MHC) SEEKS TO CREATE AND FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AND TO PLACE THEIR LIVES IN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. IN THE BELIEF THAT LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST AND INTERPRETING THE PRESENT WILL ALLOW OUR SOCIETY TO PROVIDE A BETTER FUTURE FOR EVERYONE. THE MHC WILL USE THE PROCESSES AND DISCIPLINES OF THE HUMANITIES TO FOCUS ON FOUR AREAS: BOOKS AND READING, MISSISSIPPI HISTORY AND CULTURE, CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MHC FUNDS AND DEVELOPS PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE OUR HISTORY AND CULTURE.

  • THE MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL (MHC) OFFERS GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT FREE, PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMS. WE TYPICALLY OFFER REGULAR GRANTS (UP TO $10,000) TWO TIMES A YEAR, AND AWARD MINIGRANTS (UP TO $2500) ON A ROLLING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE CREATED A NEW GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT DOCUMENTARY FILMS ON HUMANITIES THEMES RELATED TO MISSISSIPPI.

    Expenses $869,548 · Grants $487,154

  • PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE - THE MHC SUPPORTS HUMANITIES-BASED PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BOOK DISCUSSION PROGRAMS AT 12 DIFFERENT FACILITIES. WE ALSO SUPPORT FOR CREDIT COURSES BEING TAUGHT BY COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES IN SEVERAL MISSISSIPPI PRISONS. WE ALSO ESTABLISHED AND SUPPORT THE MISSISSIPPI CONSORTIUM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISONS. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND THIS PROGRAM SIGNIFICANTLY IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO MAJOR SUPPORT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION.

    Expenses $448,523

  • MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM TRAIL - SINCE 2022, THE MHC HAS PARTNERED WITH VISIT MISSISSIPPI TO EXPAND THE MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM TRAIL, THE STATE'S HISTORICAL MARKER TRAIL HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANT PLACES, EVENTS, AND PEOPLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. UNDER THE MHC'S LEADERSHIP, THE TRAIL HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN SIZE.

    Expenses $73,071

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Amanda Clay Powers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Betty Lou Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Perry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carla Sorrells Wall

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Deanne Stephens

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Donald Shaffer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Ebony Lumumba

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Mary Graham

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Miranda Freeman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Preselfannie McDaniels

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Ronnie Nettles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Temika Simmons

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • George Bassi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Judge Lakeysha Greer Isaac

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kathy Henry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Linda Fondren

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melanie Deas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shannon Warnock

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tim Lampkin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nina Parikh

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Blake Thompson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jay Wesley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Holly Lange

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Stuart Rockoff

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $149,052
    From this org
    $119,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,063
    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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
19 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202532339349301438

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