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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTER FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

Totals

Total revenue
$312,661
Total expenses
$498,474
Contributions and grants received
$291,898
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11,245
Other revenue
$9,518
Total assets, end of year
$539,148
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,126
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$521,022
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$338,367
Management and general expenses
$127,631
Fundraising expenses
$32,476
Program service expenses (Part III)
$338,367

Program services were 67.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $291,898

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $22,593

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,245 · excluded $11,245

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $9,518 · excluded $9,518

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,518

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $179,986 · program services $107,991 · management and general $53,996 · fundraising $17,999

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $52,573 · program services $31,544 · management and general $15,772 · fundraising $5,257

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,282 · program services $9,169 · management and general $4,585 · fundraising $1,528

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,069 · program services $10,841 · management and general $5,421 · fundraising $1,807

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,523 · program services $15,417 · management and general $9,106

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $58,919 · program services $38,677 · management and general $20,242

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,874 · program services $6,186 · fundraising $688

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $45,776 · program services $39,968 · management and general $4,806 · fundraising $1,002

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $29,068 · program services $18,441 · management and general $7,970 · fundraising $2,657

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,988 · program services $11,899 · management and general $1,089

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,651 · program services $1,651

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,533 · program services $1,588 · management and general $4,548 · fundraising $397

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $21,723 · program services $21,723

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

    total $14,396 · program services $14,300 · management and general $96

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $8,972 · program services $8,972

  • 24d · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING FEES

    total $1,141 · fundraising $1,141

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $82,406 · end of year $79,280

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $155,789 · end of year $164,517

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $6,427

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,654 · end of year $3,052

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $232,140

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $11,560

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $215,731 · end of year $220,580

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $248,135 · end of year $65,292

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,380 · end of year $18,126

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $452,090 · end of year $300,993

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $248,245 · end of year $220,029

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CSE) IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL PEOPLE IN OUR TARGETED COMMUNITIES WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, AND HOUSING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN TARGETED COMMUNITIES IN WEST JACKSON.

  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING: THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM HELPS JACKSON AND MISSISSIPPI RESIDENTS BUILD WEALTH THROUGH JOB READINESS, BUSINESS STARTUPS, AND LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. IN 2024, CSE CONDUCTED A 10-WEEK IPATH BOOTCAMP, PROVIDING HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP. THE FIRST 10-PERSON COHORT WAS HELD IN JACKSON, MS, WHERE PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM BY PRESENTING BUSINESS PITCHES FOCUSED ON TOPICS SUCH AS BRANDING, FINANCE, AND MARKETING. A SECOND 10-PERSON COHORT WAS HELD IN GULFPORT, EXPANDING ACCESS TO ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION ACROSS THE STATE.

    Expenses $109,331

  • HOUSING AND PROPERTY ACQUISITION:CSE ADVANCED ITS NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION WORK THROUGH BLIGHT ELIMINATION AND THE ACQUISITION OF ABANDONED PROPERTIES IN WEST JACKSON. CSE ACQUIRED 12 TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTIES AND PROCEEDED WITH DEMOLITION, WHICH WILL SUPPORT FUTURE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. HOSTED QUARTERLY NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UPS ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON AN ABANDONED 3.5-ACRE CITY-OWNED SITE LOCATED AT ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAYS.

    Expenses $72,428

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: KEY 2024 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS: A GRANT-FUNDED PUBLIC ARTS PROJECT IGNITING PRIDE, INCLUDED A MURAL PLACED ON AN IVILLAGE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE; THE GLOBAL REIMAGINE THE IVILLAGE THINK TANK WITH 25 SOUTH AFRICAN MANDELA FELLOWS WITH NEARLY 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT; AND VOTER ENGAGEMENT - THE CENTER HOSTED OVER 5 GET OUT TO VOTE (GOTV) PROJECTS, CENTERED ON VOTER REGISTRATION, EDUCATION, AND PARTICIPATION, WITH AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF OVER 300.

    Expenses $73,255

  • OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE YOUTH EDUCATION AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

    Expenses $83,353

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bettye Fletcher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Brown

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lee Harper

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kimberly Hilliard

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $114,819
    From this org
    $105,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,819
    Hours/week
    40

  • Shante Crockett

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $79,712
    From this org
    $74,985
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,727
    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
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349309714

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