2023-12-20T13:51:37-06:00 2022-12-31 461498870 BMSS LLC 1121 RIVERCHASE OFFICE RD BIRMINGHAM AL 35244 990 2022-07-01 821014316 MISSISSIPPI VOTES MISS 6015890816 730 N JEFFERSON STREET JACKSON MS 39202 AREKIA BENNETT-SCOTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7692515693 2023-12-20 1 AREKIA BENNETT-SCOTT 999009999 1 KATIE HOGGATT CPA P01340185 2059825500 2023-12-20 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z AREKIA BENNETT-SCOTT 730 N JEFFERSON STREET JACKSON MS 39202 1543995 0 X MSVOTES.ORG X 2017 MS MISSISSIPPI VOTES CONDUCTS VOTER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FIRST TIME VOTER SEMINARS, VOTER REGISTRATION, AND GET-OUT-THE-VOTE DRIVES IN A NONPARTISAN, UNBIASED MANNER WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY PARTICULAR CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL PARTY. IT IS AN ORGANIZATION OF INTERGENERATIONAL SYNERGY CENTERED ON YOUNG PEOPLE INVESTED IN MISSISSIPPI'S PROGRESSION. THE MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ESTABLISHED PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES THAT EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE, ENCOURAGE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATE COMMUNITIES ON VOTING RIGHTS THROUGH PLACE-BASED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING. IN THIS COVID ERA, THE GOAL IS TO SAFELY AND ORGANICALLY REACH VOTERS, AND TO ENCOURAGE EVERY ELIGIBLE VOTER IN MISSISSIPPI TO VOTE AND BE INFORMED AT THE BALLOT BOX. 9 9 13 80 0 0 2274012 1543860 0 0 0 0 725 135 2274737 1543995 4750 102545 0 0 639930 294100 0 0 0 519177 413306 1163857 809951 1110880 734044 2590759 3144611 818991 638799 1771768 2505812 X MISSISSIPPI VOTES IS AN ORGANIZATION OF INTERGENERATIONAL SYNERGY CENTERING AND LED BY YOUNG PEOPLE INVESTED IN THE PROGRESSION OF MISSISSIPPI. WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE, ENCOURAGES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATES COMMUNITIES ON VOTING RIGHTS THROUGH PLACE-BASED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING. 0 0 594957 102545 135 VOTER SERVICES INCLUDE VOTER SUFFRAGE CURRICULUM, VOTER EDUCATION, AND ASSISTANCE WITH ELECTION PROTECTION ON ELECTION DAY, CONTINUATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN, UP2US THAT STARTED IN PRIOR YEAR. DUE TO COVID, THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL SHIFT OF FOCUS TO DIGITAL AND MAIL ENGAGEMENT WITH VOTERS AND POTENTIAL VOTERS. DIRECT MAIL AND DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT WERE SIGNIFICANT TACTICS USED TO ENGAGE MISSISSIPPIANS. TARGETED UNIVERSES FOR 2022 WERE SELECT HOUSEHOLDS OF PRESIDENTIAL-ONLY VOTERS 65 YEARS AND OLDER, YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 18-35, AND INFREQUENT VOTERS. OVER 30,000 PIECES OF DIRECT MAIL WERE SENT OUT TO THESE GROUPS IN 2022. DIGITAL ADS PLAYED 722,434 TIMES. ANOTHER DIGITAL TOOL USED THIS YEAR WAS BALLOT READY, WHICH ALLOWS REGISTERED VOTERS TO USE AND DEVELOP A VOTER GUIDE: RESEARCH THE BALLOT, FIND OUT HOW TO VOTE, CHECK REGISTRATION, GET INVOLVED, AND REQUEST A BALLOT. 594957 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 MS X THE ORGANIZATION 6015890816 730 N JEFFERSON STREET JACKSON MS 39202 ALEX LAWSON CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NOEL DIDLA VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KAYLON MCCOU TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA MANRRIQUEZ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNA DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JITORIA JONES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA DIXON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYDER TAFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLEN LEECH DIRECTOR START: 9/16/22 1.00 X 0 0 0 AREKIA BENNETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 89185 0 4087 VELVET JOHNSON PROGRAMS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 67262 0 3837 JESSICA TOWNSEND OPERATIONS MANAGER 40.00 X 57262 0 3548 213709 0 11472 0 0 0 0 0 1543860 1543860 OTHER INCOME 900099 135 135 135 1543995 135 0 0 102545 102545 144018 86411 57607 121130 72678 48452 13404 8043 5361 15548 9329 6219 14828 14828 46258 46258 141942 141942 12991 12991 361 361 41836 19831 22005 34387 34387 6817 6817 10466 10466 TRAVEL, MEALS & ENTERTA 47779 33445 14334 VOTER ACCESS NETWORK & 22538 22538 EVENT EXPENSE 17189 17189 MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS 10196 10196 5718 5718 809951 594957 214994 0 2444428 2607197 70095 470230 2235 84031 16847 74001 67184 2590759 3144611 71501 49085 747490 589714 818991 638799 X 1568527 2316812 203241 189000 1771768 2505812 2590759 3144611 734044 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 401509 597808 1340946 2274012 1543860 6158135 401509 597808 1340946 2274012 1543860 6158135 713081 5445054 725 135 860 6158995 0.88410 0.91770 X PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION: THE ORGANIZATION IS SWITCHING TO A CALENDAR YEAR END AND IS THEREFORE FILING A SHORT YEAR RETURN FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 12/31/2022. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 84031 16847 67184 67184 X 1543995 0 1543995 0 1543995 809951 0 809951 0 809951 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND UNDER SIMILAR PROVISIONS FOR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) INTERPRETATION NO. 48 (FIN 48), ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FIN 48 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION NO. 740, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON WHEN TAX POSITIONS ARE RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND HOW THE VALUES OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE DETERMINED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF THE ADOPTION OF FIN 48. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS PRIOR TO ESTABLISHMENT IN 2018. 0 FOUNDATION FOR THE MID SOUTH 134 E AMITE ST JACKSON MS 39201 721151070 501(C)(3) 100000 0 TO PROVIDE START-UP COSTS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DONOR ALLIANCE AND SUPPORT A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF MISSISSIPPI VOTERS AND POTENTIAL ALLIANCE DONORS. 1 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.