2025-03-19T11:22:19-05:00 2023-12-31 461498870 BMSS LLC 1020 HIGHLAND COLONY PKWY SUITE 600 RIDGELAND MS 39157 990 2023-01-01 821014316 MISSISSIPPI VOTES MISS 6015890816 730 N JEFFERSON STREET JACKSON MS 39202 AREKIA BENNETT-SCOTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7692515693 2025-03-17 1 1 KATIE HOGGATT CPA P01340185 6019482924 2025-03-17 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AREKIA BENNETT-SCOTT 730 N JEFFERSON STREET JACKSON MS 39202 4637331 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 21 90 0 0 1543860 4636452 0 0 0 0 135 879 1543995 4637331 102545 1305 0 0 294100 1052559 0 0 0 413306 2219529 809951 3273393 734044 1363938 3144611 4276958 638799 407208 2505812 3869750 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 2541176 1305 879 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 2023 WERE SELECT HOUSEHOLDS OF PRESIDENTIAL-ONLY VOTERS 65 YEARS AND OLDER, YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 18-35, AND INFREQUENT VOTERS. OVER 90,000 PIECES OF DIRECT MAIL WERE SENT OUT TO THESE GROUPS IN 2023. DIGITAL ADS PLAYED 12,083,413 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. EDUCATIONAL TEXT MESSAGING CAMPAIGNS WERE ALSO USED THIS YEAR VIA HUSTLE TO INFORM VOTERS OF ELECTION DEADLINES AND CAPTURE DATA ABOUT PARTICIPATION INTENTIONS. OVER ONE MILLION TEXT MESSAGES WERE SENT TO POTENTIAL VOTERS. 2541176 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 1 21 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 1.00 X 0 0 0 AREKIA BENNETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 118454 0 3777 VELVET JOHNSON-END DATE 11172023 PROGRAMS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 87377 0 4310 JESSICA TOWNSEND OPERATIONS MANAGER 40.00 X 84608 0 3347 290439 0 11434 1 0 0 0 0 4636452 4636452 OTHER INCOME 900099 879 879 879 4637331 879 0 0 1305 1305 301873 181124 120749 607464 364479 242985 73905 44342 29563 69317 41590 27727 40950 40950 220201 220201 1305911 1305911 101598 101598 618 618 136764 52377 84387 155069 108548 46521 113300 113300 14889 14889 10358 10358 EVENT EXPENSE 107381 107381 MISCELLANEOUS 5279 5279 BANK CHARGES & FEES 5082 5082 MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS 2129 2129 3273393 2541176 732217 0 2607197 3452584 470230 470859 4800 98908 31736 67184 67172 0 281543 3144611 4276958 49085 124817 589714 0 282391 638799 407208 X 2316812 3869750 189000 0 2505812 3869750 3144611 4276958 1363938 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 597808 1340946 2274012 1543860 4636452 10393078 597808 1340946 2274012 1543860 4636452 10393078 3252288 7140790 725 135 879 1739 10394817 0.68700 0.88410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 98908 31736 67172 67172 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 281543 281543 RIGHT-OF-USE OPERATING LEASE LIABILTY 282391 282391 X 4637331 0 4637331 0 4637331 3273393 0 3273393 0 3273393 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 2021. 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.