2025-11-13T13:15:47-06:00 2024-12-31 640897081 MATTHEWS CUTRER & LINDSAY PA 1020 HIGHLAND COLONY PKWY 500 RIDGELAND MS 39157 990 2024-01-01 831998379 CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI CHIL 6019829050 3000 OLD CANTON ROAD 560 JACKSON MS 39216 DR LINDA H SOUTHWARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6626489371 2025-11-13 1 1 CHARLES R LINDSAY CPA P00294610 6018988875 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DR LINDA H SOUTHWARD 3000 OLD CANTON ROAD 560 JACKSON MS 39216 1461557 0 X WWW.CHILDRENSFOUNDATIONMS.ORG X 2019 MS TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF MISSISSIPPI'S CHILDREN. 6 6 6 6 0 0 700572 1440899 0 20658 0 0 0 0 700572 1461557 16000 15000 0 0 279588 414118 0 0 58510 474827 995422 770415 1424540 -69843 37017 391301 455370 194894 221946 196407 233424 X TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF MISSISSIPPI'S CHILDREN THROUGH THE DESIGN, PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SYSTEMS AND SERVICES. 0 0 1322807 15000 20658 LIVING UP TO ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN BY SHAPING BETTER SYSTEMS, FOSTERING COLLABORATION ACROSS COMMUNITIES, AND DRIVING MEANINGFUL, DATA-INFORMED CHANGES, THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI (CFM) SPENT 2024 CONDUCTING SUBGRANT RESEARCH FOR THE FEDERAL PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANT (PDG) B-5 GRANT AND SUPPORTING 24 EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS, HOSTED ITS ANNUAL SUMMIT FOR OVER 250 ATTENDEES, CONDUCTED 64 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CAPACITY BUILDING AND CONVENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES, PARTNERS AND PARENTS, AND HOSTED 3 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE. OVER 200 COMMUNICATION TOOLS WERE DEVELOPED AND USED TO SHARE CONTENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING ONE-PAGERS, PODCASTS, WEBINARS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. CFM PRODUCED POLICY BRIEFS ON EARLY INTERVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH AND THE 2024 KIDS COUNT FACTBOOK AND LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR. OVER 20 COLLABORATIVE GRANTS WERE WRITTEN AND RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED TO EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS. SEVEN COMMUNITY-BASED NEEDS ASSESSMENTS WERE CONDUCTED. 107 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN KIDS TO COLLEGE, A COLLEGE SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENTERGY. CFM DATA WAS USED IN GRANT WRITING ACROSS THE STATE, RESULTING IN $52 MILLION OVER A 3-YEAR PERIOD. 1322807 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 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 22 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MS X THE ORGANIZATION 6019829050 3000 OLD CANTON ROAD 560 JACKSON MS 39216 CARLA EVERS PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MARY CURRIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTICE RANDY G PIERCE JD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE DENNIS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA MARSHALL JD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMMY MOON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RALPH JACKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN NORWOOD-BAILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HUDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA SOUTHWARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 107625 0 0 107625 0 0 1 0 0 0 ELUCIDATA 20204 LITTLE COONTAIL ROAD ABEERDEEN MS 39730 DATA SERVICES PARTNER 485235 1 1146570 294329 1440899 CHILDREN'S SUMMIT CONF 900099 20339 20339 OTHER INCOME 900099 319 319 20658 1461557 20658 0 0 X 15000 15000 107625 92558 8610 6457 246019 211576 19682 14761 33420 28741 2674 2005 27054 23266 2164 1624 836867 836867 68187 35506 1800 30881 46363 39872 3709 2782 35528 35528 3288 3288 4584 4584 COMMUNITY OUTREACH 605 605 1424540 1322807 43223 58510 187436 35859 93930 349925 913 919 22448 9174 12208 13274 96814 55393 391301 455370 140851 210931 54043 11015 194894 221946 X 196407 233424 196407 233424 391301 455370 37017 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 461181 218401 554789 700572 1440899 3375842 461181 218401 554789 700572 1440899 3375842 846123 2529719 3375842 20658 0.74940 0.52860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22448 9174 13274 13274 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1350 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 54043 55393 1461557 0 1461557 0 1461557 1424540 0 1424540 0 1424540 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. IF ANY QUESTIONS ARISE, THESE ARE CLARIFIED WITH THE CPA AND CONVEYED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE AFFILIATIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REGULARLY MONITORED TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OCCUR, EITHER PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL, WITH RESPECT TO THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI AND THOSE CHARGED WITH ITS GOVERNANCE. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE POLICY AND REVIEW AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY ISSUES ARE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD, DISCUSSED AND REPORTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INDEPENDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO ENSURES THAT THE SALARY IS COMPARABLE TO OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 836,867. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 836,867. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C THE AUDIT REPORT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT. ALL QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ANSWERED. THE AUDITOR IS AVAILABLE DURING THE YEAR SHOULD ANY QUESTIONS ARISE.