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EIN 85-1403937

Mississippi Free Press

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
13
City
Jackson
State
Mississippi
Year formed
2020
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
A33: Printing, Publishing
Description
Mississippi Free Press publishes deep public-interest reporting into the causes of and solutions to the social, political, and systemic challenges facing all Mississipians and their communities. It supports and promotes independent journalism in Mississippi and elsewhere, collaborates with partners on sustainable journalism and civic engagement initiatives, provides public education about journalism, and trains promising new journalists.
Also known as...
Mississippi Journalism and Education Group
Total revenues
$792,856
2022
Total expenses
$808,685
2022
Total assets
$471,247
2022
Num. employees
13
2022

Program areas at Mississippi Free Press

Supports and promotes independent Journalism in Mississippi and elsewhere; collaborates with partners on substainable Journalism and civic engagement intiatives; provides public Education about Journalism, and training for promising new journalists.

Who funds Mississippi Free Press

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Community Foundation for MississippiGeneral Oper Support$191,000
Local Independent Online News PublishersRevenue Growth Fellowship, Travel Scholarship$29,334
BVM Capacity Building InstituteGeneral$13,000
...and 4 more grants received

Personnel at Mississippi Free Press

NameTitleCompensation
Donna LaddExecutive Director$69,750
Kimberly GriffinCro$69,750
Deborah HodgesTreasurer$0
Pam JohnsonChairman and Member$0
Wendy ShenefeltSecretary and Member$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Mississippi Free Press

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$791,951
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$105
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$800
Total revenues$792,856

Form 990s for Mississippi Free Press

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-08-23990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF

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OrganizationLocationRevenue
Iowa State Daily Publication BoardAmes, IA$1,179,802
Mississippi Center for Investigative ReportingBrandon, MS$378,973
Anyone CorporationNew York, NY$260,734
Montana Free PressHelena, MT$1,079,434
North Carolina Health NewsChapel Hill, NC$502,452
Coffee House PressMinneapolis, MN$1,235,216
The Concord Independent FoundationConcord, MA$847,072
Coda MediaNew York, NY$1,525,187
Montclair Local Nonprofit NewsMontclair, NJ$774,721
The Baffler FoundationNew York, NY$2,379,286
Data update history
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $191,000 from Community Foundation for Mississippi
October 1, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
September 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
September 25, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $29,334 from Local Independent Online News Publishers
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
125 S Congress St 1324
Jackson, MS 39201
Metro area
Jackson, MS
Website URL
mississippifreepress.org/ 
Phone
(601) 301-2021
IRS details
EIN
85-1403937
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2020
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A33: Printing, Publishing
NAICS code, primary
5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Parent/child status
Independent
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