2024-11-15T10:36:29-06:00 2023-12-31 640897081 MATTHEWS CUTRER & LINDSAY PA 1020 HIGHLAND COLONY PKWY 500 RIDGELAND MS 39157 990 2023-01-01 721392119 MISSISSIPPI CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION MISS 6016052989 5165 OLD BRANDON ROAD PEARL MS 39208 BRENT BEAN PRESIDENT 6016052989 2024-11-14 1 1 CHARLES R LINDSAY CPA P00294610 6018988875 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z BRENT BEAN 5165 OLD BRANDON ROAD PEARL MS 39208 2927215 0 X WWW.MCEF.COM X 2009 MS PROMOTE CAREERS, RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF A QUALITY WORKFORCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. 22 22 32 22 0 0 1884490 1832590 416566 279428 28768 117882 3132 22065 2332956 2251965 6500 18000 0 0 965164 859023 0 0 10250 1111277 1357658 2082941 2234681 250015 17284 3794278 3710353 653954 518660 3140324 3191693 X THE MISSION OF THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS TO PROMOTE CAREERS, RECRUIT CAPABLE INDIVIDUALS AND TRAIN A QUALITY WORKFORCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. 0 0 1999594 18000 279428 DURING 2023, MISSISSIPPI CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION (MCEF) CONTINUED TO STRIVE IN MEETING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT WERE INITIALLY ESTABLISHED BY ITS FOUNDERS MANY DECADES AGO. THE STAFF AT MCEF WORKED VIGOROUSLY TOWARDS THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF PROMOTING CAREERS, RECRUITING CAPABLE INDIVIDUALS, AND TRAINING A QUALITY WORKFORCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN MISSISSIPPI. MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ALONG WITH THE STAFF OF MCEF, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACCELERATEMS MET QUARTERLY IN 2023 TO REVIEW THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF MISSISSIPPI'S CAREER AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MCEF'S STAFF ALSO MET WITH ALL 179 OF THE SECONDARY-CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL (CTE) CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS, 3 TIMES IN 2023, TO SHARE PERTINENT INFORMATION NEEDED TO KEEP THE PROGRAMS OPERATING PROPERLY AND TO INFORM THEM OF ANY PROBLEM AREAS THAT MAY REQUIRE MORE ATTENTION THAT WILL ENSURE THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR CAREER AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS.ENROLLMENT IN SECONDARY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT MS GREW DURING THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR. MCEF OVERSAW 106 CENTERS THAT COMPRISED 179 CONSTRUCTION TRADE PROGRAMS INCLUDING 5,783 STUDENTS. EIGHT NEW CAREER AND TECHNICAL TRADE PROGRAMS WERE ADDED TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF EXISTING PROGRAMS RUNNING SMOOTHLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IN ADDITION, MCEF CERTIFIED OVER 25 NEW INSTRUCTORS IN THE NCCER CURRICULUM. MCEF STAFF ALSO CERTIFIED OVER 600 INMATES INCARCERATED IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT MS, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE PROPER EDUCATION AND TRAINING THEY NEED TO ENSURE A FRESH START IN THE WORKFORCE INDUSTRY UPON RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION. IN THE 2023 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR, MCEF CONTINUED ITS GOAL TO PLACE MORE OF AN EMPHASIS ON RECRUITING AND PROMOTING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, IN LARGE PART TO SECONDARY STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT INVOLVED IN CT EDUCATION AND THAT ARE UNAWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES OFFER THAT WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR A LUCRATIVE FUTURE AND A SUCCESSFUL CAREER PATH. MCEF GREW ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS (MAIS) BY ASSISTING IN CREATING 3 STAND ALONG CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS SPEAKING TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS AND COUNSELORS ACROSS THE STATE. MCEF ALSO IMPLEMENTED MORE FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION WITH THE NEWLY HIRED ACCELERATEMS CAREER COACHES THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN VARIOUS SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE CAREER(S). THE IMPORTANCE OF RAISING AWARENESS OF CT EDUCATION TO THESE COACHES, AS WELL AS ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELORS IS A KEY COMPONENT TO CHANGING THE DISTORTED IMAGE MISSISSIPPIANS HAVE ABOUT PURSUING A CAREER IN A SKILLED TRADE.IN THE SPRING OF 2023 MCEF ONCE AGAIN HOSTED THE SKILLSUSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES. PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALMOST 200 HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO PUT THEIR SKILLS TO THE TEST AGAINST THEIR PEERS AS WELL AS PERFORM IN FRONT OF LEADING CONTRACTORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS EVENT, MCEF HELD THEIR FIRST EVER CONSTRUCTION CAREER JOB FAIR AND MCEF CONSTRUCTION CAREER SIGNING DAY. OVER 300 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH OVER TWO DOZEN COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS TO DISCUSS JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TRADES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HAD 24 SENIORS SIGN THEIR INTENT TO CONTINUE THEIR PATH THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY VIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAMS, APPRENTICESHIPS, OR ENTERING STRAIGHT INTO THE WORKFORCE. 1999594 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 6016052989 5165 OLD BRANDON ROAD PEARL MS 39208 MATT MCWILLIAMS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WES WINBORNE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON HENRY CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM STEWART SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KIM JENT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL WATERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHIP MCALPIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTEE HOLBROOK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE CLABAUGH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES L ROBERTS JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHIT ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HUX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE PEPPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LLOYD SPIVEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY HARTHCOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT RUSSELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON HILLMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TREY MCCOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE NATIONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNNY YOUNG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT BEAN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 95392 0 12003 95392 0 12003 0 0 0 0 0 1728500 104090 20000 1832590 TUITION AND TEXTBOOK F 611710 149297 149297 ASSESSMENT TESTING 611710 99200 99200 FEES 611710 16433 16433 ICTP CERTIFICATION 611710 14498 14498 279428 105008 105008 688124 675250 12874 12874 12874 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT 900099 19441 19441 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 2624 2624 22065 2251965 279428 0 139947 18000 18000 95392 84231 10302 859 618770 546374 66827 5569 82012 72417 8857 738 62849 55496 6788 565 1050 1050 64514 64514 11501 11501 6556 2943 3583 30 100000 100000 76167 54921 20787 459 124234 109699 13417 1118 53088 46821 6267 65837 58134 7110 593 INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES 535598 535598 BUSINESS EXPENSES 120064 120064 COMMUNICATIONS 113049 108896 3834 319 SKILLS COMPETITION 86000 86000 2234681 1999594 224837 10250 1353773 1573119 306250 206250 97122 75417 131464 81494 59042 64251 767152 480634 337980 286518 1020251 1035710 488396 387594 3794278 3710353 172300 161837 62975 56550 418679 300273 653954 518660 X 2670191 2839560 470133 352133 3140324 3191693 3794278 3710353 17284 34085 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1657731 1597290 2281387 1923346 1847590 9307344 1657731 1597290 2281387 1923346 1847590 9307344 9307344 46286 25106 46065 54321 105008 276786 6554 562 3132 22065 32313 9616443 1716615 0.96790 0.97570 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 308821 108429 200392 296480 276094 20386 161851 96111 65740 286518 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 387594 387594 2289549 34085 15000 49085 2240464 11501 11501 2251965 2238180 15000 15000 2223180 11501 11501 2234681 0 SCHOLARSHIPS 19 18000 WILLIAM HUX BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION 30000 WILLIAM HUX IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND A MEMBER OF HUP, LLC, WHICH RENTS PROPERTY TO THE ORGANIZATION. 0 WES WINBORNE BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION 100000 WES WINBORNE IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND A SHAREHOLDER OF HORNE, LLP, WHICH ASSISTED WITH MARKETING TO THE ORGANIZATION. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AND ANY QUESTIONS BROUGHT UP BY THE BOARD MEMBERS OR THE PRESIDENT ARE ANSWERED AND/OR CLEARED BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. IT IS REVISED AND ANY NECESSARY DISCLOSURES ARE MADE ANNUALLY. A FINAL COPY OF THE POLICY IS SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY. THE PRESIDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BASED ON A PERIODIC ANALYSIS OF SIMILAR SIZED 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; THESE DOCUMENTS ARE LOCATED AT ALL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S REVIEW. PART XI LINE 2C - COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE AUDITOR MEETS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKING A FULL PRESENTATION AT THE COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ANSWERING ANY OF THE BOARD'S QUESTIONS. THE AUDITOR WORKS CLOSE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE YEAR SHOULD ANY CONCERNS ARISE.