2024-02-02T17:23:22-05:00 2022-12-31 461684469 DAVID E WILLIAMS CPA LLC 840 WILLIAM HILTON PKWY STE B HILTON HEAD SC 299283434 990 2022-01-01 272308109 MITCHELVILLE PRESERVATION PROJECT INC MITC 8432557300 PO BOX 21758 HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC 29925 AHMAD WARD KEY EMPLOYEE 8432557300 2024-02-02 true AHMAD WARD XXX-XX-XXXX false DAVID E WILLIAMS CPA P01510199 8437159568 2024-02-02 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE PRESERVATION AHMAD WARD 654344 false X WWW.EXPLOREMITCHELVILLE.ORG X 2010 SC PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF MITCHELVILLE AND PRESERVING A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITE; TO REVEAL AN AMERICAN STORY OF FORMER SLAVES WHO CREATED A CULTURE OF SACRIFICE, RESISTENCE AND RESILIENCE IN A QUEST TO DEFINE AN INCLUSIVE FREEDOM. 16 16 3 0 628626 640646 24065 13698 1457 0 -5459 -50865 648689 603479 0 0 150576 166237 210000 192500 210404 378987 408118 739563 766855 -90874 -163376 987556 818286 10994 0 976562 818286 X PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF MITCHELVILLE AND PRESERVING A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITE; TO REVEAL AN AMERICAN STORY OF FORMER SLAVES WHO CREATED A CULTURE OF SACRIFICE, RESISTENCE AND RESILIENCE IN A QUEST TO DEFINE AN INCLUSIVE FREEDOM. false false 79783 JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST KNOWN CELEBRATION TO RECOGNIZE THE END OF SLAVERY. IT WAS ON JUNE 19, 1865 WHEN UNION OFFICER MAJOR GENERAL GORDON GRANGER ARRIVED AT GALVESTON, TEXAS WITH NEWS THAT THE WAR HAD ENDED AND ALL SLAVES WERE NOW FREE. MPP HOSTS ITS ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IN HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK. THIS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE PARK AND FEATURES STAGE PERFORMANCES AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING THAT GIVES VISITORS A UNIQUE LOOK AT HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE. IT PROMOTES AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE, HISTORY, AND EDUCATION FEATURING TRADITIONAL MUSIC, ART, CRAFTS, FOOD AND LIVE PERFORMANCES. ARCHEOLOGY AT MITCHELVILLE EXHIBITION. IN THE FALL OF 1862, MAJOR GENERAL ORNSBY MITCHEL, COMMANDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND, ORDERED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FREEDMAN'S TOWN TO SERVE AS A NEW HOME FOR THOUSANDS OF FORMER SLAVES WHO FLOCKED TO THE ISLAND AFTER IT FELL TO UNION FORCES IN NOVEMBER 1861. MITCHELVILLE WAS MORE THAN A REFUGEE CAMP. THE TOWN'S NEW RESIDENTS BUILT THEIR OWN HOMES WITH MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE UNION ARMY. THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT, ENFORCING TOWN ORDINANCES, ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS AND ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 15 ATTENDED REGULARLY. MITCHELVILLE PROVED THAT FREED MEN AND WOMEN COULD GOVERN, SUSTAIN AND EDUCATE THEMSELVES. ARCHEOLOGY AT MITCHELVILLE WILL DISPLAY EXCAVATED FINDINGS FROM THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE DIG BY BROCKINGTON AND ASSOCIATES. THE DIG UNCOVERED REMNANTS OF OLD HOMES, WELLS AND GARBAGE PITS, AND RECOVERED MORE THAN 20,000 ARTIFACTS. 26485 HOLIDAY EVENT - COMMUNITY EVENT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH ENTERTAINMENT AND REFRESHMENTS NEAR THE BIG OAK TREE IN HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK 217949 MITCHELVILLE ANNIVERSARY FORUM IS A ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM THAT EXAMINES ASPECTS OF THE MITCHELVILLE STORY AND HOW IT RESONATES IN PRESENT TIME. THE 2019 ANNIVERSARY FORUM SEEKS TO EXAMINE ACCESS AND WHO HAS IT. IT LOOKED AT THE ISSUES REVOLVING AROUND HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ACCESS IN 21ST CENTURY AMERICA THIS SESSION EXAMINED ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH CARE AND THE GROWING POLITICAL POWER OF WOMEN, 100 YEARS AFTER GAINING THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN 1920. MODELING OUR ANCESTORS TO GROW AND INFLUENCE OUR COMMUNITY (MAGIC) LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DISCOVERING THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP ABILITIES BY EXPLORING HISTORICAL CONCEPTS AND PARTICIPATING IN A VARIETY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES. LIFELONG LEARNING IS A CORE VALUE THAT IS PROMOTED TO PARTICIPANTS. MAGIC YOUTH IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DISCOVERING THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP ABILITIES BY EXPLORING LESSONS OF MITCHELVILLE AND RECONSTRUCTION AND PARTICIPATING IN A VARIETY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES. MAGIC SEEKS TO BUILD THE SELF-WORTH OF PARTICIPANTS BY INSTILLING PRIDE IN THEIR AREA, BASED ON THE EVENTS OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE HISTORY OF MITCHELVILLE; PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERNAL GROWTH THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING AND COLLABORATION; AND INTRODUCING THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT. GRIOT'S CORNER IS A LITERACY PROGRAM AT HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK DESIGNED FOR EARLY READERS FROM PRE-K THROUGH THIRD GRADE AND WELCOMES CLASSES OF UP TO THIRTY CHILDREN FOR THE PROGRAM UNDER THE BIG OAK TREE IN THE PARK. STORIES CENTER ON DIVERSITY WITH THIS YEAR'S SPECIAL FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS, STORY TELLERS, AND WILL INCLUDE GUEST READERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE CHILDREN WILL ALSO SHARE IN ACTIVITIES LIKE ART, GAMES, AND MUSIC RELATED TO THE THEME. HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE, THE SITE OF THE FIRST MANDATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1862, KEEPS THE SPIRIT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ALIVE THROUGH THE TRADITION OF STORYTELLING TO HELP ENCOURAGE THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF ALL PEOPLE. FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATION - MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK IS A NETWORK TO FREEDOM SITE RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY AS THE 1ST SELF-GOVERNING TOWN OF FORMERLY ENSLAVED PEOPLE. IN 1862, SHORTLY BEFORE THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION WAS SIGNED -- WHILE MOST OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION IN THE SOUTH WAS STILL ENSLAVED -- THE PEOPLE OF MITCHELVILLE WERE BUSY CREATING A COMPLETELY NEW, SELF-GOVERNED CULTURE THAT WOULD BE THE GUIDEPOST FOR GENERATIONS TO FOLLOW. THESE INDUSTRIOUS NEW CITIZENS BUILD HOMES ON NEATLY ARRANGED STREETS, ELECTED THEIR OWN OFFICIALS, DEVELOPED LAWS, BUILT AN ECONOMY, AND IMPLEMENTED MANDATORY EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IN FACT, THE REPORTS OF THE SUCCESS OF MITCHELVILLE WERE SO GLOWING, THAT THE PREVIOUS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM FIGHTER, HARRIET TUBMAN, WAS SENT TO HILTON HEAD TO SEE THIS BUSTLING TOWN, SO SHE COULD SHARE THE STORY OF MITCHELVILLE'S SELF-GOVERNED SUCCESS WITH FUTURE FREEDOM TOWNS. 217949 324217 true false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 22 3 false 3 false false false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false SC X X MELODY IRVIN 8432557300 PO BOX 21758 HILTON HEAD ISLAND SC 29925 X JAMIE BERNDT DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 CARLTON DALLAS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 HERBERT FORD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DRANDREA GRANT GUESS DIRECTOR X X 0 0 0 HESTER HODDE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN HOTCHKISS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MYLA LERNER DIRECTOR X X 0 0 0 ANNA PONDER PHD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 GRACE STEPP DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MICHALE TIGHE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BILLY WATTERSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 RAYMOND WERTS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MARGOT BROWN TREASURER X 0 0 0 LOLA CAMPBELL VICE CHAIRPE X 0 0 0 THOMAS C BARNWELL JR CHAIRMAN EME X 0 0 0 DIDI SUMMERS PHD CHAIRMAN X 0 0 0 GLORIA HOLMES PHD SECRETARY X 0 0 0 AHMAD WARD KEY EMPLOYEE X 0 0 0 false false false 63910 133111 443625 640646 REENACTMENTS & TOURS 13698 13698 13698 63910 50865 -50865 603479 13698 X 153212 26046 113377 13789 13025 2214 9639 1172 414 414 10259 10259 192500 192500 85345 84599 746 102706 68437 34269 20126 174 19952 6281 6281 38657 11517 24197 2943 17276 8872 8404 2952 2952 204 204 8025 8025 JUNETEENTH EVENT 66127 66127 HOLIDAY EVENT 26485 26485 MPP ANNIVERSARY 13127 13127 FREEDOM DAY 9515 9515 619 619 766855 324217 232234 210404 88 88 674221 637010 297645 295757 1316 25462 24868 4286 594 -125163 10000 10000 987556 818286 10994 10994 0 X 976562 670436 147850 976562 818286 987556 818286 -163376 5100 X false false X 365145 579318 1099708 628626 640646 3313443 6900 6900 13800 372045 586218 1099708 628626 640646 3327243 3327243 624 1429 2053 730 30 760 3330056 191788 0.99920 0.99900 X PART II, LINE 10 760 false 25462 24868 594 594 false BLUES AND BBQ 63910 63910 50865 63910 63910 50865 50865 -50865 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF MITCHELVILLE AND PRESERVING A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITE; TO REVEAL AN AMERICAN STORY OF FORMER SLAVES WHO CREATED A CULTURE OF SACRIFICE, RESISTENCE AND RESILIENCE IN A QUEST TO DEFINE AN INCLUSIVE FREEDOM. FORM 990 PART IV, LINE 11G THE OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES EXPENSE IS CONTRACT LABOR PAID FOR OFFICE HELP, PROGRAM SERVICES, GRANT WRITING AND FUNDRAISING ASSISTANCE. FORM 990, PART III MITCHELVILLE PRESERVATION PROJECT STARTED GRIOT'S CORNER IN 2018 WHICH IS A LITERACY PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN PRE-K THROUGH THIRD GRADE. ALSO NEW IN 2018 IS THE ARCHAEOLOGY DIG AT MITCHELVILLE WHICH WILL DISPLAY EXCAVATED FINDINGS FOR THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE DIG LEAD BY BROCKINGTON AND ASSOCIATES. THE DIG UNCOVERED REMAINS OF OLD HOMES, WELLS AND GARBAGE PITS, AND RECOVERED MORE THAN 20,000 ARTIFACTS REPRESENTING THE PERSONAL BELONGINGS, TOOLS AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS FROM THE FIRST SELF-GOVERNED FREED SLAVES' TOWN IN AMERICA, ESTABLISHED ON HILTON HEAD IN 1862. THE MITCHELVILLE ANNIVERSARY FORUM STARTED IN 2018 IS A ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM THAT EXAMINES DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE MITCHELVILLE STORY AND HOW IT RESONATES IN PRESENT TIME. EACH YEAR HAS A UNIQUE THEME. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ARCHEOLOGY AT MITCHELVILLE EXHIBITION. IN THE FALL OF 1862, MAJOR GENERAL ORNSBY MITCHEL, COMMANDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND, ORDERED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FREEDMAN'S TOWN TO SERVE AS A NEW HOME FOR THOUSANDS OF FORMER SLAVES WHO FLOCKED TO THE ISLAND AFTER IT FELL TO UNION FORCES IN NOVEMBER 1861. MITCHELVILLE WAS MORE THAN A REFUGEE CAMP. THE TOWN'S NEW RESIDENTS BUILT THEIR OWN HOMES WITH MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE UNION ARMY. THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT, ENFORCING TOWN ORDINANCES, ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS AND ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 15 ATTENDED REGULARLY. MITCHELVILLE PROVED THAT FREED MEN AND WOMEN COULD GOVERN, SUSTAIN AND EDUCATE THEMSELVES. ARCHEOLOGY AT MITCHELVILLE WILL DISPLAY EXCAVATED FINDINGS FROM THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE DIG BY BROCKINGTON AND ASSOCIATES. THE DIG UNCOVERED REMNANTS OF OLD HOMES, WELLS AND GARBAGE PITS, AND RECOVERED MORE THAN 20,000 ARTIFACTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D MITCHELVILLE ANNIVERSARY FORUM IS A ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM THAT EXAMINES ASPECTS OF THE MITCHELVILLE STORY AND HOW IT RESONATES IN PRESENT TIME. THE 2019 ANNIVERSARY FORUM SEEKS TO EXAMINE ACCESS AND WHO HAS IT. IT LOOKED AT THE ISSUES REVOLVING AROUND HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ACCESS IN 21ST CENTURY AMERICA THIS SESSION EXAMINED ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION, ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH CARE AND THE GROWING POLITICAL POWER OF WOMEN, 100 YEARS AFTER GAINING THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN 1920. MODELING OUR ANCESTORS TO GROW AND INFLUENCE OUR COMMUNITY (MAGIC) LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DISCOVERING THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP ABILITIES BY EXPLORING HISTORICAL CONCEPTS AND PARTICIPATING IN A VARIETY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES. LIFELONG LEARNING IS A CORE VALUE THAT IS PROMOTED TO PARTICIPANTS. MAGIC YOUTH IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DISCOVERING THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP ABILITIES BY EXPLORING LESSONS OF MITCHELVILLE AND RECONSTRUCTION AND PARTICIPATING IN A VARIETY OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES. MAGIC SEEKS TO BUILD THE SELF-WORTH OF PARTICIPANTS BY INSTILLING PRIDE IN THEIR AREA, BASED ON THE EVENTS OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE HISTORY OF MITCHELVILLE; PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERNAL GROWTH THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING AND COLLABORATION; AND INTRODUCING THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT. GRIOT'S CORNER IS A LITERACY PROGRAM AT HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK DESIGNED FOR EARLY READERS FROM PRE-K THROUGH THIRD GRADE AND WELCOMES CLASSES OF UP TO THIRTY CHILDREN FOR THE PROGRAM UNDER THE BIG OAK TREE IN THE PARK. STORIES CENTER ON DIVERSITY WITH THIS YEAR'S SPECIAL FOCUS ON RELATIONSHIPS, STORY TELLERS, AND WILL INCLUDE GUEST READERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE CHILDREN WILL ALSO SHARE IN ACTIVITIES LIKE ART, GAMES, AND MUSIC RELATED TO THE THEME. HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE, THE SITE OF THE FIRST MANDATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1862, KEEPS THE SPIRIT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ALIVE THROUGH THE TRADITION OF STORYTELLING TO HELP ENCOURAGE THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF ALL PEOPLE. FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATION - MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK IS A NETWORK TO FREEDOM SITE RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY AS THE 1ST SELF-GOVERNING TOWN OF FORMERLY ENSLAVED PEOPLE. IN 1862, SHORTLY BEFORE THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION WAS SIGNED -- WHILE MOST OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION IN THE SOUTH WAS STILL ENSLAVED -- THE PEOPLE OF MITCHELVILLE WERE BUSY CREATING A COMPLETELY NEW, SELF-GOVERNED CULTURE THAT WOULD BE THE GUIDEPOST FOR GENERATIONS TO FOLLOW. THESE INDUSTRIOUS NEW CITIZENS BUILD HOMES ON NEATLY ARRANGED STREETS, ELECTED THEIR OWN OFFICIALS, DEVELOPED LAWS, BUILT AN ECONOMY, AND IMPLEMENTED MANDATORY EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IN FACT, THE REPORTS OF THE SUCCESS OF MITCHELVILLE WERE SO GLOWING, THAT THE PREVIOUS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM FIGHTER, HARRIET TUBMAN, WAS SENT TO HILTON HEAD TO SEE THIS BUSTLING TOWN, SO SHE COULD SHARE THE STORY OF MITCHELVILLE'S SELF-GOVERNED SUCCESS WITH FUTURE FREEDOM TOWNS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THEY ARE REVIEWED REGULARLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PAID BY AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION WHO DETERMINED THE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL DETERMINE COMPENSATION BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE AND LOCAL SALARY STRUCTURE WHEN COMPENSATION IS GIVEN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G GRIOT'S CORNER COORDINATOR 7,200 0 0 PROGRAM MANAGER COSTS 2,200 0 0 GRANT WRITING 100 0 0 OUTSIDE SERVICES 73,859 746 0 ALL OTHER 1,240 0 0 TOTAL 84,599 746 0