2024-05-14T18:35:41-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 621600499 MID-SOUTH SCIENCE AND FICTION CONVENTIONS INC MID- 9012837716 PO Box 17724 Memphis TN 38187 Sylvia Cox Treasurer 9012837716 2024-05-14 Sylvia Cox 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.midsouthcon.org X X 3919 X 3919 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3919 0 0 0 0 5532 1201 1451 8184 -4265 15947 0 11682 15947 11682 0 0 0 0 15947 11682 0 0 15947 11682 Promote education and support other charities via our annual 3-day event where various guest speakers representing the professions of art, writing, publishing, and science participate in panel discussions with convention attendees. Our expenses are all for the annual event, with the 3 largest expenses being the guest speakers, the venue, and event operations (schedules, publicity, logistics, and attendees' hospitality. Proceeds are donated to Literacy MidSouth and the Science Fiction writers of America Emergency Medical fund. We had no events in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. In 2023 we were unable to hold our annual event due to our inability to find a venue to host our convention. MidSouth Science and Fiction Conventions, Inc., promotes education and support other charities via our annual 3-day event where various guest speakers representing the professions of art, writing, publishing, and science participate in panel discussions with convention attendees. Our expenses are all for the annual event, with the 3 largest expenses being the guest speakers, the venue, and event operations (schedules, publicity, logistics, and attendees' hospitality. Proceeds are donated to Literacy MidSouth and the Science Fiction writers of America Emergency Medical fund. We had no events in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. In 2022 we held our annual event. Due to low attendance, as a result of the pandemic and no events for 2 years, the resulting expenses prohibited the organization from providing donations to our official charities. In 2023, we were unable to hold our annual event due to the inability to secure a venue for the convention. This prohibited the organization from providing donations to our official charities. 0 0 0 Wesley Kinslow boardmember at-large 2 0 0 0 Jane Venters-Dike Secretary 4 0 0 0 Sylvia Cox Treasurer 4 0 0 0 Jerry Hager Chairperson 4 0 0 0 Denise Bowman boardmember at-large 2 0 0 0 Greta Coger boardmember at-large 2 0 0 0 Dana Bridges boardmember at-large 2 0 0 0 Greg Bridges boardmember at-large 2 0 0 0 Cullen Johnson Vice-Chairperson 4 0 0 0 Mark Furr boardmember at-large 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sylvia Cox 1688 Sterling Dr Memphis TN 381196927 9012837716 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 82001 34232 1085 48298 3919 169535 82001 34232 1085 48298 3919 169535 169535 82001 34232 1085 48298 3919 169535 1 1 0 0 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Bank Charges, Credit Card Fees, Operations, Miscellaneous