2025-08-29T15:15:21-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 872857918 BLACKNATCHEZDOTORG BLAC 6015718711 800 Martin Luther King Jr St Natchez MS 39120 Joseph Smith Executive Director 2022772478 2025-08-29 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X blacknatchez.org X X 125271 125271 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125271 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125271 4118 0 129389 4118 129389 0 0 0 0 4118 129389 0 0 4118 129389 BlackNatchez.org seeks to elevate and preserve Black culture in Natchez by creating opportunities for citizens and visitors to engage with Black history and culture, preserving historic African-American sites, and supporting the redevelopment of predominantly Black areas in Adams County. In 2024, BlackNatchez.org hosted a Living History series featuring Dr. Lamar Braxton, which drew over 200 attendees and advanced the organization's mission of preserving and promoting Black culture in Natchez. The organization also focused on capacity building and fundraising, securing a $99,500 contribution from Alfred Street Baptist Church and a $22,246 grant from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. The Mississippi grant is restricted to support public health and safety measures-such as providing sanitation resources, ensuring program venues remain safe and accessible, and training staff and volunteers on preventive health protocols. These funds are reserved for historic preservation and community redevelopment projects beginning in 2025. 0 0 0 Joseph Smith Executive Director 35 0 0 0 Servia Fortenberry Director 1 0 0 0 Anita Gibbs Smith Director 1 0 0 0 Darin Allen Director 1 0 0 0 Craig Engle Director 1 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MS Darin Allen 800 Martin Luther King Jr St Natchez MS 39120 6015718711 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 2500 1617 125271 129388 0 0 2500 1617 125271 129388 129388 0 0 2500 1617 125271 129388 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Header, Line A BlackNatchez.org was incorporated in 2021. This is within the organization's first five years of exemption, and it is therefore treated as a public charity under section 509(a)(2) regardless of current-year concentration of support. The organization expects to broaden its funding base in future years and will continue to receive support from the public and community organizations. Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B The organization received a grant award from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety in 2024. Funds were disbursed by the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, which is therefore listed as the contributor on Schedule B. Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 46 BlackNatchez.org is a volunteer-led nonprofit that operated with limited funding and activities prior to 2024. In 2025, the organization identified its federal filing obligations and promptly brought all required filings up to date. The Board has since implemented formal procedures, including assigning oversight to the Treasurer and adopting a compliance calendar, to ensure timely and accurate filings going forward. Schedule B, Part III In 2024, BlackNatchez.org hosted a Living History series featuring Dr. Lamar Braxton, which drew over 200 attendees and advanced the organization's mission of preserving and promoting Black culture in Natchez. The organization also focused on capacity building and fundraising, securing a $99,500 contribution from Alfred Street Baptist Church and a $22,246 grant from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (funds disbursed by the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration). These funds will be used to launch historic preservation and community redevelopment projects beginning in 2025. BlackNatchez.org is a volunteer-led nonprofit that had minimal activity prior to 2024. The organization did not receive substantial funding until 2024 and was unaware that a Form 990-EZ filing was required by May 15, 2025. Once the Board became aware of the requirement, it engaged assistance and promptly prepared and submitted the delinquent 2024 Form 990-EZ along with prior-year returns to bring the organization into full compliance. The Board has now adopted internal procedures, including assigning responsibility to the Treasurer and maintaining a compliance calendar, to ensure that all returns are filed timely in the future. The organization respectfully requests that any late-filing penalties be waived in recognition of its good-faith efforts and corrective action.