2026-01-19T09:48:26-06:00 2024-12-31 640897081 MATTHEWS CUTRER & LINDSAY PA 1020 HIGHLAND COLONY PKWY 500 RIDGELAND MS 39157 990 2024-01-01 931238641 MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS INSTITUTE MEDG 6017093595 PO BOX 13222 JACKSON MS 39236 REENA EVERS-EVERETTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6017093595 2026-01-16 1 1 CHARLES R LINDSAY CPA P00294610 6018988875 2026-01-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z REENA EVERS-EVERETTE PO BOX 13222 JACKSON MS 39236 109248 0 X N/A X 2014 MS NURTURING POSITIVE CIVIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE BY ENGAGING IN MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. 8 5 1 8 0 0 106645 109248 0 0 0 0 0 0 106645 109248 0 0 0 0 69159 69080 0 0 13645 63131 48354 132290 117434 -25645 -8186 40081 31895 0 0 40081 31895 X NURTURING POSITIVE CIVIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE BY ENGAGING IN INNOVATIVE AND MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES. 0 0 86164 - "WHAT'S AT STAKE:" FREEDOM SUMMER:"WHAT'S AT STAKE?" IS A SERIES THAT EXAMINES CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL JUSTICE CHALLENGES AFFECTING AFRICAN AMERICANS AND DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES. THE 2024 SERIES FREEDOM SUMMER PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER THOUGHT LEADERS FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS, CREATIVE, AND HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF RECENT EFFORTS AND OTHER MODERN-DAY BARRIERS THAT LIMIT AMERICANS' VALUABLE RIGHTS. EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, WITH A FOCUS ON THE EVENTS OF THE FREEDOM SUMMER OF 1964. PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT THE STRUGGLE FOR VOTING RIGHTS AND THE IMPACT OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS. - MEDGAR WILEY EVERS LECTURE SERIES: JOY REID PRESENTS HER NEWEST BOOK, "MEDGAR AND MYRLIE: MEDGAR EVERS AND THE LOVE STORY THAT AWAKENED AMERICA." NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR, AND HOST OF MSNBC'S THE REIDOUT WILL DISCUSS HER LATEST BOOK, MEDGAR EVERS AND THE LOVE STORY THAT AWAKENED AMERICA, WITH MODERATOR EBONY LUMUMBA, CHAIR OF THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY. THE DISCUSSION WILL ANALYZE THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT'S HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH THE LIVES AND LEGACY OF MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS. - MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (FORMERLY SCHOLARS PROGRAM):A CONVERSATION WITH KEON BURNS"WE DID MORE THAN BAG GROCERIES: BLACK GROCERS, ACTIVISM, AND COMMUNITY RESISTANCE DURING THE BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLE IN MISSISSIPPI"KEON BURNS, A DOCTORAL CANDIDATE IN HISTORY AT PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARDED BY THE MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS INSTITUTE AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY.THE MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS INSTITUTE AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY. DESIGNED TO FOSTER LIFELONG INTEREST, ENCOURAGE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF MEDGAR EVERS'S LIFE AND WORK, THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN MISSISSIPPI, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, THE FELLOWSHIP SEEKS TO NURTURE GRADUATE STUDENTS AND EARLY-CAREER FACULTY MEMBERS. PRIMARY SOURCE RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN RESIDENCE AT THE WILLIAM F. WINTER ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BUILDING IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. - REDI (RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE)THE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TOUGALOO COLLEGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, IS A FREE, TWELVE-WEEK PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL TRAINING SESSIONS FOR MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OWNERS IN ADAMS, CLAIBORNE, JEFFERSON, AND WILKINSON COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO ESTABLISHED AND PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OWNERS ON BUSINESS STRUCTURE, LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND SHORT- AND LONG-TERM BUSINESS GOALS. WITH THIS INFORMATION, BUSINESS OWNERS AND EMERGING BUSINESS OWNERS IN AREAS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD HIGH POVERTY, AND HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT CAN CREATE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES AND LIVELIHOODS FOR MANY RURAL FAMILIES. - A-TEAAM (AMBASSADORS OF THE EVERS ACADEMY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES) THE A-TEAAM IS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, ORIGINALLY BASED IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, WHICH INSPIRES YOUNG MALES OF COLOR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HONOR THE LIFE AND LIVE THE LEGACY OF MEDGAR EVERS. THESE YOUNG MEN INTERACT WITH A "VILLAGE" OF ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS OF TWENTY-THREE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. WITH THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM IN JACKSON, CANTON, AND MERIDIAN, MS, THE A-TEAAM HAS EXPANDED ITS REACH TO OTHER CITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES TO INCLUDE HOUSTON, TX, E. ST. LOUIS, IL, LAS VEGAS, NV, CINCINNATI, OH, CHICAGO, IL, LOUISVILLE, KY, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. - PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM TO MEDGAR WILEY EVERS:MEDGAR WILEY EVERS WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM BY PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN.THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM IS THE HIGHEST U.S. CIVILIAN HONOR, AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE "AN ESPECIALLY MERITORIOUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE SECURITY OR NATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES, WORLD PEACE, CULTURAL OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENDEAVORS." AWARDEES ARE SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN SELECTED THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM IN 1946. - GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION HONORING MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS:SINCE 2007, THE GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE VISION AND LEADERSHIP IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITARIANISM HAVE TRANSFORMED THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS AND ADVANCED SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE SPIRIT OF GORDON PARKS' OWN WORK.MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS WAS HONORED BY THE GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION AT ITS ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER AND AUCTION. THE HONOR RECOGNIZED MS. EVERS-WILLIAMS'S LIFELONG LEADERSHIP IN CIVIL RIGHTS AND PUBLIC SERVICE AND ELEVATED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MMEI'S MISSION TO PRESERVE CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY, PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATIONS. - POMONA COLLEGE: DISCUSSION WITH JOY REID AND HER BOOK "MEDGAR AND MYRLIE: MEDGAR EVERS AND THE LOVE STORY THAT AWAKENED AMERICA."MMEI PARTICIPATED IN AN EDUCATIONAL DISCUSSION AT POMONA COLLEGE FEATURING JOY REID AND HER BOOK MEDGAR AND MYRLIE. THE PROGRAM CENTERED ON MS. REID'S 2024 PUBLICATION, MEDGAR AND MYRLIE: MEDGAR EVERS AND THE LOVE STORY THAT AWAKENED AMERICA AND EXAMINED THE HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THROUGH THE LIVES AND LEGACY OF MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS. 86164 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MS X REENA EVERS-EVERETTE 6017093595 PO BOX 13222 JACKSON MS 39236 MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR MARINO BRUCE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALVENO CASTILLA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AREKIA BENNETT-SCOTT VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX LAWSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 COURTNEY COCKRELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR BETTINA BEECH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REENA EVERS-EVERETTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 64170 0 0 64170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109248 109248 109248 0 0 0 64170 42352 10909 10909 4910 3240 835 835 4096 4096 6125 4043 1041 1041 3025 1997 514 514 633 633 AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE 25000 25000 0 PROGRAM EXPENSES 7170 7170 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 2305 1729 230 346 117434 86164 17625 13645 38109 29923 1972 1972 1650 1650 0 0 40081 31895 0 0 X 40081 31895 40081 31895 40081 31895 -8186 0 X 0 0 0 X 102872 158337 63362 553791 109248 987610 102872 158337 63362 553791 109248 987610 310496 677114 987610 0.68560 0.73480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1650 1650 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS (CHAIRMAN EMERITUS) AND REENA EVERS-EVERETTE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). IN ADDITION, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IS MARRIED TO ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARISE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANSWERED AMD CLEARED PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, SUCH PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD REVIEWS COMPENSATION ANNUALLY BEFORE ANY CHANGES ARE MADE AND COMPARES THE COMPENSATION TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.