Nonprofit · EIN 93-1238641
MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE
Also known as Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute
Tax-exempt · JACKSON, MS 39236
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $109,248 | $117,434 | -$8,186 | $31,895 | $0 | $31,895 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $106,645 | $132,290 | -$25,645 | $40,081 | $0 | $40,081 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $109,248
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $64,170
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $69,080
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,096
- Occupancy
- $3,025
- Travel
- $633
- Program services (functional)
- $86,164
- Management and general (functional)
- $17,625
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13,645
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $40,081
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,895
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $31,895
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $31,895
- Gross receipts
- $109,248
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- MS
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REENA EVERS-EVERETTE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $64,170 |
| MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR MARINO BRUCE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALVENO CASTILLA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AREKIA BENNETT-SCOTT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX LAWSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY COCKRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BETTINA BEECH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REENA EVERS-EVERETTE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $64,170 |
| MYRLIE EVERS | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR MARINO BRUCE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALVENO CASTILLA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROSCOE JONES JR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AREKIA BENNETT-SCOTT | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE EVERS-EVERETTE | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX LAWSON | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JOHNSON | BOARD DIRECTOR/LEGAL COUNSEL Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 13222, JACKSON, MS 39236-3222
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- 4268 I-55 North, Jackson MS 39211
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- REENA EVERS-EVERETTE, PO BOX 13222, JACKSON, MS 39236
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- Charles Lindsay CPA, 4268 I-55 North, Jackson MS 39211
- Signed the 990
- REENA EVERS-EVERETTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (601) 709-3595
- Return prepared by
- MATTHEWS CUTRER & LINDSAY PA
Mission
NURTURING POSITIVE CIVIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE BY ENGAGING IN INNOVATIVE AND MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- - "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.Expenses $86,164
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 93-1238641
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R300)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,895
- Income (IRS master file)
- $109,248
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $109,248 | $117,434 | $31,895 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $106,645 | $132,290 | $40,081 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: Charles Lindsay CPA | December 31, 2012 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 93-1238641).
Questions about MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE is 93-1238641.
- Is MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names REENA EVERS-EVERETTE.
- Who are the officers and directors of MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $64,170 (REENA EVERS-EVERETTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MEDGAR EVERS INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $109,248, expenses of $117,434 and total assets of $31,895 at year end.
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