Mississippi Community Education Center

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Mississippi Community Education Center

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PO BOX 12347

JACKSON MS 39236-2347

601-982-7827

JACKSON MS | IRS ruling year: 1993 | EIN: 58-2046994

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Organization Mission

TRAIN, SUPPORT & REVIEW EDUCATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE CENTER IS FOR THE PROMOTION, IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION THROUGH TRAINING SEMINARS, CONSUL ... (More)

Rating Information

Not currently rated

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See rating report below to learn why this organization is not currently eligible.

Historical Ratings

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Proceed with Caution—Alleged Embezzlement

On October 12, 2021, U.S. News & World Report reported on a material diversion of assets reported to have allegedly taken place at Mississippi Community Education Center in an article titled, "Accountant Pleads Guilty in Mississippi Human Services Fraud." For more information regarding this matter, please see U.S. News & World Report article.

On February 7, 2020, WLBT published an article titled "Documents: Tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowed into nonprofit at center of state’s largest embezzlement scheme." For more information, please see WLBT article
On February 21, 2020, The Jackson Free Press published an article titled "Five Plead Not Guilty in Welfare Fraud Case in Mississippi." For more information, please see The Jackson Free Press article
On May 5, 2020, The New York Post published an article titled "Brett Favre’s $1 million no-show speeches linked to embezzlement scheme." For more information, please see The New York Post article
On April 13, 2021, WLBT published an article titled "Court date set for mother and son allegedly involved in largest embezzlement scheme in state history." For more information, please see WLBT article
On April 26, 2022, The Associated Press published an article titled "Mother, son plead guilty in Mississippi welfare misspending." For more information, please see The Associated Press article
On June 22, 2022, Mississippi Today published an article titled "'Whipping child’: Nancy New asked highest officials for help before arrests in welfare scandal." For more information, please see Mississippi Today article
On July 17, 2022, The News & Observer published an article titled "Congressman asks DOJ to investigate former Gov. Phil Bryant." For more information, please see The News & Observer article
On July 27, 2022, The Mississippi Free Press published an article titled "Ex-Gov. Phil Bryant Subpoenaed In Welfare Fraud Case Involving Brett Favre, USM." For more information, please see The Mississippi Free Press article
On September 22, 2022, NBC News published an article titled "Mississippi official pleads guilty in welfare scandal that involves Brett Favre." For more information, please see NBC News article
On October 10, 2022, The Associated Press published an article titled "Ex-Mississippi governor faces new subpoena in welfare case." For more information, please see The Associated Press article
On November 29, 2022, CNN published an article titled "Brett Favre files motion to dismiss Mississippi lawsuit against him in welfare fraud scheme." For more information, please see CNN article
On February 10, 2023, Mississippi Today published an article titled "Brett Favre points finger back at Gov. Phil Bryant in motion to dismiss Mississippi welfare lawsuit." For more information, please see Mississippi Today article
On February 10, 2023, The Associated Press published an article titled "Favre seeks dismissal from Mississippi welfare funds lawsuit." For more information, please see The Associated Press article
On April 20, 2023, The Department of Justice published an article titled "Former Professional Wrestler Charged with Theft of Millions of Dollars in Federal Funds Intended for Needy Families." For more information, please see The Department of Justice article
On May 4, 2023, The Associated Press published an article titled "Mississippi ex-governor releases texts in welfare scandal." For more information, please see The Associated Press-,JACKSON%2C+Miss.,Hall+of+Famer+Brett+Favre.) article
On August 10, 2023, CBS Sports published an article titled "Brett Favre will not be removed from civil lawsuit stemming from Mississippi welfare funds misuse scandal." For more information, please see CBS Sports article
On July 2, 2024, NBC News published an article titled "She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.." For more information, please see NBC News article

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Accountability & Finance

Not Currently Scored

Mississippi Community Education Center cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having 3 years of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data.

To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Accountability & Finance beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.

Charity Navigator currently only has 3 years of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Mississippi Community Education Center under the EIN: 58-2046994.

Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Mississippi Community Education Center, Mississippi Community Education Center will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.

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Additional Information

Total Revenue and Expenses - No Data Available

No Data Available

Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this organization has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last $six years.

Salary of Key Persons - No Data Available

No Data Available

Salary of Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last 3 years. In some cases, there may be an electronically-filed 990 on file but the nonprofit may have not included the information and therefore we cannot post it.

IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available

Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website

Foundation Status:

Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)

Affiliation:

Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)

Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available

The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage accountability and finance data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Mississippi Community Education Center) or EIN (582046994) in the 'Search Term' field.

Impact & Measurement

Not Currently Scored

Mississippi Community Education Center cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Measurement methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.

Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.