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US nonprofit · EIN 010673203 · Freeport, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 010673203) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2011. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2011 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Martin Luther King JR Celebration Committee of Brazoria County's network

15 people9 organisationsi15 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carolyn Edwards ChairScholarship Chairperson2020
6 yrs
Sharon Barnes ChairDrum Major Chairperson2020
6 yrs
Terry Gordon ChairCo-chairperson2020
6 yrs
Will Brooks ChairParade Chairperson2020
6 yrs
Cornell WhiteTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Dorothy ThomasPresident2020
6 yrs
Esther WilliamsCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
James HeardBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Jessica WillisCorresponding Secretary2020
6 yrs
Kendra WatersBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Lois DavisPublicity Coordinator2020
6 yrs
Lonnie DewsChaplain2020
6 yrs
Mary F HallMusical Coordinator2020
6 yrs
Rachel WelschBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Winston RossowGeneral Coordinator2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dorothy ThomasPresident1$0
Terry GordonCo-chairperson1$0
Winston RossowGeneral Coordinator1$0
Cornell WhiteTreasurer1$0
Esther WilliamsSecretary1$0
Jessica WillisCorresponding Secretary1$0
Carolyn EdwardsScholarship Chairperson1$0
Will BrooksParade Chairperson1$0
Sharon BarnesDrum Major Chairperson1$0
Mary F HallMusical Coordinator1$0
Lois DavisPublicity Coordinator1$0
Lonnie DewsChaplain1$0
James HeardBoard Member1$0
Rachel WelschBoard Member1$0
Kendra WatersBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Committee of Brazoria County
EIN
010673203
Address
Po Box 2681, Freeport, TX, 77542-2681
State
Texas
Mission
MLKCC Seeks to honor Dr. Kings admonition of service to the community by sponsoring both the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Dennis R. Edwards Memorial Scholarship to deserving high school graduates participating in various worthy community uplift projects and encouraging its members to take roles in numerous civic charitable and cultural endeavors. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S21 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1986
Principal officer
Dorothy Thomas (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsCarolyn Edwards
≥6years on the filingsSharon Barnes
≥6years on the filingsTerry Gordon
≥6years on the filingsWill Brooks

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$487k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$487k
Contributions and grants received
$264k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$78k
Employees
0
Volunteers
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$284k$178k$106k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.