Emmett Till Interpretive Center
Donations deductibleEmmett Till Interpretive Center's network
19 people4 organisationsi19 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
19 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 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Willie Williams Chair | Chairman | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Daven Grayson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Devona Jones-Chambers | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Donna Buford Bryant | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dorothy Brown | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dorothy Martin | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Harriet Sanford | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jackson Webb | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jessie M Jaynes-Diming | Former Director/Consultant | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jodi Skipper | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Johnny B Thomas (also filed as Johnny Thomas) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Libby Whitten | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mary Lapides | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Plez | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mike Small | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nichole Harris | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sheila Sanders | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Smith Murphey IV (also filed as Smith Murphey) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sykes Sturdivant | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Elliot Long | Chief Operations Officer | 2023 |
| Patrick Weems | Executive Director | since 2022 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Weems | Executive Director | 40 | $112k | $14k | |
| Elliot Long | Chief Operations Officer | 40 | $103k | $19k | |
| Daven Grayson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Devona Jones-Chambers | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donna Buford Bryant | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dorothy Brown | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dorothy Martin | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Harriet Sanford | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jackson Webb | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jodi Skipper | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Johnny Thomas | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Libby Whitten | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Lapides | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Plez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Small | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nichole Harris | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rev Willie Williams | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sheila Sanders | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Smith Murphey | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sykes Sturdivant | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
22 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263001290). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Michael Plez | Director |
| Willie Williams | President |
| Sykes Sturdivant | Director |
| Mary Lapides | Director |
| Elliot Long | Chief Operations Officer |
| Nichole Harris | Director |
| Jackson Webb | Director |
| Donna Buford Bryant | Vice Chair |
| Willie Williams | Chairman |
| Libby Whitten | Director |
| Elliot Long | |
| Patrick Weems | Executive Director |
| Daven Grayson | Director |
| Sheila Sanders | Director |
| Dorothy Brown | Director |
| Harriet Sanford | Director |
| Jodi Skipper | Director |
| Johnny Thomas | Director |
| Dorothy Martin | Secretary |
| Smith Murphey | Director |
| Devona Jones-Chambers | Treasurer |
| Mike Small | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Emmett Till Interpretive Center
- EIN
- 272895136
- Address
- Po Box 215, Sumner, MS, 38957-0215
- State
- Mississippi
- Mission
- To remember, preserve, and educate the public about the history, stories and cultural legacy of civil rights of tallahatchie county and other vital sites along the emmett till trail and their lasting effects on the county, state and the nation. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P20 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2006
- Principal officer
- Reverend Willie Williams (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsRev Willie Williams
≥6years on the filingsDorothy Brown
≥6years on the filingsDorothy Martin
≥6years on the filingsJackson Webb
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
- $7.3m
- Total liabilities
- $4.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.1m
- Program service revenue
- $85k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $13k
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 18
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi | Scholarships | $11k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Emmett Till Interpretive Center likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 2 February 2026
- Registered agent
- Colorado Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.