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US nonprofit · EIN 581927983 · Southaven, MSiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 581927983) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Desoto County Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc's network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

4 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Diego Lejwa ChairChairman2023
3 yrs
Davy HuntTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Jim FergusonPresident2019
7 yrs
Rhodes ThompsonCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bridget MartinPrincipal/Di2023
Jim FlanaganCEO / Presidsince 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jim FergusonPresident0.5$0
Jim FlanaganDirector0.5$0
Bridget MartinPrincipal/Di0.5$0
Cory UseltonSuperintende0.5$0
Diego LejwaPast-Chairma0.5$0
John RayChairman0.5$0
Davy HuntVice-Chairma0.5$0
Rhodes ThompsonTreasurer0.5$0
Bobbie EspitiaSecretary0.5$0

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

About

Legal name
Desoto County Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc
EIN
581927983
Address
4716 Pepper Chase Dr, Southaven, MS, 38671-7432
State
Mississippi
Activity (NTEE)
B95Z Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
2 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1991
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

≥7years on the filingsJim Ferguson
≥4years on the filingsDavy Hunt
≥3years on the filingsDiego Lejwa
≥3years on the filingsRhodes Thompson

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
$11k
Net assets or fund balances
$11k