North Mississippi Rural Legal Services Inc
Donations deductibleNorth Mississippi Rural Legal Services Inc's network
14 peoplei14 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
14 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.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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Katherine Weathersby Chair | Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hon Betty W Sanders | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Hon Derrick T Simmons | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hon Gwendolyn Baptist-Rucker | Vice-Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hon Kristin G Belvin (also filed as Hon Kristin Belvin) | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Hon Levi Boone III | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Hon Nina Stublefield Tillson | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hon Orlando R Richmond SR | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Hon Robert Carson III | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Hon Solomon Curtis Osborne | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Latarsha Jones | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Martha Kimmons | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mattie Todd-Tucker | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rev Kendrick Carter | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Thomas Cole II | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Ethel Gilmore | Director of Resource Development | since 2018 |
| Minnie Howard | Deputy Director | since 2021 |
| Ruby White | Director of Advocacy | since 2018 |
| Schenille Martin | Fiscal Manager | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Thomas Cole II | Executive Director | 40 | $116k | $24k | |
| Ruby White | Director of Advocacy | 40 | $88k | $13k | |
| Minnie Howard | Deputy Director | 40 | $85k | $15k | |
| Schenille Martin | Fiscal Manager | 40 | $71k | $17k | |
| Ms Katherine Weathersby | Chairperson | 6 | $0 | ||
| Hon Gwendolyn Baptist-Rucker | Vice-Chairperson | 6 | $0 | ||
| Hon Kristin G Belvin | Secretary | 6 | $0 | ||
| Hon Levi Boone III | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Robert A Carson III | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Martha Kimmons | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Rev Kendrick Carter | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Latarsha Jones | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Hon Solomon Curtis Osborne | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Hon Orlando R Richmond SR | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Hon Derrick T Simmons | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Mattie Todd-Tucker | Treasurer | 6 | $0 | ||
| Hon Betty W Sanders | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Mary Brown | Member | 6 | $0 | ||
| Professor Jade Craig | Member | 6 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- North Mississippi Rural Legal Services Inc
- EIN
- 640581747
- Address
- Po Box 767, Oxford, MS, 38655-0767
- State
- Mississippi
- Mission
- Legal services to the underprivileged (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80Z Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1976
- Principal officer
- Katherine Weathersby (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1976
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMs Katherine Weathersby
≥8years on the filingsHon Derrick T Simmons
≥8years on the filingsHon Gwendolyn Baptist-Rucker
≥8years on the filingsHon Solomon Curtis Osborne
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.1m
- Total liabilities
- $1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $267k
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 17
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.9m | $3.7m | $153k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MS Center for Legal Services | Legal Assiatnce | $217k |
| Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project | Legal Assistance | $50k |