Public Charity

DEEP SOUTH TODAY

DEEP SOUTH TODAY is a Public Charity headquartered in JACKSON, MS. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $9.5M revenue, $5.6M expenses, $11.5M total assets. 61 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 472158741 JACKSON, MS Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$9.5M
Total Expenses$5.6M
Total Assets$11.5M
Grant Records61
Funding Total$7.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

DEEP SOUTH TODAY IS A NONPROFIT NETWORK OF LOCAL NEWSROOMS COMPRISING MISSISSIPPI TODAY AND VERITE NEWS. WITH ITS REGIONAL SCALE AND SCOPE, DEEP SOUTH TODAY IS PROVIDING CRITICAL JOURNALISM IN UNDERSERVED AREAS AND ENSURING ITS LONG-TERM GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY.

Sample Grants Received

$1,006,000
2024
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$255,151
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$205,650
2024
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
$105,200
2024
GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
$86,000

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Officers & Directors

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Adam Ganucheau
EXECUTIVE CHAIR Andrew Lack
DIRECTOR Bill Bynum
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VERITE David Francis
VICE CHAIR Donna Barksdale
SECRETARY Dr Ivy Taylor

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Top Grant Purposes

TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$2,247,441 7 grants
Education
$2,031,000 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,166,650 4 grants
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$740,000 4 grants
GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
$404,195 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $9.5M $5.6M $11.5M
2023 $6.1M $5.2M $7.7M
2022 $4.7M $3.6M $6.7M
2021 $5.2M $2.2M $5.2M
2020 $2.5M $2.0M $2.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.5M to $9.5M (+273%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.5M.

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