COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT CENTERS
EIN 39-3903575 · Community Celebrations (A27)
What they do
Househole Products to Citizen In The Caddo Council On Aging;hygiene Products to The Juvenile Court System; Fruit/gift Drive to The Nursing Home.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $0.70 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
How each $100 of revenue was used
The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.
Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.
Pause before giving. This filing reports that 0.0% of spending went to fundraising and 0.7% went to mission work. Ask the charity to explain these numbers and show recent results.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (5)
BRASKER WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
DWAYNE BRINKLEYCEO AND PASTOR
JEREMY JACKSONTRUSTEE
MICHAEL JOHNDON JRTRUSTEE
TERRIE BRINKLEYTRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2025
- Location
- 898 OLD AGENCY RD, RIDGELAND, MS 39157-9420
- County
- Madison
- In care of
- DWAYNE BRINKLEY
- Primary officer
- DWAYNE BRINKLEY, PASTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- A1 BOOKKEEPING AND TAX SERVICES
- NTEE classification
- Community Celebrations (A27)
- IRS tax category
- Community Celebrations