Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF MEMPHIS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION IS TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL TO THE ENTIRE CITY BY EMPOWERING LEADERS AND DEVELOPING MINISTRIES AND PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF UNDER-RESOURCED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, MLF ASSISTS VARIOUS MINISTRIES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO MLF'S MISSION TO BECOME AN OPERATIONAL MINISTRY OF MLF. ONCE THE MINISTRIES ARE ESTABLISHED FOR ITS MISSION AND PURPOSE, MLF ASSISTS THE MINISTRY TO OBTAIN NOT-FOR-PROFIT STATUS AND DISTRIBUTES THE OPERATIONAL MINISTRIES RETAINED NET ASSETS TO BECOME A SUCCESSOR MINISTRY TO MLF.
THE MEMPHIS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION ("MLF"), A NON-DENOMINATIONAL FAITH BASED OUTREACH MINISTRY, EMPOWERS URBAN UNDER-RESOURCED MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN THROUGH CREATIVE, EFFECTIVE, AND INNOVATIVE MINISTRY AND LEADERSHIP. THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF MLF IS TO PROCLAIM THE WHOLE GOSPEL TO THE WHOLE CITY THROUGH THE EMPOWERMENT OF LEADERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINISTRIES AND PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF UNDER-RESOURCED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES.MLF IS A MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF LOCAL LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS ("LLFS"), ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO TRANSFORM THE CITIES IN WHICH THEY OPERATE.
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES (ECOP) SERVES UNDER-RESOURCED MEN AND WOMEN WHO FACE DAUNTING EMPLOYABILITY BARRIERS, SUCH AS EX-OFFENDERS AND THE CHRONICALLY UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED. THE ED MINISTRY PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL AND TRAINING SERVICES, TO INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT-READINESS TRAINING, SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, JOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE, AND PLACEMENT IN JOBS THAT PAY SUSTAINABLE WAGES AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. APPROXIMATE NUMBER SERVED 250.
LAS AMERICAS ("LAS") SERVES LATINO YOUTH AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES TO BE SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS, TO PREPARE FOR THEIR FUTURES AND TO HELP THEM DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST THAT WILL FOLLOW THEM INTO ADULTHOOD; BY EMPOWERING THEM THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, OUTREACH, RECREATIONAL AND CHARACTER BUILDING PROGRAMS.
THE TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY ("TM") PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO MEMPHIS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNER/ AFFILIATE MINISTRIES IN BUSES AND LARGE VANS TRANSPORTING YOUTH SERVED BY MLF MINISTRIES TO AFTER-SCHOOL AND WEEKEND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON A CONTRACT USAGE BASIS FROM A THIRD PARTY PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVED AND TRANSPORTED CONSIDERED TO BE 210,000.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Howard Eddings | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE | 40 | $119,200 |
| Robert A Thompson | HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE | 40 | $109,640 |
| Larry Lloyd | CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $97,517 |
| Frank Cook | CHEIF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $52,750 |
| Germaine Peterson | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Earl Williams | DIRECTOR-SEC. TREAS. | 5 | $0 |
| Morgan Walker | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Daniel Walker | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Bobby Wade | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sheley Taras | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Dale Robinson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Charley Powell | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jimmy Dickey | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Phil Mishke | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Barry Maynard | DIRECTOR- BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Will Levy | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Brandis Leverette | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ben Landess | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sam Holcomb | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jerry Harrington | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Fred Geyer | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Charlotte Freeman | DIRECTOR- VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Findley Frazer | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Hon Chris Craft | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Donnell Cobbins | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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