Compensation 990

Deep South Today

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 3, 2025.

317 E Capitol St 300
Jackson, Mississippi 39201

Deep South Today (EIN: 47-2158741) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Deep South Today, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 9 out of 51 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $158,444. The highest compensated employee at Deep South Today is Warwick Sabin with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $292,952. Deep South Today changed its name from Deep South Today D/B/a Mississippi Today in 2022.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$9,481,672

Expenses

$5,638,889

Employee compensation

$3,998,470
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

＋214.5%vs 2023
Warwick Sabin
Chief Executive Officer
$292,952
$278,419 from orgNo related comp$14,533 other
－6.5%vs 2023
David Francis
Executive Director Verite
$169,249
$153,803 from orgNo related comp$15,446 other
－0.4%vs 2023
Terry Baquet
Editor-In-Chief Verite
$163,268
$147,763 from orgNo related comp$15,505 other
＋13.9%vs 2023
Adam Ganucheau
Editor in Chief
$139,928
$131,391 from orgNo related comp$8,537 other
＋1.0%vs 2023
Thomas Ramsey
Highest Compensated Employee
$136,896
$109,980 from orgNo related comp$26,916 other
－0.6%vs 2023
Mary Margaret White
CEO of Mississippi Today
$135,160
$121,293 from orgNo related comp$13,867 other
New in 2024
Lauchlin Fields
Highest Compensated Employee
$134,219
$115,059 from orgNo related comp$19,160 other
New in 2024
Linden Potts
Controller
$130,216
$111,987 from orgNo related comp$18,229 other
－0.2%vs 2023
Dylan Penny
Director, People and Culture
$124,111
$114,222 from orgNo related comp$9,889 other

Non-Employee Board Members

Andrew Lack
Executive Chair
Bill Bynum
Director
Donna Barksdale
Vice Chair
Dr Ivy Taylor
Secretary
Ivy Barney
Director
Todd McDonald
Director
Tom Pittman
Director
Tray Hairston
Treasurer

Mission Statement

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.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 3, 2025:
2024 Deep South Today 990 filed
June 4, 2024:
2023 Deep South Today 990 filed
September 13, 2023:
2022 Deep South Today 990 filed

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