Brett Thomas Doussan Foundation Nonprofit Corporation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473716886
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$87,193
Expenses
$84,475
Assets
$72,965
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lisa Buras Doussan (President)

People named in this filing

  • Lisa Buras Doussan (President)
  • Judith Peterson Nides (Secretary & Acting Treasurer)
  • Britney Baptist Stork (Officer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Brett Thomas Doussan Foundation Nonprofit Corporation is to raise mental health awareness in the Greater New Orleans area and Gulf South through advocacy education and music.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Loyola University Center for Counseling & Education: $10,000 donated to the center which provides mental health counseling to underserved families couples groups and individuals. Hundreds of people benefit from the services. Magnolia Community Services: $5,000 donated to the organization which provides support to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organization helps over one hundred people. ASFP the American Society for Suicide Prevention: $10,000 donated to fund research for suicide prevention create and distribute education programs and advocate for public policy benefitting thousands of people.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.8%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 54.5%; rating input score 54

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.1%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.8% of revenue deployed · 54.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 54/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.