La Fondation Louisiane

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
720851169
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Lafayette, LA, USA
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$78,802
Expenses
$82,652
Assets
$479,858
Liabilities
$160

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DAVID MARCANTEL (FORMER CHAIR)
  • PHILIPPE GUSTIN (VICE CHAIR)
  • GERALD TRAHAN (TREASURER)

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

To promote and maintain french culture

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization supports Louisianas French language, culture and heritage through sponsorship of scholarships for high school and college students in collaboration with The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 10
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 16.5%; rating input score 16
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

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: -4.9%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.81; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 16.5% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.