Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
720949068
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Cheneyville, LA, USA
Phone
2257183401
Rating
43
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$113,986
Expenses
$106,428
Assets
$199,389
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRIS WARD (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DENISE WRIGHT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SIDNEY LACOSTE (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD GRIFFING (PRESIDENT-ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • CHRIS WARD (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DENISE WRIGHT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • HANK JONES (SECRETARY)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Education in agricultural information & technology

What it reported doing in 2025

The association awards academic scholarships to individuals and support for undergrad & graduate student professional development within secondary/post secondary institutions in Louisiana andthe u.s. Scholarships reach 5 individuals; support for prof. Develp. Reaches approx. 35 stduents annually

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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 and total assets are large relative to annual expenses, but may not be spendable cash. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 8
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 13.1%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.6%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.87; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -29.7% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 13.1% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • 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 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.