Louisiana Humanities Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
721175223
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Phone
5045234352
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Humanities Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$35,651
Expenses
$187,949
Assets
$27,231
Liabilities
$591,301

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MIRANDA RESTOVIC (PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • MIRANDA RESTOVIC (PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR)
  • MELINDA MINTZ (BOARD OF DIRECTORS)
  • RANDY HAYNIE (BOARD OF DIRECTORS)

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 foundation launched the helis foundation john scott center in 2022. The center presents expansive ideas of heritage and symbolism interpreted through the lens of artist, educator, and humanist john t. Scott's life, art, and legacy while promoting opportunities that nurture connections, enhance human potential, and drive social change. Fifty-one works of art in a 6,000-square-foot gallery space present scott's visionary approach to art, culture, and storytelling. By examining scott's art, which uplifts historically excluded and marginalized voices, the center immerses our local, national, and international audiences in the heritage, culture, and history underlying critical present-day issues from education and the environment to the movement for social justice.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the year ending october 31, 2025, the helis foundation john scott center continued to fulfill its mission despite the temporary closure of its facility due to ongoing building stabilization and renovation efforts. Through an innovative approach centered on community partnerships, traveling exhibitions, and off-site programming, the center extended the reach of john t. Scott's legacy beyond its physical walls.during the fiscal year, more than 2,500 guests engaged with works from the center's permanent collection through exhibitions hosted by partner institutions, while an additional 500 participants took part in off-site educational workshops, lectures, artist talks, community events, and handson art-making experiences. Collectively, these initiatives engaged more than 3,000 individuals of all ages, including students, educators, artists, local residents, and visitors, demonstrating the center's continued commitment to making art, culture, and humanities programming accessible throughout the community despite the temporary closure of its building.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: -427.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 21.71; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 40.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 39.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.8% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $188K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.