New Louisiana Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
854214855
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Lafayette, LA, USA
Phone
3378731221
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$97,844
Expenses
$89,544
Assets
$30,389
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL LUNSFORD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL LUNSFORD (PRESIDENT)
  • CINDY DORE (SECRETARY)
  • WILL MILLS (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

New Louisiana foundation is a research and citizen education organization that works to keep Louisiana's government more community-focused.

What it reported doing in 2024

New Louisiana foundation advanced its mission of strengthening community-focused government by training and equipping local citizens to serve effectively on public boards and commissions. The foundation researched and identified openings on area boards, matched qualified community members to those positions, and provided them with individualized guidance throughout the appointment process. The foundation also delivered mentorship and skills-building workshops-such as classes on robert's rules of order-to help new board members participate confidently and responsibly in public decision-making. Through these efforts, the foundation increased informed civic participation and improved the quality of local government oversight across Louisiana.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

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: 8.5%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 23; 23rd 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: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.