The Iberia African American Historical Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823318938
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
New Iberia, LA, USA
Phone
3375193957
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$129,565
Expenses
$119,441
Assets
$30,536
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

  • Phebe Haynes (President and Founder)
  • Rose Susan E Dorsey (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Phebe Haynes (President and Founder)
  • Rose Susan E Dorsey (Vice President)
  • Rosalind M Garrett (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

The primary mission of Iberia African American Historical Society is to foster the appreciation, understanding and teaching of the rich history of African Americans in Iberia Parish. The organization aims to promote research, preservation, and publication of historical materials related to this history, ensuring that the contributions of African Americans are recognized and celebrated.

What it reported doing in 2025

Ambassador Wilbert J Lemelle Historical Marker- Ambassador Lemelle was born in New Iberia, Louisiana. He was a diplomat, author and academician who served as The Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Kenya and to the Republic of Seychelles from 1977 to 1980. He was also President of Mercy College in New York and of the Phelps Stokes Fund. A marker was placed to commemorate his contributionson May 5, 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 96.8%; rating input score 97

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: 7.8%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 23; 23rd 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: 29.1% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.3% of revenue deployed · 96.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $116K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.