The Nola Project INC

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New Orleans, LA501(c)(3)Since 2005Arts & CultureEIN 20-2166597Revenue $94K in FY2025

On file with the IRSnolaproject.comPo Box 13803, 70185-3803 · New Orleans, LATax-exempt since Oct 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Nola Project is an ensemble theatre company striving to challenge, entertain, and engage diverse new orleans audiences through high-quality and innovative performances of relevant great works, the development and production of new plays, and comprehensive theatre education opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $580 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 69% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $16K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$94K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$122K
To programs
46%
Net assets
$53K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$94K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$94K
Expenses
$122K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$122K
Net assets
$53K
FY2025▼ -35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$69K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$53K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $57K Management & general 54% · $66K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
The Artistic Director
$5,460Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tenaj Wallace’s $5K as The Artistic Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Monica Harris Started on—$8,177
Tenaj Wallace$5,460—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Presents professional theatre productions for the public.

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3 programs · $57K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Original comedic adaptation of bram stoker's novel by pete mcelligott. 8-ACTOR ensemble production directed by khiry armstead and leslie claverie. Performed oct. 5-15, 2025, at lafitte greenway in partnership with friends of lafitte greenway and nord.

$57Kprogram expense
02

The colored museum by george c. Wolfe partnering with the new orleans african american museum we revived a classic social commentary reaching audiences through comedy and tragedy. The platy utilized al areas of the noaam campus to walk the audience through 5 vignettes. 953 new orleanians experienced our run of 12 performances.

Pt IX · col B
03

The tempest for the second time we partnered with friends of laffite greenway to utilize the old break tag station. This time, 843 new orleanians enjoyed 12 performances of one of shakespeare's best loved plays.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$16K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$94K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$122K
Ln 25
Programscol B$57K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$53K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$68
Total revenueLn 12$94K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$53K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$84K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$81K$53K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$2K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$98$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$115$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$489$489
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25$122K$57K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $94K$122K−$28K$53K 990 PDF
FY2024 $177K$164K$13K$82K 990 PDF
FY2023 $304K$306K−$2K$69K 990 PDF
FY2022 $306K$311K−$5K$71K 990 PDF
FY2021 $107K$103K$4K$76K 990 PDF
FY2020 $248K$234K$15K$54K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $94,218 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,116$56,460
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $93,581$35,730
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,867$1,960
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,385$68
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $176,949$94,218
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $53,948$42,912
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,208$79,370
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $164,156$122,282
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,793−$28,064
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $94,218 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,460
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,460
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,730$35,730
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,960$1,960
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $68$68
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,798 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,960$94,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $122,282 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,510 · Management $36,093$37,603
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $98 · Management $2,334$2,432
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $115 · Management $2,762$2,877
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,808$4,808
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,510$24,510
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $489$489
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,563$49,563
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $56,583 · Management $65,699 · Fundraising $0$122,282
Part X · Balance sheet $54,905 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,961$31,405
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,700$2,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,739$21,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $84,400$54,905
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $202$902
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,897$766
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,099$1,668
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $81,301$53,237
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,301$53,237
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $84,400$54,905
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $53,237 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$94,218
XI-2 Total expenses$122,282
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,064
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,301
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$53,237

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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