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Lowlander Center

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Many, LA501(c)(3)Since 2014Community Development EIN 46-4993987Revenue $1.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlowlandercenter.orgPo Box 335, 71449-0335 · Many, LATax-exempt since Oct 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Lowlander Center supports lowland communities and places, both inland and coastal, facing climate change and coastal erosion. Our strategic focus on adaptation and sustainability is driven by decade-long partnerships with historied and indigenous communities, specifically the first peoples' conservation council (fpcc). All our work engages people, knowledge, and wisdom to co-create place-based adaptation practices with nature-based, locally-driven solutions. For example: our work with living shorelines, canal backfilling and reforestation are examples of locally-driven, ecologically-attuned solutions that actively preserve land, protect historied and indigenous communities, and provide increased habitat for all life forms. We keep people and place at the Center of our work, only supporting culturally-sensitive efforts that build capacity for long term sustainability and increases the health of our lifeworld.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 537 volunteers and 2 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+139% vs prior year
Spent
$930K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +139%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$674K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$858K
FY2024$537K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$930K
FY2025▲ +71%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$394K
FY2022$590K
FY2023$812K
FY2024$543K
FY2025$930K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$676K
FY2023$723K
FY2024$716K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $885K Management & general 5% · $45K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Alexandria Brahler
Key Employee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shirley Laska
Key Personne
$0Pt VII · Sec A
May Nguyen
Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristina J Peterson’s $26K as Key Personne is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2833 $1–10M community development 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristina J Peterson$25,803$54,862$30,497$18,220$5,500
Rosina Philippe$4,000$35,110$13,825$5,700—
Theresa Dardar$3,000$28,806$10,005——
Alessandra Jerolleman$9,744$13,252$5,175$3,020—
Evan Ponder—$3,760$1,560——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops solutions for coastal change and land loss, building community resilience.

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3 programs · $714K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Rebuilding the boot, hurricane resistant and stronger homes is an ongoing initiative is lowlander's educational outreach program. It is step-by-step program to identify the best practices for mitigating, repairing or rebuilding homes to green, fortified gold standards, thus reducing communities' risk to storms, heat and other threats.

$460Kprogram expense
02

Solar energy for the coast as well as safe drinking water is critical for coastal and delta communities in louisiana. Our work targets the critical need for reliable water and energy to the regions unique needs. Coastal communities are often the first to lose power and water, and the last to have it restored.

$134Kprogram expense
03

Environmental care, healing projects continue to move forward with permitting for backfilling canals, living shorelines, bio-char and seed balls with communities who are involved with rising voices, changing coasts, a NSF cope convergent science project.

$120Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Center for Disaster Philanthropy INCFY2025$250K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$930K
Ln 25
Programscol B$885K
Managementcol C$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$217K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$681K
SavingsLn 2$341K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6537
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$681K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$737K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$716K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$30K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$281$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$127K$121K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$30K$28K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$786$786
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$644K$639K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$231$30$201
Total functional expensesLn 25$930K$885K$45K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$930K$351K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $537K$543K−$6K$716K 990 PDF
FY2023 $858K$812K$47K$723K 990 PDF
FY2022 $683K$590K$92K$676K 990 PDF
FY2021 $674K$394K$280K$584K 990 PDF
FY2020 $189K$132K$57K$304K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,281,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $536,520$1,277,008
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$4,442
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $536,520$1,281,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$105,252
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $543,002$824,739
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $543,002$929,991
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,482$351,459
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,281,450 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$216,694
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,060,314
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,277,008
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,442$4,442
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,442$1,281,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $929,991 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,297$60,297
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,600 · Management $7,800$37,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,555$7,555
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $281 · Management $3,627$3,908
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $120,884 · Management $6,497$127,381
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,509 · Management $6,087$11,596
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,760 · Management $1,881$29,641
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $786$786
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,584$7,584
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $639,406 · Management $4,206$643,612
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30 · Management $201$231
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $884,553 · Management $45,438 · Fundraising $0$929,991
Part X · Balance sheet $1,095,947 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $680,854$681,262
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6$340,972
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,100$68,505
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,208
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $736,815$1,095,947
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,346$22,291
X-25 Other liabilities$5,728
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,346$28,019
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $716,469$1,067,928
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $716,469$1,067,928
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $736,815$1,095,947
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,067,928 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,281,450
XI-2 Total expenses$929,991
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$351,459
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$716,469
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,067,928

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

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